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Archbishop Gomez praises DREAM Act progress in House

LOS ANGELES, 12 December 2010 (CNA<)—Archbishop Jose H. Gomez has praised the passage of the DREAM Act in the House of Representatives, and called on the U.S. Senate to also pass the immigration reform measure.Read more<

Migration policy and governance<North America<

The pope lifts the lid on Sinai's tortured Eritrean refugees

9 December 2010 (The Guardian<)—On Sunday, Pope Benedict XVI called for prayer for "the victims of traffickers and criminals, such as the drama of the hostages, Eritreans and of other nationalities, in the Sinai desert".Read more<

Africa<Church networking and action<

Senegal

Church calls for unified action, demands greater protection for female migrants

SALY, SENEGAL, 3 December 2010—Over 100 migration experts hailing from more than 50 countries gathered in Senegal last week, where they discussed the role, impact and experiences of women and girls in migration, and underscored the work and collective potential of the Church in reducing vulnerability.Read more<

Church networking and action<ICMC Headquarters<

ICMC hails new protection for Migrant Domestic Workers

UN body adopts formal guidance for States and Civil Society under International Convention

GENEVA, 2 December 2010—In a vote this afternoon, the UN Committee on Migrant Workers adopted the guidance in the form of a “General Comment” that interprets the 1990 International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families, one of the nine core international human rights treaties.Read more<

ICMC Headquarters<

Bishops commend House resolution seeking protection for religious minorities in Iraq

WASHINGTON, 29 November 2010 (USCCB<)—The U.S. bishops commended a resolution in the House of Representatives that condemns recent attacks on religious minorities in Iraq and calls for the U.S. government to work with the Iraqi government to protect these vulnerable groups.Read more<

Church networking and action<Migration policy and governance<North America<United States of America<

55th ICMC Council meeting

ICMC Council: Church leaders reaffirm joint commitment to protecting the dignity of migrants and their families

ROME, 20 November 2010— On the eve of the 60th anniversary of the International Catholic Migration Commission, church leaders hailing from across Africa, Asia, the Americas, Europe the Middle East and Oceania reiterated the urgent need to address the many challenges faced by migrants and their families and recommitted to addressing them on both regional and international levels.Read more<

Church networking and action<ICMC Headquarters<

Rome

African Church leaders highlight migration as an opportunity, look to innovative new approaches

ROME, 17 November 2010—Leaders representing twenty-two national and regional Bishops’ Conferences of Africa gathered in Rome last week, where they deliberated new collaborative approaches to migration in and from the region, including the promotion of a legal status for migrants in Africa.Read more<

Africa<Church networking and action<ICMC Headquarters<

UNHCR-ICMC Deployment Scheme hosts key resettlement training workshop for refugee protection experts

GENEVA, 15 November 2010—Following a comprehensive 5-day training workshop hosted by ICMC, in cooperation with UNHCR, 18 new refugee protection experts have been equipped with extensive resettlement expertise, ensuring their immediate availability for deployment to field operations.Read more<

ICMC Headquarters<ICMC-UNHCR Resettlement Deployment Scheme<Refugee resettlement<

Holy see demands an end to discrimination against Christians

NEW YORK, 1 November 2010 (Holy See Mission<)—In the wake of the brutal assault on a Catholic Church in Baghdad, Archbishop Francis Chullikatt, Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations, addressed the Third Committee of the General Assembly on the topic of racial discrimination and religious intolerance.Read more<

Church networking and action<

Vulnerable refugees to continue benefitting from resettlement support

ISTANBUL—For three decades, ICMC has proudly partnered with the US State Department to identify and prepare hundreds of thousands of refugees for resettlement to the United States. Following another record year in which nearly 30 percent of all Iraqi refugees resettled to the US between 1 October 2008 and 30 September 2009 were directly assisted by ICMC, the organisation has renewed its partnership with the US government for the continued resettlement of those facing the most dire protection risks in their country of first asylum.Read more<

ICMC Turkey<Refugee resettlement<