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.
   Statements & PresentationsICMC expresses the concerns of migrants and ICMC Members at international and regional platforms in Brussels, Geneva, Strasbourg and Washington DC. ICMC representatives further particpate in numerous high-level conferences and advocacy activities benefitting displaced people around the world, from Kiev to Nairobi, Mexico City to Manila. UNHCR High Commissioner's Dialogue Revaluing family as the first centre of protection, self-reliance and solidarityGENEVA, 10 December 2009—Recalling the deep concerns of ICMC Members on the fundamental importance of defending family unity and well-being, ICMC Secretary General, Johan Ketelers, delivered a statement before governments, UN bodies, NGOs and other participants of the Dialogue points to family as the building blocks of community, social stability and cohesion.Read more< 98th Session of the IOM Council Call for a new look at regularisation as a tool for managing migrationGENEVA, 25 November 2009—In the EU alone, 43 specific regularisation programmes in 17 member states have awarded legal status to 3.2 million people between 1996 and 2008. ICMC suggests to governments and leaders at the 98th Session of the IOM Council that such regularisation programmes strengthen economies, social sohesion, social and national security and the rule of law.Read more< Cooperation between the Church and civil institutons for the well-being of migrants, refugees and trafficked personsROME, 11 November 2009—ICMC President, John M. Klink, explores the collaborative efforts between the Church and civil institutions to improve assistance provided to refugees, migrants and trafficked persons worldwide.Read more< 2009 Global Forum on Migration and Development Christian organisations on migration and development in view of the Civil Society DaysATHENS, 2 November 2009—Christian organisations have contributed to and participated in the past two Global Fora on Migration and Development. On the eve of the 2009 Global Forum, they acknowledge that progress has been made concerning the diversity of participants and the interface between governmental and civil society representatives, while presenting a roadmap of the challenges yet to overcome.Read more< CRS Protection Consultation Challenges to finding solutions to statelessnessBALTIMORE, 24 October 2009—ICMC US Liaison Officer, Jane Bloom, addresses the challenges of closing the protection gap for individuals who are especially vulnerable because of a lack of recognised nationality. Though statelessness is a root cause of refugee and migratory movement, it is also both a cause and effect of trafficking.Read more< UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights Experts Panel Promoting integration and inclusion of value to development through the protection of Migrants’ Human RightsGENEVA, 8 October 2009—Practical examples of ICMC's experience, and that of its Members, demonstrates the constructive value of engagement of NGOs in migration and development on the ground. They also demonstrate the positive value of including NGOs with states in discussions within the process of the Global Forum on Migration and Development.Read more<  UN Human Rights Council NGOs speak out on the detention of migrantsGENEVA, 17 September—ICMC, together with 136 other signatory organisations, welcomes the resolution of the Human Rights council to hold discussion on the issue of detention of migrants, including ways to reduce the use of detention, preventative measures to ensure against human rights violations within places of detention, and possible solutions to the ongoing problem.Read more< European Commission green paper Migration and mobility: Challenges and opportunities for EU education systemsBased on a vast and long-standing experience in providing social services and educational support to migrants and migrant children, ICMC and its network of Christian organisations across Europe puts forward some considerations found to be particularly important in the context of the EC's green paper.Read more< European Commission communication On policy priorities in the fight against illegal immigration of third country nationalsICMC and organisations representing Churches and agencies throughout Europe jointly present comments on the efforts by the European Union to tackle irregular migration and protect and promote human rights both internally and externally.Read more< European Commission Reflections on the implementation framework of the thematic programme for cooperation with third countries in the area of migration and asylumICMC and faith-based organisations from across Europe express their concerns about the implementation framework of the Aeneas programme and the participation of NGOs within it.Read more< European Commission communication Joint comments regarding a common agenda for the integration of third country nationalsChristian organisations jointly urge the EU and its member states to deal with structural discrimination in order to combat segregation in society, and strongly recommend that the anti-discrimination directives be fully implemented and enforced.Read more< |
 
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