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The Mediterranean

Pope mourns migrants who drowned trying to reach Europe

VATICAN CITY, 6 April 2009 (CNS<) — Too many people fleeing extreme poverty and war die crossing the Mediterranean from Africa in search of a better life in Europe, Pope Benedict XVI said.Read more<

Africa<Assist survivors of violence and trauma<Church networking and action<Europe<Human trafficking<Italy<Libyan Arab Jamahiriya<Migration policy and governance<

ICMC South East Asia

ICMC, partners, raise awareness of human trafficking in SE Asia

KOTA KINABALU, MALAYSIA, 19 February 2009 (The Daily Express<) — A field assessment by the Indonesian Ministry of Women's Empowerment in 2003 reported that there were 5,000 Indonesian women and girls forced into prostitution in Sabah alone.Read more<

Asia<Assist survivors of violence and trauma<Church networking and action<Human trafficking<ICMC Indonesia<Malaysia<Training and capacity building<

Malaysia

Establishment of national anti-trafficking council supported by ICMC

KOTA KINABALU, MALAYSIA, 18 February 2009 (The Daily Express<) — Malaysia looks to form a National Anti-Trafficking Council to curb trafficking in human beings, especially women and children, between the country and its neighbours.Read more<

Asia<Assist survivors of violence and trauma<Human trafficking<ICMC Indonesia<Malaysia<Training and capacity building<

Latin America

Migration major force in Americas for years to come

ANTIGUA, 4 February 2009 (CNS<)—To escape war and poverty, Latin Americans will continue to flock to neighboring countries and to the United States for work and security, making migration a dominant economic and social force in the Americas for years to come, migration experts said. ICMC Secretary General comments on the important pastoral and social role the Church has to play.Read more<

Brazil<Caribbean<Church networking and action<Colombia<Costa Rica<Ecuador<Guatemala<Latin America<Migration policy and governance<North America<Panama<United States of America<

Refugee resettlement

Life after Iraq: Separate lives

Hakim* and his sister are Iraqi refugees, having fled their country when violence touched their lives. While both are refugees, he and his family now live in Madison Heights, USA, while she and her family are in Damascus, Syria, awaiting resettlement. Here is his story.Read more<

ICMC Turkey<Middle East<North America<Refugee resettlement<

Asia

Consultation on ministry to migrants stresses distinctive Christian spirituality

SAM PHRAN, THAILAND, 12 November 2008 (UCAN<) — A Vatican-convened consultation has called for a distinctively Christian spirituality in pastoral care for migrants and refugees in Asia, as well as appropriate training of pastoral workers for this ministry.Read more<

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Asia

Asian network of the International Catholic Migration Commission set-up

MAKATI CITY, PHILIPPINES, 1 September 2008 (UCAN<)—Catholic Church representatives at a regional consultation organised by ICMC acknowledged that an Asia-wide network is needed for a more effective Church response to issues surrounding migrants and refugees.Read more<

Asia<Church networking and action<

The Mediterranean

"Illegal immigration needs political solution," says Pope

VATICAN 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<

Africa<Assist survivors of violence and trauma<Church networking and action<Europe<Human trafficking<Migration policy and governance<

The Vatican

Holy See grants ICMC new juridical status

VATICAN 14 July 2008 — ICMC has officially been granted new juridical status by the Holy See, in better accordance with its current identity and activities.Read more<

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Former ICMC staff member honoured

Filipino English teacher gets New York Times award

MANILA 5 June 2008 (The Inquirer<) — There are times when the classroom of former ICMC staff member Feliciano Jaime “Chito” Atienza, who teaches English to immigrants, seems less of a classroom and more of a United Nations peace panel.Read more<

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