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ICMC Statement on Migrant Tragedy in Calabria

The International Catholic Migration Commission (ICMC) grieves the deaths of more than 60 migrants, including many children, due to the...

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...

“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...

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...

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Faith-Based Organizations’ Statement before IMRF

May 16, 2022

Advocacy Global Compact on Migration IMRF

Representing faith-based organizations at a multistakeholder meeting ahead of the International Migration Review Forum, ICMC Director of Policy Stéphane Jaquemet deplored States’ efforts to build walls rather than affirm migrants’ dignity.

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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...

Global Migration Summit Discussions Focus on Concrete Solutions to COVID Crisis

Hundreds of civil society organizations took part in this year’s discussions at the Global Forum on Migration and Development along...

At This Change of Era, We Must Care for Our Common Home

At This Change of Era, We Must Care for Our Common Family

The 13th Global Forum on Migration and Development Summit, hosted remotely by the United Arab Emirates, is taking place from...

A Way Forward To Build Better Migration Policies in the COVID-19 Era

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the brokenness of policies that leave migrants vulnerable to exploitation, abuse, and exclusion. It is...

Implementing the Global Compact for Migration: ICMC Advocates for Better Protection of Children and All Migrants

Nearly two years after States adopted the Global Compact for Migration, governments of Europe, North America, and Central Asia, under...

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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.

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ICMC Recommendations at UNECE Regional Review of Global Compact for Migration

November 24, 2020

Advocacy Complementary Pathways COVID-19 Detention Global Compact on Migration

At the UNECE Regional Review of the Global Compact for Migration, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, ICMC urged governments to grant migrants access to services, expand regular migration pathways, and end detention.