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.
Caribbean   Haiti US repatriates 88 Haitians amid criticismSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, 16 February 2010 (The Associated Press)—The US Coast Guard repatriated 88 Haitians to the country's north coast on Tuesday, days after they were rescued from a sinking boat off a nearby island.Read more  Haiti Catholic service agencies call for rigorous safeguards in protecting Haitian childrenWASHINGTON, 4 February 2010 (USCCB)—In a letter to three Cabinet secretaries February 4th, the heads of five major Catholic agencies serving Haitian earthquake victims outlined steps that should be taken to ensure the protection of unaccompanied Haitian children in the aftermath of the January 12th earthquake.Read more  Haiti earthquake Haiti: ICMC applauds solidarity, highlights role of migrants in post-disaster recoveryGENEVA, 15 January 2010—In the aftermath of the devastating earthquake that struck Haiti Tuesday, ICMC joins with its member bishop’s conferences worldwide in expressing heartfelt sympathy for the victims and their families, and the essential role that Haitian migrants can play in the country’s recovery.Read more Canada Canada looking at fast-tracking Haitian immigrants, refugees in wake of quakeOTTAWA, 16 January 2010 (The Canadian Press)—The federal government is looking at ways to make it easier for Haitians to come to Canada as immigrants or refugees, in response to the devastating earthquake in the Caribbean country.Read more The Caribbean Caribbean governments address needs of children affected by migrationGUYANA, 11 September 2009 (IOM)—The International Organization for Migration this week brought together nine Caribbean countries in Georgetown, Guyana to develop a framework and draft recommendations to address the needs of children affected by migration in the region.Read more Latin America Migration major force in Americas for years to comeANTIGUA, 4 February 2009 (CNS)—To escape war and poverty, Latin Americans will continue to flock to neighboring countries and to the United States for work and security, making migration a dominant economic and social force in the Americas for years to come, migration experts said. ICMC Secretary General comments on the important pastoral and social role the Church has to play.Read more  |
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