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.
   Research and publications Field-based review of gender approaches Promotion of access to services and protection for vulnerable people in Northern PakistanICMC Pakistan offers this publication of a field-based review of gender approaches as part of an effort to integrate gender mainstreaming in project planning and field activities, offering a collection of good practices in addressing gender-based power imbalances between men and women in project programming.Read more  A fresh look at managing international migration Connecting the dotsOver a period of three months, ICMC has consulted leading policy makers and actors within the migration field, bringing them together for informal discussions on the diverse challenges associated with global migration flows and approaches, and to discuss ways to improve international migration management. Connecting the dots offers a summary report of these first conversations, including recommendations for next steps.Read more University research paper Trans-Saharan voyages of vulnerability: The serial victimization of boat people before the boatICMC Policy intern Brandon Stinchfield demonstrates that the trans-Saharan migratory experience of boat people is equally, if not more, important to research and understand as their perilous sea journeys.Read more  ICMC Task Force contribution IASC Guidelines on mental health and psychosocial support in emergency settingsPublished by the Inter-Agency Standing Committe, with input from organisations including ICMC, the Guidelines give humanitarian actors useful inter-agency, inter-sectoral guidance and tools for responding effectively in the midst of emergencies.Read more Learning from the cayuqueros: What the African "boat people" are teaching Spain-and Europe-about immigration policyThe lessons learned from contemporary migration situations such as the African boat people have every potential to serve as useful catalysts for the development and implementation of coherent, applicable and collaborative approaches to migration policy.Read more ICMC Pakistan Rapid assessment reportIn response to the escalating humanitarian crisis in Pakistan, ICMC conducted a rapid needs-assessment in the Mardan District immediately following the arrival of the first IDPs to the area.Read more  Research on urban refugees Protection, mobility and livelihood challenges of displaced Iraqis in urban settings in JordanICMC consultant Geraldine Chatelard examines the motivations, current context and effects of both the Iraqi displacement and the conspicuous urban preference, framing central issues and approaches to assistance and protection for Iraqis during their displacement and beyond.Read more |
 
|
