Child Rights in the Global Compact for Migration, UNECE Regional Review
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.
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.
Family and Migration
October 16, 2018
Delivered by ICMC President Dr. Anne T. Gallagher on 16 October 2019 at the General Assembly of the World Union of Catholic Women’s Organizations in Dakar, Senegal. The intervention focuses on the need to follow the words of the Holy Father and of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which both declare that families are the natural and fundamental unit of society and therefore must be protected.Families: Hidden Majority Among Migrants
September 25, 2018
Delivered by ICMC Secretary General Msgr. Robert J. Vitillo on 25 September 2018 at a side event to the 39th Session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. The statement highlights the importance of the family for migrants and the need to put in place measures specifically aimed at protecting migrants and their families.