Joint Statement on I Child Rights at the UNECE Regional Review of Global Compact for Migration
November 24, 2020
Advocacy Asylum Child Protection Children & Youth COVID-19 Detention Education Family Global Compact on Migration Migration Policy
At the UNECE Regional Review of the Global Compact for Migration, the Initiative for Child Rights pleaded with governments to prioritize children’s best interest, end child detention, facilitate family reunification, and protect children from the dangers of COVID-19.
DownloadICMC Recommendations at UNECE Regional Review of Global Compact for Migration
November 24, 2020
Advocacy Complementary Pathways COVID-19 Detention Global Compact on Migration
At the UNECE Regional Review of the Global Compact for Migration, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, ICMC urged governments to grant migrants access to services, expand regular migration pathways, and end detention.
New EU Pact on Migration and Asylum Is Not Yet the Fresh Start Needed
October 19, 2020
Advocacy Asylum Child Protection Complementary Pathways Detention Family Health Migration Policy Protection at Sea Resettlement (Advocacy) Returns Unaccompanied Minors
New policy proposals on migration and asylum released by the European Commission in September 2020 risk limiting the access to protection and fair asylum procedures. A group of 82 civil society organizations, including ICMC Europe, analyze the proposals in a joint statement.
European Civil Society Organizations: Refugee Resettlement Can’t Wait
September 21, 2020
Advocacy COVID-19 Resettlement (Advocacy)
Seven civil society organizations and networks urge the European Union to urgently revive and increase its refugee resettlement efforts. Resettlement is one of the few safe, legal pathways for vulnerable refugees to reach the EU. However, COVID-19-related travel restrictions have brought resettlement in Europe to a standstill for several months.
Civil Society Organizations Urge the US Administration to Admit 95,000 Refugees in 2021
September 4, 2020
Advocacy Migration Policy Resettlement (Advocacy)
In a joint letter, over 180 civil society and faith-based organizations, including the International Catholic Migration Commission and its national member, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, are urging the U.S. Administration to resettle 95,000 refugees in the fiscal year 2021 (Oct. 2020 – Sep. 2021). The letter argues this number has been the norm since 1980 and cites refugees’ contributions to American society since the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis.
