Civil society statement: Europe’s response to Afghans in need of protection one year after the Taliban takeover
August 1, 2022
Protection & Prevention Resettlement & Complementary Pathways Asylum Europe Humanitarian admission Resettlement
“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.
NGOs Urge EU States to Renew Commitment to Refugee Protection
June 23, 2022
Advocacy Complementary Pathways Resettlement (Advocacy)
ICMC Europe and six other NGOs call on EU Member States to show renewed leadership on resettling refugees. While welcoming support given to those displaced by war in Ukraine, the NGOs stress the urgency to meet other global protection needs by expanding resettlement and complementary pathways.
European civil society coalition calls for reinforced commitments to resettlement
June 13, 2022
Resettlement & Complementary Pathways Complementary Pathways Resettlement (Advocacy)
"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.
NGO statement: ICMC Europe joins call for rapid EU response to the Ukrainian refugee crisis
March 27, 2022
Protection & Prevention Resettlement & Complementary Pathways Asylum Integration Ukraine
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.
Christian organisations statement: arrival of refugees from Ukraine and application of the EU Temporary Protection Directive
March 23, 2022
Protection & Prevention Asylum Integration Temporary Protection
ICMC Europe joins Christian organizations working on asylum and migration in Europe to welcome the temporary protection for refugees from Ukraine, urge support for the most vulnerable, and maintain access to asylum and protection for all those in need.
NGOs Call for Action To Protect Children at EU Borders
December 10, 2021
Advocacy Asylum Child Protection Family Migration Policy Unaccompanied Minors
ICMC Europe and over 20 other NGOs urge governments to protect migrant children at Europe’s borders. Solidarity and responsibility-sharing in the EU asylum and migration system must prioritize safe routes to family reunion and international protection, not containment, pushbacks and returns.
Call on the EU: Restore rights and values at Europe’s borders
November 29, 2021
Advocacy Asylum Migration Policy Returns
In a joint statement, ICMC Europe, the SHARE Network, and over 100 other organizations urge the EU and its member States to respond to the humanitarian crisis at the border with Belarus in a way that ensures people's right to asylum and guarantees humanitarian access.