Jane Bloom, ICMC’s Head of Office in the United States, was surprised to learn that nearly 40% of all the Yazidi refugees resettled by ICMC out of Turkey landed in one city in America: Lincoln, Nebraska. She decided to find out why – and traveled to Lincoln in September to meet with these refugees and the provider network that serves them.
ICMC’s Operations Officer, Thibault Chapoy, brought his practitioner perspective to the high-level panel of speakers at an IOM- sponsored event aimed at discussing the role of the Migrants in Countries in Crisis (MICIC) guidelines in advancing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
The International Catholic Migration Commission (ICMC) published today its Annual Report 2015, together with the Consolidated Financial Statements and Performance Report 2015. The Annual Report 2015 highlights ICMC’s activities and achievements during the past year, which witnessed a number of dramatic developments in migration and refugee movements, particularly from the Middle East.
To commemorate World Refugee Day on 20 June 2016, the International Catholic Migration Commission is launching a public call to share messages and stories of support and solidarity towards refugees worldwide. With more than 60 million people fleeing violence, conflicts or persecutions, a lack of legal channels to allow people to migrate safely, there is an urgent need to support refugees.
In collaboration with its partner organization Human Resource Development Foundation (HRDF), ICMC Europe launched a new program aimed at strengthening the protection and integration of Syrian refugees in Turkey, while also facilitating the creation of a civil society network across Turkey and the European Union.
On International Migrants Day 2015, the International Catholic Migration Commission (ICMC) reiterates the importance of establishing effective legal pathways and ensuring the respect of the human rights of migrants, including those who are undocumented or in an irregular situation.
The International Catholic Migration Commission released today its 2014 Annual Report, which outlines the main achievements of the past year in the areas of protection and prevention, humanitarian assistance, refugee resettlement, and migration and development and gives an overview of the activities ICMC is currently developing.
On 25 June, the International Catholic Migration Commission’s Resettlement Support Center in Turkey and Middle East (RSC TuME) welcomed Director León Rodríguez of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) at its Istanbul office. Ms. Pascale Moreau, the new UNHCR Representative in Turkey, joined Director Rodríguez during the visit.
Jason Bell is a child protection expert working within the framework of the ICMC-UNHCR Resettlement Deployment Scheme. Originally from the United States, Jason has been working with refugees since 2003, in reception facilities in the United States, as well as in Malawi and Kenya. Jason has joined ICMC as a Best Interest Determination Specialist in 2011. He is currently based in the UNHCR sub-office in Shire, Ethiopia.
The Refugee Women’s Protection Corps (RWPC) was formed by ICMC in 2010 and has since provided a community-based approach to prevent and respond to GBV amongst Burmese refugees in Malaysia. ICMC staff mentors, supervises and coordinates a group of around twenty RWPC volunteers from the Burmese refugee community to better address harmful gender inequalities.
