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. UN Human Rights Council Call for protection and assistance to migrants kidnapped and assaulted for ransom in the Sinai desert and elsewhereGENEVA, 6 June 2011—Ethiopian Bishops’ Conference Secretary General and ICMC member, Abba Hagos Hayish, makes a plea to governments, international organizations and civil society representatives gathered at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, calling for action on behalf of the hundreds of migrants kidnapped and held hostage for ransom in the Sinai desert.Read more< Tunisians save hundreds as another Lampedusa-bound boat capsizesTUNISIA, 3 June 2011 (UNHCR<)—At least 150 people have drowned and scores remain missing following a boat capsizing off the Tunisian coast on Wednesday afternoon. This appears to be one of the worst and the deadliest incidents in the Mediterranean so far this year.Read more<  A regional workshop to exchange practices and expertise Responding to boat arrivals and mixed migration flows in the MediterraneanSICILY, 10 May 2011—Lending a particular sense of urgency to the issues at hand, nearly one thousand migrants arrived at the island of Lampedusa last week as policy makers, public service providers and local practitioners from eight European countries gathered in Catania, Italy for an experts workshop on practical responses to boat arrivals and mixed migration flows in the Mediterranean.Read more< Vatican aide recalls shipwrecked African migrants: Highlights Pope's words at Yad Vashem MemorialVATICAN CITY, 11 APRIL 2011 (Zenit<)—A Vatican spokesman is remembering in prayer the hundreds of people who died in recent weeks in the Mediterranean Sea while fleeing conflicts in North Africa. Since the unrest and conflict began in various countries of North Africa in February, close to 22,000 migrants, the majority Tunisians, have arrived on the Italian island of Lampedusa, reported the Italian interior ministry.Read more< UNHCR calls on States to uphold principles of rescue-at-sea and burden sharingGENEVA, 8 APRIL 2011 (UNHCR<)—In light of the massive loss of life in the Mediterranean this week in a refugee boat capsizing, UNHCR is calling on the European Union (EU) to urgently put into place more reliable and effective mechanisms for rescue-at-sea.Read more< Pope deeply moved by death of migrants fleeing LibyaVATICAN CITY, 7 APRIL 2011 (Zenit<)—The tragic death of some 250 migrants fleeing Libya has deeply moved Benedict XVI, a Vatican spokesman said today.  |
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