Programmes & Projects

ICMC knows first-hand the difference that psychological counselling, legal and medical assistance, livelihood support, training, cultural orientation and basic social support can make in the everyday lives of displaced people.

Engaging with Members, partners, donors and local communities, ICMC works to identify the most urgent needs of migrants, and find individualised, long-term solutions for better protecting and assisting those in need. As our on-the-ground programmes and projects have adapted to meet the changing needs of the people we serve, ICMC has earned a reputation as a professional, reliable and effective partner in rebuilding lives.

ICMC played a key role in facilitating the movement of tens of thousands of refugees moving in the wake of the Second World War; was instrumental in organising the resettlement of many thousands of Southeast Asian refugees from Vietnam and Cambodia in the 1970s and 80s; and provided needed support for the return, reintegration and protection of refugees, minorities and other people of concern in the former Yugoslavia throughout the 1990s and early 2000s.

Today, ICMC continues to provide protection and assistance to those on the move, working in local communities throughout the world. While the Istanbul-based ICMC Resettlement Support Center continues to facilitate the resettlement of thousands of refugee individuals and families to safe third countries, ICMC programmes and projects in Indonesia, Jordan, Lebanon, Malaysia and Pakistan are serving vulnerable displaced Iraqis; combating human trafficking; promoting safe, dignified migration; providing psycho-social support to survivors of trauma and gender-based violence; and strengthening the capacity of both local authorities, and NGOs.