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.  Reflections by ICMC Secretary General Caritas in Veritate and the call for a rights-based approach to migrationICMC Secretary General, Johan Ketelers, reflects on Pope Benedict's encyclical letter, Caritas in Veritate<, and the invitation to understand migration and global mobility as the key to building global solidarity. "It is not about immediate solutions", notes Ketelers, "but rather about a road towards better humanity".Read more< European Union "Stockholm programme" Recommendations for the migration and asylum policies in the EUFaith-based organisations from across Europe jointly present suggestions to the EU Stockholm Programme, which shall determine the direction of European Union policies in the area of freedom, security and justice for the next five years.Read more< European Commission green paper On the future Common European Asylum SystemICMC and organisations representing Churches and agencies throughout Europe concerned with migrants and refugees jointly present comments on the European Union's aim to create "a more accessible, equitable and effective international protection regime.”Read more< Steering Committee for the Ratification of the UN Migrant Workers' Convention Rights, migration and development: Bridging the gapAs the world takes a new approach to global migration, it is time for a fresh look at the Migrant Workers' Convention -- and a new push for more ratifications.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< UN Committee on Migrant Workers Issues concerning migrant workers and their families in and from EgyptICMC responds to the first report submitted by Egypt to the UN Committee on Migrant Workers, emphasizing the rights of migrant families.Read more< 4th Session UN Committee on Migrant Workers Issues concerning migrant workers and their families in and from MexicoAt the fourth session of the UN Committee on Migrant Workers, ICMC delivered a response to the first report submitted by the government of Mexico, emphasizing the rights of migrant families.Read more< |
 
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