ICMC Middle East
ICMC has been assisting Iraqi asylum seekers in Lebanon and Jordan since 2002 and in Syria since 2006, working together with Caritas Jordan, Lebanon and Syria and Terre des Hommes. ICMC's assistance reaches the most vulnerable members of the dispersed asylum seekers in these communities, providing humanitarian assistance (non-food items), facilitating access to ambulatory medical treatment, medication and, when necessary, hospitalisation. ICMC also offers assistance in the form of remedial education, purchase of uniforms and books, and payment of tuition to allow Iraqi children to attend either public or, in some cases, private educational institutions. Some 45,000 vulnerable Iraqis have been assisted to date.
ICMC's work has been supported by the US Government's Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migrants (PRM), the European Commission's Humanitarian Organisation (ECHO), UNHCR and the Swiss Federal Department for Foreign Affairs.
Since 2003, ICMC has been supporting the Caritas Lebanon Migrants Centre's shelter for victims of trafficking. This shelter provides a safe haven and social, legal and humanitarian assistance to mainly domestic workers fleeing situations of abuse in Lebanon.
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ICMC's implementing projects in support of Iraqi refugees in Syria provide humanitarian assistance to vulnerable Iraqis in Syria, and provide services in areas which place excessive burdens on families in extreme need. ICMC's support also enables vulnerable Syrians to access essential services.Read more
ICMC's programme in Jordan aims to provide humanitarian assistance for vulnerable Iraqis in Jordan, while also enabling vulnerable Jordanians to access essential services.Read more
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TURKEY, 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
Fatima*, 66, used to be quite the athlete. At the age of 13, she made her first—and only—parachute jump with Iraqi President Ahmad Hassan al-Bakr watching. “I was so frightened, but the president was astonished to see how brave Iraqi girls were,” she says with a laugh. Fatima graduated with a degree in sports education, and she coached sports teams and led a Scout troupe until the Iran-Iraq War. She shows pictures of her old Girl Scout camping trips and her days on the parachuting team.Read more
GENEVA, 31 January 2011 (ICMC)—Looking ahead to a year marked by critical, continued need for global resettlement efforts, ICMC representatives exchanged practical expertise with leading government, non-governmental (NGO) and UNHCR delegates, all gathered in Geneva for the tri-partite Working Group on Resettlement (WGR).Read more
AMMAN, January 2011—With the generous support of private donors in Jordan, Germany and the United States, twenty disadvantaged Iraqi, Jordanian and Somali families gathered to enjoy a thanksgiving lunch where the shared sense of community took precedence over daily struggles.Read more
A newborn baby is the center of attention in Kamal's* family. The baby boy, Marwan*, was born in September with jaundice and received needed medical care through the ICMC-Caritas project. Thankfully, he has recovered and now yawns sleepily in his mother’s arms.
The peeling walls and cold cement floor of their one-bedroom apartment in Abu Alanda, in southern Amman, offer few comforts to the young family of seven. The family also suffered the loss of a child earlier this year to a neurological condition.Read more
AMMAN, November 2010—On Saturday, 4 December 2010, disadvantaged Jordanian and refugee families in Amman will be gathering to enjoy a thanksgiving lunch that will provide a unique opportunity for children to play freely, and for adults to relax, socialize and take their minds off their daily struggles.Read more
January 2010—The United Nations has released the 2010 UN Regional Response Plan for Iraqi refugees, mapping out next steps in providing vital assistance and protection to Iraqi refugees across the Middle East, and identifying ICMC as a key actor in ongoing programming in the region.Read more
BEIRUT—Four years after a Filipina migrant worker was first referred to the ICMC-Caritas Lebanon Migrant Centre for protection, legal support and assistance in returning home, her employer has been found guilty of abuse in a landmark case that sets new precedent for protecting the rights of migrant domestic workers and victims of human trafficking who suffer under abusive and/or exploitative employers.Read more
BEIRUT—Four years after a Filipina migrant workers was first referred to the ICMC-Caritas Lebanon Migrant Centre for protection, legal support and assistance in returning home, her employer has been found guilty of abuse in a landmark case that sets new precedent for protecting the rights of migrant domestic workers and victims of human trafficking who suffer under abusive and/or exploitative employers.Read more
Displaced by conflict and lack of security at home, hundreds of thousands of Iraqi families have sought refuge in neighbouring countries including Jordan and Syria.
ICMC is reaching out to vulnerable displaced Iraqis by providing outreach, humanitarian and medical assistance, education and training, as well as support for resettlement.Read more
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Displaced by conflict and lack of security at home, hundreds of thousands of Iraqi families have sought refuge in neighbouring countries including Jordan and Syria.
ICMC is reaching out to vulnerable displaced Iraqis by providing outreach, humanitarian and medical assistance, education and training, as well as support for resettlement.Read more
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