Programmes and Operations

Core Activities

Introduction

Being uprooted from one's homeland can be a frighteningly swift event, which contrasts sharply with the very often long and arduous journey back home or to a new country.
Refugees and displaced persons must constantly be prepared to move at a moments notice to protect themselves and their families, and as a result, rest and a sense of security often seem painfully unattainable.

These fears haunt them throughout every phase of their displacement, and are often combined with ethnic persecution, fear of arrest or incarceration, unemployment, the risk of trafficking, a lack of access to basic services, or even a lack of means to return home.

For over 50 years, ICMC's primary objective through its operations and activities is to assist and protect refugees, migrants and displaced persons in finding this long sought security.
ICMC engages with donors to help identify the most pressing needs for a particular group of displaced persons in order to find an individualized, long-term solution for protecting and assisting uprooted persons and their families.

In addition to advocacy, ICMC core activities are:

• Voluntary Return and Reintegration
  
• Community Building and Local Integration
  
• Refugee Resettlement and Cultural Orientation
  
• Technical Cooperation with Governments
  
• Counter-Trafficking
  
• Care for the Extremely Vulnerable
  
• Training, Tolerance Building and Community Support
  
• Emergency Relief for the Displaced