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   Human Trafficking ICMC joins fight against human traffickingGeneva, 25 January 2013 – United States President Barrack Obama declared January 2013 as National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month and recognized the efforts of individuals and organizations, such as ICMC, working to combat this “inexcusable” human rights abuse.Read more ICMC Turkey Resettlement Support Center (RSC) for refugee resettlement
 ICMC Pakistan Restoring hope to flood affected familiesICMC Flood Response in Charsadda, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan Bile Haider is a sixty year old resident of Charsadda, Khyber, Pakistan. Before the floods, Bile was the breadwinner for his wife, 3 sons, 6 daughters, and his widow mother.Read more  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  |
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For over 60 years the International Catholic Migration Commission (ICMC) has served hundreds of thousands of refugees from around the world. The resettlement of refugees from countries of first asylum to the United States has been at the heart of ICMC’s activities since its creation.