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ICMC calls for urgent solidarity with the Philippines’ Typhoon survivors

GENEVA, 14 November 2013 (ICMC) - ICMC joins other humanitarian organizations in calling for urgent support for the 11.5 million people affected – including thousands feared dead – since super typhoon Yolanda hit the Philippines last week.Read more<

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Growing detention problem in Asia-Pacific, warns civil society and UNHCR

BANGKOK, Thailand, November 11 (UNHCR) – Growing numbers of refugees and asylum-seekers are being detained in the Asia-Pacific region as states increasingly use detention to deter irregular migration, UNHCR and its partners have warned.Read more<

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Bishops call for prayer and charity for Philippines (Vatican Radio)

(Vatican Radio) The Philippine’s Catholic bishops have called for a novena of prayer and charity for the victims and grieving families of the super typhoon, which struck this past weekend. About 10,000 are estimated to have been killed.Read more<

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A Plea for Safer Passage to the EU, a statement by Red Cross Societies

(Brussels, 6 November 2013) Today, a month after the Lampedusa tragedy, where hundreds of migrants on-route to Europe lost their lives, the Red Cross EU Office and Cecilia Wikström MEP are holding a conference at the European Parliament to advance discussions on creating legal avenues to access international protection in the EU.The event will provide an opportunity to examine the humanitarian consequences of Externalisation, a process which sees the responsibility for migration management shifted towards migrant’s countries of origin and transit. Participants will also identify ways for the EU to overcome some of these challenges, particularly in face of the pressing demand for international protection resulting from continued conflict in Syria.Read more<

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Pope Francis Steps Up Modern Slavery Fight, AFP reports

Pope Francis wants action against modern forms of slavery including forced labour and prostitution, the Vatican said Monday after a meeting of experts called by the pontiff to debate the problem.Read more<

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UNHCR Head of Policy calls for more solidarity for Syrians among EU States

GENEVA, 1 November 2013 (ICMC) – Madeline Garlick<, head of the policy and legal support unit at the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) European bureau, in a lecture called for solidarity amongst European Union Member States in addressing the Syrian refugee crisis.Read more<

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Hundreds of Syrian refugees 'denied entry into Jordan', reports BBC

Published: 31 October 2013

Hundreds of people fleeing the civil war in Syria are being turned back at the border with Jordan and neighbouring countries, says Amnesty International.Read more<

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Niger migrants' bodies found near Algerian border, reports BBC

Rescue workers in Niger say they have found the bodies of 87 people who died of thirst after their vehicles broke down as they tried to cross the Sahara.Read more<

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New U.S. envoy to Vatican: Areas of agreement bigger than differences (CNS)

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Disagreements need not hinder the Vatican and the Obama administration from collaborating on a broad range of peace and justice issues, including the promotion of religious freedom, said Ken Hackett, the new U.S ambassador to the Holy See.Read more<

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$72 million allocated to relief organizations in Syria by the Pontifical Council, reports Zenit

The Pontifical Council Cor Unum, which coordinates Catholic relief operations around the world, released data on aid given so far to Catholic organizations assisting in relief efforts in Syria.Read more<