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.
    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  A regional workshop to exchange practices and expertise Responding to boat arrivals and mixed migration flows in the MediterraneanSICILY, 10 May 2011—Lending a particular sense of urgency to the issues at hand, nearly one thousand migrants arrived at the island of Lampedusa last week as policy makers, public service providers and local practitioners from eight European countries gathered in Catania, Italy for an experts workshop on practical responses to boat arrivals and mixed migration flows in the Mediterranean.Read more  ICMC Deployee ICMC Resettlement deployee instrumental in developing new tool for measuring refugee integrationBUDAPEST—ICMC deployee, Areti Sianni, has been instrumental in developing a new online tool that will help Central European governments measure how well refugees are becoming integrated within their new communities in countries of asylum.Read more Philippines Migration watchdog holds capability building for migrants, familiesMANILA, 5 September 2009 (CBCP News)—In pursuit of its objectives, the Philippine Migrants Rights Watch (PMRW) has conducted a capability building activity August 13 – 14, 2009 in Antipolo, Rizal.Read more Malaysia ICMC contributes to opening of Sabah safe house for victims of human trafficking, abuseKOTA KINABALU, MALAYSIA, 24 June 2009 (The Star) — A new safe house for foreign women who are victims human trafficking and domestic abuse will be set up in Sabah, following the establishment of an anti-human trafficking monitoring committee, organised by the Church.Read more ICMC South East Asia ICMC, partners, raise awareness of human trafficking in SE AsiaKOTA KINABALU, MALAYSIA, 19 February 2009 (The Daily Express) — A field assessment by the Indonesian Ministry of Women's Empowerment in 2003 reported that there were 5,000 Indonesian women and girls forced into prostitution in Sabah alone.Read more Malaysia Establishment of national anti-trafficking council supported by ICMCKOTA KINABALU, MALAYSIA, 18 February 2009 (The Daily Express) — Malaysia looks to form a National Anti-Trafficking Council to curb trafficking in human beings, especially women and children, between the country and its neighbours.Read more UN High Commissioner for Refugees Holy See calls for increased collaboration and protection for refugeesNEW YORK 8 November 2007—The Holy See calls on States to fulfill their duty to protect persons in need of international protection, and to sustain them with firm policitcal will and adequate financial resources. Read more First training on resettlement at El Escorial, Spain30 trainees gathered in the beautiful city of El Escorial, Spain to attend a training course on resettlement. During these days, the training participants were submerged in resettlement issues by facilitators from UNHCR, government bodies and NGOs from all over Europe.Read more  UN General Assembly ICMC recalls that rights solve problemsICMC was one of three speakers selected to speak to UN Member States on promoting a comprehensive rights-based approach to international migration.Read more
 See and protect ICMC publishes study of legal obligations and responses to boat people arriving across the Mediterranean and North AtlanticBRUSSELS, 8 December 2011—ICMC today launches its new publication "MAYDAY! Strengthening responses of assistance and protection to boat people and other migrants arriving in Southern Europe". The publication sheds light on gaps in responding to boat people and other migrants arriving in Greece, Italy, Malta and Spain. "It is not so much the arrivals of migrants and refugees that should be put to question, but rather the response mechanisms," observes Johan Ketelers, Secretary General of ICMC.Read more Global Forum on Migration and Development 2011 Civil Society Urges Governments to Fill Leadership Gaps in MigrationGENEVA, 2 December 2011—The Civil Society Days of the Global Forum on Migration and Development concluded with high energy at the “common space” between civil society and governments on the morning of December 1st. After two days of working sessions that built upon the recommendations of past GFMDs and brought to light new concerns, civil society presented a statement to governments calling for more engagement and leadership to combat xenophobia and promote rights-based migration policies. The statement was followed by a debate on demographics, development and positive alternatives to irregular migration, moderated by BBC correspondent Zeinab Badawi with over 700 participants present.Read more Global Forum on Migration and Development 2011 Civil society groups worldwide to meet with governments on migrationGENEVA, 9 November 2011—Civil society representatives from over 60 countries will convene in Geneva to propose rights-based migration policies to governments at the Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) to be held from November 29th to December 2nd. 180 delegates will meet for two days to formulate recommendations on labour migration, which they will present to governments from some 130 countries on December 1st.Read more Global Forum on Migration and Development 2011 Civil society delegates set to bring wide panorama of expertise to the GFMD tableGENEVA, 14 October 2011—Addressing issues including irregular migration, the rights, contribution and challenges of migrant workers and their families, the role of migrants abroad in the development of their countries of origin, job creation “at home” and other alternatives to migration, 180 civil society actors will be bringing their on-the-ground experience to high-level discussions with governments at this year’s Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD).Read more Unveiling of new website brings invitation to apply now for GFMD Civil Society DaysGENEVA, 19 August 2011—In the countdown to the 2011 Global Forum on Migration and Development, a new website providing broad information about the GFMD has been launched, together with the invitation for civil society representatives to apply now to participate directly in the 2011 Civil Society Days.Read more Global Forum on Migration and Development 2011 GFMD 2011: Support for Civil Society receives boost with appointment of new programme staffGENEVA, 4 July 2011—The International Catholic Migration Commission is pleased to welcome Ms. Wies Maas, Senior Programme Officer, and Mr. Andrés Morales, GFMD Programme Officer, to its Geneva headquarters, in support of Civil Society activities related to the 2011 Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD).Read more  Turkey: Governor’s welcome offers refugees a refreshing reprieve on World Refugee DayTURKEY, 20 June 2011—Rarely able to travel far beyond their host city of Afyonkarahisar, Turkey, nearly 200 refugees relished the opportunity to gather at the 26th of August Natural Park for a festive day of food, games and children’s crafts some 20 kilometers outside of the town centre, in celebration of World Refugee Day.Read more  "Paving the way": New handbook provides ‘rich inspiration’ for refugee resettlement in EuropeBRUSSELS, 7 June 2011—Joined by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the International Catholic Migration Commission launched today a new handbook for policy makers and local practitioners working in the area of refugee reception and integration.Read more  Ethiopian Bishops to UN: “The crying voices of migrants in the Sinai are getting louder and louder at our doors”GENEVA, 6 June 2011—Ethiopian Bishops’ Conference Secretary General and ICMC member, Abba Hagos Hayish, made a plea to governments, international organizations and civil society representatives gathered at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, calling for action on behalf of the hundreds of migrants kidnapped and held hostage for ransom in the Sinai desert.Read more  ICMC salutes the “spirit of ‘51”: Organizing mobility, then and nowGENEVA, 5 June 2011—Sixty years ago today, in times of epic post-war displacement and emigration from Europe to the Americas, lay people and clergy from Italy, Germany and the United States joined the future Pope Paul VI and Cardinal Joseph Frings of Germany in calling for the creation of a new, international Catholic commission to support refugees and migrants ‘with special care and unremitting aid’.Read more
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