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.
   Africans seek protection for migrating kidsMANILA, 24 February 2010 (The Inquirer)—With increasing cross-border movement of unaccompanied minors, 15 African countries are threshing out ways to strengthen cooperation for the protection of children at risk, at a three-day UN-backed meeting beginning Tuesday in Pretoria, South Africa, the UN office here said in a news release.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  ICMC Member US Conference of Catholic Bishops presents recommendations for Zimbabwean refugeesWASHINGTON, 20 January 2010 (USCCB)—Migration and Refugee Services has released a summary report of the USCCB delegation’s visit to South Africa and Zimbabwe, during which they explored a series of refugee crises in the region.
United States Catholics must combat ‘shadow industry’ of human trafficking, Archbishop Vlazny saysPORTLAND, 15 January 2010 (CNA)—Human trafficking is a “shadow industry” and an example of slavery’s persistence, Archbishop of Portland, Oregon John Vlazny has said. Discussing how Catholics can help combat the crime, he recommended former slave St. Josephine Bakhita as a patroness for its victims.Read more Italy Boat with 200 refugees arrives in ItalySICILY, 21 November 2009(DW-World)—Roughly 200 hundred refugees from Africa have arrived in Sicily, after travelling across the Mediterranean by boat.Read more Philippines Family, food, money cause women OFWs stressMANILA, 17 November 2009 (Inquirer)—Family expectations, money, relationship with employers, and food and religious beliefs in host country are five of the most common causes of stress among women overseas Filipino workers.Read more Netherlands Police nab smugglers who brought 2,000 into EUAMSTERDAM, 17 November 2009 (Reuters)—Police across Europe arrested 22 people on Tuesday on suspicion of smuggling some 2,000 immigrants into the European Union, mainly from Iraq, law enforcement organisation Europol said.Read more The Vatican Slavery: Hidden crime of the 21st centuryVATICAN CITY, 10 November 2009 (UCAN)—Migrants and refugees face unimaginable horrors when they meet people who are out of touch with their own humanity, Augustinian Father John Murray, who works with migrants in Thailand, writes from the Sixth World Congress on the Pastoral Care of Migrants and RefugeesRead more Australia Australia puts its refugee problem on a remote island, behind razor wireCHRISTMAS ISLAND, 4 November 2009 (NYTimes)—Deep in the jungle on this small island lost in the Indian Ocean, Australia’s new $370 million refugee detention center reaches its full power after its lights come on at dusk. Bracketed by rain forest, steep cliffs and the sea, it rises from the enveloping darkness and becomes visible from the island’s only inhabited corner, about 10 miles away.Read more Australia Twelve Sri Lankans lost in asylum sea tragedySYDNEY, 3 November 2009 (The Australian)—A dozen Sri Lankan asylum-seekers are feared dead after their vessel capsized in heavy seas as they sailed direct from Sri Lanka, apparently in an attempt to avoid the Rudd government's "Indonesian solution".Read more
 ICMC Pakistan Families displaced by landslide receive essential aidISLAMABAD, 17 February 2010—Following days of torrential rains, ICMC and the Strengthening Participatory Organization reach out to families affected by massive landslides that caused four Northern Pakistani villages to slide into a nearby lake, causing serious damage to hundreds of homes and businesses.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 European refugee resettlement ICMC Europe undertakes new project with IOM, UNHCRBRUSSELS, 1 March 2010—ICMC Europe joins forces with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), launching a new project on refugee resettlement in Europe 8-9 March in Timisoara, Romania.Read more ICMC Europe Hazel Williams appointed ICMC Resettlement CoordinatorBRUSSELS, 1 February 2010—The International Catholic Migration Commission (ICMC) is pleased to welcome Ms. Hazel Williams to the ICMC Europe office in Brussels, Belgium as Resettlement Coordinator, where she will work in collaboration with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) to strengthen the engagement of European Union Member States in refugee resettlement.Read more  ICMC Governing Committee Church leaders share vision on migration at 109th meeting of the ICMC Governing CommitteeVIENNA, 23 January 2010—High-level Church leaders gathered in Vienna discuss global approaches to migration and appeal for solidarity with Haiti at the 109th meeting of the International Catholic Migration Commission Governing Committee.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 International Migrants Day Sense and solidarity on migrant rights: Formulas for efficiency and fairness, especially for childrenGENEVA, 18 December 2009—Practical and humane solutions are within reach for governments and all people, combining good sense with solidarity in how societies respond to men, women and children who migrate to and from other countries.Read more  Taiwan Taiwan: Church calls attention to plight of migrant domestic workersTAIWAN, 13 December 2009—Spearheaded by the Migrants’ Empowerment Network in Taiwan (MENT), Church-based organizations and local NGOs in Asia call attention to the plight of domestic workers and caregivers in Taiwan with a public rally and statement.Read more International Migrants Day Launch of 20th anniversary Global Campaign for the Migrant Rights ConventionGENEVA, 9 December 2009—A global campaign to challenge countries to end abuse of migrants by protecting their human rights will be launched around the world on 18 December.Read more Turkey ICMC joins US officials in promoting refugee resettlement to the USTURKEY, 5-13 November 2009—ICMC representatives join delegates from the US Department of State, the American embassy and the UN Refugee Agency in a field mission to promote and strengthen the US refugee resettlement process locally.Read more
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