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ICMC Secretary General Celebrates 50 Years of Priesthood

On 27 May 2022, Msgr. Robert J. Vitillo, Secretary General of the International Catholic Migration Commission (ICMC) for the past...

ICMC Calls for Access To Decent Work for Refugees and Migrants at the International Labour Conference

In a statement delivered at the 110th session of the International Labour Conference in Geneva, ICMC called for more sustainable...

“We Must Ensure Governments Remain True to Their Commitments Under the Global Compact for Migration”

ICMC Director of Policy Stéphane Jaquemet reflects on the first International Migration Review Forum, held in New York on 17-20...

Statement

The Centrality of Work for Sustainability

June 16, 2022

Advocacy COVID recovery Decent work Migrant Workers

At the 110^th session of the International Labour Conference, ICMC calls for sustainable and equitable work, increased humanitarian assistance, and renewed multilateralism. A human-centred approach to work is essential to create a socially and environmentally sustainable economy.

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ICMC Appoints New President and Governing Committee

On 1 June 2022, the Council of the International Catholic Migration Commission (ICMC) elected Ms. Christine Nathan as the Commission\'s...

Publication

Strategic Framework and Workplan 2022- 2026

June 2, 2022

ICMC Joins Expert Panel on Global Migration Governance at the International Migration Review Forum

ICMC Director of Policy Stéphane Jaquemet participated in an official IMRF side event on the contribution of Regional Consultative Processes...

ICMC Raises the Voice of Faith-Based Organizations at the International Migration Review Forum

ICMC Director of Policy Stéphane Jaquemet represented faith-based organizations working on migration at an informal multi-stakeholder hearing held ahead of...

Ensuring Protection for People Displaced by Climate Change

International coordination and a focus on protection are needed to address climate change-related displacement, concludes a virtual event on human...

New Year’s Greeting From ICMC President Bishop Giorgio Bertin

NGOs Call for International Action on Internal Displacement

ICMC joins over 25 other international non-governmental organizations calling for recommendations of the UN High-Level Panel on Internal Displacement to...

Statement

Joint Letter on Internal Displacement to UN Secretary-General

October 22, 2021

Advocacy IDPs

In an open letter to UN Secretary-General Antonio Gutteres, over 25 non-governmental organizations urge him to show leadership in implementing a global response to the plight of internally displaced people. The letter provides recommendations for an effective High-Level Panel on Internal Displacement.

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Assist Refugees and Migrants, Says Polish Bishop

Source: TVN24

Assistance to uprooted people should be a priority action for government and civil society, the president of the Polish Bishops said in an appeal that cautioned against stigmatizing newcomers. Archbishop Stanislaw Gądecki also called for the launch of humanitarian corridors for vulnerable refugees.

Catholic-Inspired Organizations Around the World Call For the Respect of Migrants’ and Refugees’ Rights

On the occasion of the 107th World Day of Migrants and Refugees, 26 September 2021, a joint statement from the...

Statement

Catholic-Inspired Migration Working Group Exhorts All to Work “Towards an Ever Wider ‘We’”

September 23, 2021

Church Networking COVID recovery COVID-19 Health Integration

On the 107th World Day of Migrants and Refugees, the Migration Working Group of the International Forum of Catholic-Inspired Organizations urges the entire human family to build a world that recognizes and respects the full enjoyment of the rights and dignity of refugees, migrants, and all people at the margins.