GENEVA, 8 July 2013 (ICMC) - Pope Francis today visits the Italian island of Lampedusa to bring attention to the “global indifference” to the plight of the many migrants lost at sea trying to reach Europe through one of its primary entry points from Africa.
"Adam, where are you?”, the Pope asked in his homily. "Who is responsible for the blood of these brothers and sisters? No one! We all respond this way: not me, it has nothing to do with me, there are others, certainly not me."Read more<
 GENEVA, 5 July (ICMC) – Participating in the Annual Tripartite Consultations on Resettlement (ATCR), a United-Nations-led series of consultations on the theme of resettlement which this year (1-3 July) focused on the protection benefits of this durable solution for refugees, the International Catholic Migration Commission drew attention to the needs of the most vulnerable and how to raise awareness about them.Read more<
LAST week’s Cannes Film Festival was an eye-opener for the way migration is now a major theme of our times.
Films now regularly depict people setting off for a new country, bearing little more than dreams of a better life. But behind the romance of every film touching on migration comes the reality that so many of those moving from their homelands soon discover that reality is not as rose-tinted as they imagined it might be. Many face the perils of trafficking, exploitation, aching loneliness and rootlessness. All of this is grist to the film industry's mill.Read more<
(Geneva) 29 January 2013 – ICMC yesterday welcomed a delegation led by Assistant Secretary Anne Richard of the United States Department of State’s Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (BPRM), who had come to meet with Syrian refugees as thousands are crossing into Jordan to escape ongoing violence in their home country.Read more<
International Catholic Migration Commission (ICMC), Amnesty International, and Churches’ Commission for Migrants in Europe (CCME), and the European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE) urged the European Union to step up its efforts to alleviate the suffering of civilians in Syria.
In particular they asked that EU members allow entry and grant international protection to Syrian asylum seekers, increase funding of the UN Syria Regional Response Plan, expand programs for Syrian and third-country refugee resettlement, and support the neighbouring countries receiving these refugees.
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Latino immigrant entrepreneurs are making important yet largely overlooked contributions to the U.S. economy. With expanding Latino markets at home and abroad, their economic impact is set to grow. But roadblocks stand in the way. Policy changes--including visa reform, improving access to credit, and a more ambitious trade agenda with Latin American countries--would help the United States unlock the full potential of its Latino immigrant entrepreneurs.Read more<
Civil society leaders at global meeting point to co-responsibility with governments for solutions in labour migration, rights and development.
PORT LOUIS, Mauritius 22 November 2012- More than 800 representatives from civil society and governments from some 160 countries gathered in Mauritius this week to discuss changes needed in labour migration, protection of migrants, promotion of their rights and development.Read more<
  For the first time since the founding of the Global Forum on Migration and Development, the co-chairs of the Civil Society programme this year are migrants themselves, and both born in Africa, as are the greatest number of the leaders and representatives of civil society organizations worldwide gathering in Mauritius for the Civil Society Days of the Global Forum on Migration and Development on 19 and 20 November.Read more<
We are delighted to invite you to join your colleagues from across Europe and become an official member of the European Resettlement Network. You will be joining both organisations and individuals working in resettlement and integration policy and practice, from national, regional, local government, international organisations, civil society, volunteers, academics and others working in all stages of the resettlement process.Read more<
ISTANBUL, 13 September 2012 - Assistant Secretary Anne Richard of the US Department of State’s Population, Refugees, and Migration visited the Istanbul office of the International Catholic Migration Commission (ICMC). The Assistant Secretary toured the program offices, observed an interview with a refugee being considered for resettlement to the United States, and participated in an adult and youth cultural orientation class for refugees ready to depart for the US.Read more<
GENEVA, 17 March 2011—Amid urgent calls for the protection of those fleeing violence in Libya, ICMC bolsters key partnerships and rapidly deploys six refugee protection experts to UNHCR emergency resettlement operations in Egypt and Tunisia, assisting efforts to find solutions for the increasing number of refugees in the region.Read more<
BRUSSELS, 24 February 2011—Already in recent weeks, more than 5,000 boat people have arrived to the Italian island of Lampedusa from Tunisia; some 32,000 boat people arrived to that same island in 2008—before governments in the region abruptly cut off departures from North Africa.Read more<
GENEVA, 31 January 2011 (ICMC)—Looking ahead to a year marked by critical, continued need for global resettlement efforts, ICMC representatives exchanged practical expertise with leading government, non-governmental (NGO) and UNHCR delegates, all gathered in Geneva for the tri-partite Working Group on Resettlement (WGR).Read more<
AMMAN, January 2011—With the generous support of private donors in Jordan, Germany and the United States, twenty disadvantaged Iraqi, Jordanian and Somali families gathered to enjoy a thanksgiving lunch where the shared sense of community took precedence over daily struggles.Read more<
A newborn baby is the center of attention in Kamal's* family. The baby boy, Marwan*, was born in September with jaundice and received needed medical care through the ICMC-Caritas project. Thankfully, he has recovered and now yawns sleepily in his mother’s arms.
The peeling walls and cold cement floor of their one-bedroom apartment in Abu Alanda, in southern Amman, offer few comforts to the young family of seven. The family also suffered the loss of a child earlier this year to a neurological condition.Read more<
GENEVA, 16 January 2011—On the occasion of the 97th World Day of Migrants and Refugees, the International Catholic Migration Commission (ICMC) celebrates the human drive to belong, to protect, to grow and to share in family, and the immeasurable importance of family in the lives of migrants and refugees in all corners of the world.Read more<
GENEVA, 17 December 2010—Having served over fifteen years as an active member ICMC and its Governing Committee, the International Catholic Migration Commission celebrates the life and contributions of H.E. Archbishop François Gayot, who passed away 16 December 2010 at the age of 83.Read more<
GENEVA, 10 December 2010—On International Human Rights Day, the human rights community is celebrating the new UN guidance that offers specific recommendations on regulating and monitoring recruitment processes and working conditions for migrant domestic workers, avoiding sponsorship and other high-risk immigration policies, and increasing access to justice and family unity.Read more<
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<
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<
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