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ICMC Delegation Visits Ukraine

On a second visit to Ukraine in less than a year, ICMC Secretary General, Msgr. Robert J. Vitillo, was deeply moved by the plight of the people, especially children, who are enduring psychological trauma and wounds that are deep, but invisible from the outside. Vatican News interviewed him and broadcast an ICMC video summarizing the visit.

Transporting Wheelchairs into Ukraine

In Poland, a Catholic organization combines the energies of local people with disabilities and their friends to ensure essential relief...

Statement

Need to move beyond basic relief in Ukraine, ICMC says

July 26, 2022

Advocacy Civil Society Coordination Humanitarian Assistance & Development Children & Youth CR4U Mental Health Women

In a European Parliament session on the humanitarian response in Ukraine, ICMC says there is a need to tend to hearts and minds for the people suffering from the war, beyond food and shelter.

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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...

Ensuring the Right to Education on World Refugee Day

20 June is World Refugee Day, which this year focuses on the right to seek protection. The International Catholic Migration...

Supporting Unaccompanied Migrant Children Living on the Streets of Djibouti City

For the past 20 years, Caritas Djibouti, ICMC’s member in the country, has been working with street children, most of...

Coordination Is Key to Protecting Vulnerable Children in Libya

An ICMC expert deployed to UNICEF Libya under a new partnership agreement with support from USAID is playing a crucial...

Creating Peace at Home: ICMC Malaysia’s New Video Series

In response to COVID-19 lockdowns, ICMC Malaysia’s Peace-at-Home videos provide activities for families to do together, as well as tips...

ICMC Commemorates International Day of the Girl Child; Mariam, an Example of Girl Strength

At 15, Mariam was engaged to be married. When her engagement ended, she struggled with social isolation, low self-esteem, and...

Publication

Child Marriage in Jordan

July 21, 2021

Address Poverty, Gender Inequalities to End Child Marriage in Jordan

A new report urges humanitarian actors, government, and donors to work together to eliminate poverty and gender inequalities as key...

New Research by ICMC Jordan Maps the Impact of COVID-19 on Household Violence Against Children

Community-based research recommends future actions based on the experiences of refugee and Jordanian parents and children. As the global response...

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Violence Against Children in the Household: Protection Monitoring Report 2020-21

July 7, 2021

Statement

Human Rights Council Must Respond to Pushbacks at International Borders

June 24, 2021

Advocacy Child Protection Children & Youth Migration Policy Protection at Sea Unaccompanied Minors

In a joint statement, ICMC and 50 other organizations plead with the UN Human Rights Council to urgently respond to the global pattern of pushbacks, human rights violations, and lethal disregard for human life at international borders.