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.
Asia    ICMC in Pakistan Humanitarian and Emergency ResponsePakistan is home to more than 180 million individuals, many of whom suffer from deep-rooted poverty and frequently endure the consequences of natural and man-made disasters. Working closely with local partners, local authorities, UNHCR, and other UN bodies, ICMC has been involved in coordinated response and assistance to internally displaced people (IDPs), Afghan refugees and extremely vulnerable individuals (EVIs) in Pakistan since 1998.Read more  International Day for Disaster Reduction Children and young people in the spotlight of Disaster Risk ReductionGENEVA, 13 October 2011- In support of the International Day for Disaster Reduction (IDDR), ICMC welcomes the global initiative to raise awareness about what can be done to reduce the exposure to disasters, and to promote the inclusion of children and young people in disaster prevention and mitigation processes.Read more 2011 UNHCR Annual Consultations with NGOs Triple jeopardy: Young, migrant and statelessGENEVA, 28 June 2011—Speaking as part of a panel of experts at the UNHCR Annual Consultations with NGOs, ICMC U.S. Liason Officer, Jane Bloom, discusses the intersections of migration and trafficking, of demographic imbalances and mobility, of cross-border marriages and lapses of nationality, all of which are "unfinished pieces" of the rapidly expanding globalization puzzle.Read more  Pakistan: Displaced Afghans recount personal experiences of hardship while looking to the futurePAKISTAN, 20 June 2011—Having survived war, hardship and insecurity in Afghanistan, refugees whose lives were again touched by disaster in the wake of last year’s flooding in Pakistan gather in a rural Pashtun village to share their experiences and perspectives on the future on the occasion of World Refugee Day 2011.Read more  Combating gender-based violence (GBV) among urban refugees in MalaysiaThe threat of GBV towards women and children is heightened significantly among refugee populations living in urban settings. In Malaysia, ICMC is working in partnership with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNCHR) and local NGOs to prevent and combat GBV against women and children from numerous Burmese ethnic groups within the refugee communities, and to offer emergency protection and assistance to GBV survivors.Read more  Bondaged souls: Migration and the situation of trafficking in Sabah, MalaysiaComplimentary to an accompanying DVD, the Bondaged Souls counter-trafficking training manual provides step-by-step recommendations for running effective workshops for policy makers and other stakeholders concerned about cross-border human trafficking, particularly in Malaysia.Read more  |
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