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.
    ICMC Middle East Refugee families, disadvantaged Jordanians to enjoy thanksgiving lunchAMMAN, November 2010—On Saturday, 4 December 2010, disadvantaged Jordanian and refugee families in Amman will be gathering to enjoy a thanksgiving lunch that will provide a unique opportunity for children to play freely, and for adults to relax, socialize and take their minds off their daily struggles.Read more<  55th ICMC Council meeting ICMC Council: Church leaders reaffirm joint commitment to protecting the dignity of migrants and their familiesROME, 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<  Rome African Church leaders highlight migration as an opportunity, look to innovative new approachesROME, 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<  UNHCR-ICMC Deployment Scheme hosts key resettlement training workshop for refugee protection expertsGENEVA, 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< Vulnerable refugees to continue benefitting from resettlement supportISTANBUL—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< Global Migration Group 14 Intergovernmental bodies unite in call to protect rights of irregular migrantsGENEVA, 1 October 2010—ICMC hails the unanimity of 14 major intergovernmental organizations on their historic statement yesterday on the rights and protection of irregular migrants. Among the 14 are the World Bank, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, UNICEF, UNESCO, the UN Development Programme, the International Labour Organization, the International Organization for Migration and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.Read more< Europe Roma: Moving from social stigma to moral and structural responsesSeptember 2010—In the face of recent mass expulsions and return of Roma in France, serious concerns have been raised about the diminished respect for the human person and his or her rights, and the effectiveness and usefulness of forced returns. ICMC Secretary General, Johan Ketelers, reflects on the need to positively manage human mobility without limiting or rejecting numbers or targeted groups of people.Read more<  Pakistan Pakistan flood survivor: "I have nothing but my family"ISLAMABAD, 24 August 2010—As flood waters continue to cover acres of land in Pakistan, ICMC makes an urgent appeal to donors to support the organisation’s front-line response to the medical needs of thousands of families in flood-affected areas. An estimated 18 million people have been affected by Pakistan’s most recent natural disaster, and the sheer scale of the catastrophe has been described by United Nations Secretary General, Ban Ki Moon as “almost defying comprehension.” “This is far more than a disaster for Pakistan alone,” he said earlier this week, “this represents one of the greatest tests of global solidarity in our time.”Read more<  2009 Annual Report Restoring dignity, inspiring changeAugust 2010—ICMC has released its 2009 Annual Report, offering a snapshot of the organization’s ongoing work on behalf of vulnerable migrants, refugees and internally displaced persons over the course of the past year.Read more<  World Humanitarian Day ICMC celebrates dedication, determination of staff and colleaguesGENEVA, 19 August 2010—On the occasion of the second annual World Humanitarian Day, ICMC pays tribute to the courage, dedication and sacrifices of all humanitarian staff working under extreme conditions to support those most in need of protection.Read more< |
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