U.S. State Department Officials enjoy ICMC visit with refugees in IstanbulISTANBUL, 8 March 2012—ICMC’s Resettlement Support Center (RSC) for Turkey and the Middle East was honoured to receive the visit of Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM), David Robinson, on March 8 and 9. Ambassador Robinson was accompanied by U.S. Consul General Frederic Kilner, PRM Deputy Director of the Office of Europe, Central Asia, and The Americas Nancy R. Iris, Refugee Coordinator Steven Ruken and PRM Program Officer Alden Greene.Read more |
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displaced persons and migrants, regardless of faith, ethnicity or nationality.
serves and protects uprooted people: refugees, internally
displaced persons and migrants, regardless of faith, ethnicity or nationality.
   ICMC NewsThe first EU Resettlement Skills Share Day Launch of the EU Resettlement Network website and 2020 Refugee Resettlement CampaignBRUSSELS, 10 May 2012—The newly adopted Joint EU Resettlement Programme now offers European countries possibilities to make a significant contribution to global resettlement. In order to expand and strengthen resettlement in Europe, three leading international organisations in the field of migration and refugees – IOM, ICMC and UNHCR – are working together on a project called ‘Linking-In in EU Resettlement’. As part of this project, the first EU Resettlement Skills Share Day takes place on Monday 14 and Tuesday 15 May in Brussels.Read more GFMD Civil Society Days Civil Society publishes Final Report of the GFMD Civil Society Days 2011 The Final Report of the GFMD Civil Society Days 2011 Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) is now available. The Final Report provides an overview of the activities and outcomes of the GFMD CSD 2011, including a summary of the opening plenary, all working sessions, the final civil society statement presented to the governments in their opening plenary, the Common Space with governments and a set of 17 recommendations made by civil society.Read more Welcome to Europe! A new EU Resettlement Programme offers a safe haven and a new start for refugees BRUSSELS, 29 March 2012—With the European Parliament vote on March 29th, the International Catholic Migration Commission (ICMC) congratulates the European Union on adopting a formal framework for welcoming refugees in need of resettlement to Europe, and expressing its commitment to human rights, refugee protection and solidarity with those most in need.Read more EU Budget 2014-2020 in the field of Home Affairs Civil Society Statement and Recommendations on the future EU funding in the area of migration and asylumBRUSSELS, 7 March 2012—On the occasion of the European Parliament's Hearing on “EU Funding on Migration, Integration and Asylum -Testing the Added Value”, ICMC has joined a coalition of over forty Civil Society Organizations across Europe active in the area of migration and asylum in presenting a number of key joint recommendations on the European Commission's proposals for funding EU policies in the area of Home Affairs.Read more Sunday Night Prime ICMC President John Klink on EWTN's Sunday Night PrimeIRONDALE, 4 September 2011—The President of the International Catholic Migration Commission, John M. Klink, gives insight into ICMC’s historical background, mission and activities on EWTN’s Sunday Night Prime. Talking about current challenges faced by people on the move and ICMC’s response, he illustrates the organization’s dedication to the dignity of every human being, a respect for their labour and rights, and the distinct values of family unity, solidarity and the common good.Read moreInternational Migrants Day Panel on Migrants in Crisis Situations: Human Security ConcernsNEW YORK, 13 December 2011—ICMC U.S. Liaison Officer Jane Bloom speaks before the Panel on Migrants in Crisis Situations at the United Nations in New York, highlighting the weakened and precarious human security of migrants in conflict situations and the ongoing and critical need to strengthen emergency response and assure protection of the most vulnerable.Read more |
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