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.
Africa   Southern Africa Bishops: World Cup cloaks human traffickingROME, 27 May 2010 (Zenit)—Bishops of southern African nations are trying to bring global attention to the problem of human trafficking in their region.Read more Morocco New report examines need for protection in mixed migrationGENEVA, 21 April 2010—A recent report published by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Policy Development and Evaluation Service examines the impact of the Agency's work on the well being of refugees and asylum seekers in Morocco, most of whom report having endured numerous forms of physical, psychological, economic and social deprivation over the course of their journey to and through the country.Read more Tanzania Tanzania gives citizenship to 162,000 Burundi refugeesKATUMBA, 16 April 2010 (BBC)—The UN has praised Tanzania for granting citizenship to some 162,000 refugees who fled Burundi 38 years ago.Read more Ethiopia Ethiopia opens new camp for Eritrean refugeesADDIS ABABA, 16 April 2010 (AFP)—Ethiopia announced Thursday it has opened a new camp in the north of the country to accommodate the growing number of Eritrean refugees arriving each month.Read more South Africa Refugee student earns honours degreeSOUTH AFRICA, 6 April 2010 (IOL)—A student who hitch-hiked for days to get to South Africa, and then battled through her university studies because of financial problems, has graduated with an honours degree from the University of the Western Cape (UWC).Read more Africans seek protection for migrating kidsMANILA, 24 February 2010 (The Inquirer)—With increasing cross-border movement of unaccompanied minors, 15 African countries are threshing out ways to strengthen cooperation for the protection of children at risk, at a three-day UN-backed meeting beginning Tuesday in Pretoria, South Africa, the UN office here said in a news release.Read more  |
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