The International Catholic Migration Commission
serves and protects uprooted people: refugees, internally
displaced persons and migrants, regardless of faith, ethnicity or nationality.
serves and protects uprooted people: refugees, internally
displaced persons and migrants, regardless of faith, ethnicity or nationality.
Assist survivors of violence and trauma   Per hoc minui studium suum existimans Paulus, ut erat in conplicandis negotiis artifex dirus, unde ei Catenae inditum est cognomentum, vicarium ipsum eos quibus praeerat adhuc defensantem ad sortem periculorum communium traxit. et instabat ut eum quoque cum tribunis et aliis pluribus ad comitatum imperatoris vinctum perduceret: quo percitus ille exitio urgente abrupto ferro eundem adoritur Paulum. et quia languente dextera, letaliter ferire non potuit, iam districtum mucronem in proprium latus inpegit. hocque deformi genere mortis excessit e vita iustissimus rector ausus miserabiles casus levare multorum. Circa hos dies Lollianus primae lanuginis adulescens, Lampadi filius ex praefecto, exploratius causam Maximino spectante, convictus codicem noxiarum artium nondum per aetatem firmato consilio descripsisse, exulque mittendus, ut sperabatur, patris inpulsu provocavit ad principem, et iussus ad eius comitatum duci, de fumo, ut aiunt, in flammam traditus Phalangio Baeticae consulari cecidit funesti carnificis manu.  Urgent Call for International Response to Boat People and Other Migrants Injured or Traumatized Crossing BordersThe Bishop of Djibouti is to make a direct appeal for an urgent response to migrant victims of violence this week in Geneva.Read more< 62st Annual UNESCO NGO Conference Protecting the human rights of migrant victims of violence or traumaOn the ocassion of the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, ICMC questions whether the protection of the rights of migrant victims of violence or trauma may primarily be a matter of implementation.Read more< The Mediterranean "Illegal immigration needs political solution," says PopeVATICAN CITY, 31 August 2008 (Reuters<) — Pope Benedict today called for an effective political solution to deal with the human problems of illegal immigration from Africa to Europe.Read more< UNHCR Annual Consultations with NGOs First aid, recovery and referralRecalling the urgent need to address gaps in response to migrant victims of violence or trauma within a distinct slice of time, ICMC and other non-governmental organisations stress the importance of developing an effecient system for first aid, recovery and referral of victims along international borders.Read more< The Vatican Anti-trafficking efforts need to focus on "beneficiaries"VIENNA, 14 February 2008 (Zenit<) — To combat human trafficking, attention needs to be given to those who demand or benefit from it, said a Vatican official.Read more< Learning from the cayuqueros: What the African "boat people" are teaching Spain-and Europe-about immigration policyThe lessons learned from contemporary migration situations such as the African boat people have every potential to serve as useful catalysts for the development and implementation of coherent, applicable and collaborative approaches to migration policy.Read more<  |
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