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Thailand

Church focuses on Myanmar migrants' lack of skills

THAILAND, 30 November 2009 (UCAN<)—The local Church is addressing the biggest problems facing Myanmar migrants in Thailand—the language barrier and a lack of vocational skills.Read more<

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Vatican City

Pope appeals for rights of migrant and refugee children

VATICAN CITY, 18 December 2009 (CNS<)—Pope Benedict XVI urged governments and international organizations to give special attention to the rights of child immigrants, who often are victims of exploitation and abandonment.

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The Vatican

Human mobility is a sign of the times

THE VATICAN, 29 November 2009 (VIS<)—In the Holy See Press Office on November 27, the presentation took place of Pope Benedict's message for the ninety-sixth World Day of Migrants and Refugees. The theme of this year's Message is "Underage migrants and refugees".Read more<

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International Organization for Migration

Holy See speaks on need to better address irregular migration

GENEVA, 25 November 2009—Archbishop Silvano M. Tomasi speaks before the 98th session of the International Organisation for Migration Council, calling for new attention to the horrific phenomenon of 'gauntlet migration', and analysis of forced, or survival, migration and migration that is genuinely voluntary.Read more<

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Sri Lanka

Church struggles to pick up pieces for returning refugees

JAFFNA, 23 November 2009 (UCAN<)—The government program to resettle Tamils displaced in the 26-year civil war is descending into chaos as thousands of people are dumped in a Jaffna sports stadium without adequate resources, Church workers say.Read more<

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The Vatican

Papal address to congress on migration

VATICAN CITY, 19 November 2009 (Zenit.org<)—Here is the address Benedict XVI delivered Nov. 9 upon addressing some 300 participants in the 6th Congress for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Refugees.Read more<

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Turkey

ICMC joins US officials in promoting refugee resettlement to the US

TURKEY, 5-13 November 2009—ICMC representatives join delegates from the US Department of State, the American embassy and the UN Refugee Agency in a field mission to promote and strengthen the US refugee resettlement process locally.Read more<

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Philippines

Men flock to counseling website for overseas workers

QUEZON CITY, 12 November 2009 (UCAN<)—A Jesuit university center's free online counseling service for overseas Filipino workers is attracting an overwhelming majority of males seeking help, an "unheard of" phenomenon, says the founder.Read more<

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The Vatican

Pope calls on international community to help Sri Lanka

VATICAN CITY, 12 November 2009 (UCAN<)—Pope Benedict XVI has added his voice to international pressure on the Sri Lankan government to speed up resettlement of thousands of people displaced by the 25-year civil war.Read more<

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The Vatican

Slavery: Hidden crime of the 21st century

VATICAN CITY, 10 November 2009 (UCAN<)—Migrants and refugees face unimaginable horrors when they meet people who are out of touch with their own humanity, Augustinian Father John Murray, who works with migrants in Thailand, writes from the Sixth World Congress on the Pastoral Care of Migrants and RefugeesRead more<

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