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Share Network: Seven Priorities to Expand Resettlement and Safe Pathways to Europe

September 19, 2023

Ahead of EU Member States submitting their pledges for the EU resettlement scheme by 15 September, we call on leaders to ambitiously expand safe pathways to international protection and better reflect Europe’s capacity to welcome.

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Share Network: Seven Priorities to Expand Resettlement and Safe Pathways to Europe

Ahead of EU Member States submitting their pledges for the EU resettlement scheme by 15 September, we call on leaders...

Annual Report 2022

Expert ICMC Deployees Assist Afghans Evacuated to the U.S.

Expert ICMC Deployees Assist Afghans Evacuated to the U.S.

ICMC partners with the U.S. government to deploy expert staff to the U.S. to deliver cultural orientation training for arrivals...
U.S. Bishops Call for Comprehensive Immigration Reform

U.S. Bishops Call for Comprehensive Immigration Reform

Recognizing the ‘unavoidable reality of migration,’ and that all people are ‘imbued by God with an ‘inviolable dignity,’ means putting...
man and a boy sitting on stairs at train station with COVID masks

Shaping Migration in a Humane Manner

The German Bishops’ Conference, ICMC’s national member, and the Council of the Protestant Church in Germany release the English-language version...
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Civil society statement: Europe’s response to Afghans in need of protection one year after the Taliban takeover

August 1, 2022

“We call on European countries to continue evacuating their local staff and Afghans at risk in a coordinated and safe manner.” ICMC Europe and the Share Network join fifty civil society and Afghan diaspora organisations calling for expanded resettlement and humanitarian admission, fair access to asylum, and respect for human rights.

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European civil society coalition calls for reinforced commitments to resettlement

June 13, 2022

"The EU must significantly ramp up its commitment to resettlement." ICMC Europe joins NGO coalition urging the EU and its member States to revive and scale up refugee resettlement efforts, and ensure that resettlement is not neglected as the international community shifts its focus to the Ukraine crisis.

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NGO statement: ICMC Europe joins call for rapid EU response to the Ukrainian refugee crisis

March 27, 2022

Ahead of the meeting of EU Justice and Home Affairs ministers on 28 March to discuss the EU’s support for people fleeing the crisis in Ukraine, ICMC Europe/Share Network join an NGO statement calling on the EU and European countries to to put into action their refugee response commitments in light of the crisis in Ukraine.

ICMC Statement on Scam Calls Masquerading as the Organization and Its Officers – အဖဲွအစညး် င၎့် ငး်၏အရာိများအေနြဖင ့် လိမ်လည်လည့်ြဖားဖနး်ေခ ဆိမများအေပ ICMC ထတ်

ICMC wishes to warn the public at large about this fraudulent activity being perpetrated using the name of the organisation,...
U.S. Bishops Commend New Refugee Admissions Target

U.S. Bishops Commend New Refugee Admissions Target

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops welcomed the U.S. Administration’s decision to set the refugee admission ceiling at 125,000 for...
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The EU Cannot Shirk Its Responsibilities Towards Afghans in Need of Protection

September 16, 2021

As humanitarian needs in Afghanistan continue to escalate, ICMC Europe, the SHARE Network, and over 15 other organizations appeal to the EU not to forget its responsibility towards Afghans but rather to place protection at the center of its response.

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Prioritize Family Reunification in Response to the Situation in Afghanistan

August 31, 2021

ICMC and the other signatories to this statement plead with the members of the Family Reunification Network to consider family reunification procedures as a priority in their response to the situation in Afghanistan.

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Time to Get Resettlement Moving!

July 7, 2021

Ahead of the European Union’s Resettlement Forum, ICMC Europe and five other organizations appeal to the EU institutions and member states to urgently revive and increase resettlement efforts by completing their pledge to resettle 30,000 refugees this year, and at least 36,000 in 2022.

ICMC Annual Report 2020

ICMC Annual Report 2020: Serving Migrants and Refugees in an Unprecedented Year

In 2020, the International Catholic Migration Commission (ICMC) adapted with creativity and flexibility to continue assisting and protecting uprooted people...

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