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U.S. Bishops Call for Comprehensive Immigration Reform

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...
ICMC Advocacy

ICMC Advocacy
ICMC Pledges to Support Vulnerable Refugees and Host Communities at First Global Refugee Forum 1

ICMC Pledges to Support Vulnerable Refugees and Host Communities at First Global Refugee Forum

Because of their geographical proximity with conflict zones, low- and middle-income countries carry most of the burden of caring for...
Civil Society Calls on EU Member States to Demonstrate Leadership on Resettlement at the 2019 Global Refugee Forum 2

Civil Society Calls on EU Member States to Demonstrate Leadership on Resettlement at the 2019 Global Refugee Forum

One year after the adoption of the Global Compact on Refugees, the international community will gather in Geneva at the...
Global Compact on Refugees: Towards a “New Regime”? 1

Global Compact on Refugees: Towards a “New Regime”?

Based on Pope Francis’ repeated calls “to welcome, protect, promote and integrate people on the move in all parts of...
Faith Actors Call for Global Solidarity

Faith Actors Call for Global Solidarity

The diversity of origins and traditions which make humanity unique are being targeted by intolerance, sometimes by brutal violence, and...
“Let’s Work Together,” Civil Society Tells Governments

“Let’s Work Together,” Civil Society Tells Governments

“Our underlying message is straightforward and simple: let’s work together!” said Stéphane Jaquemet, Director of Policy at the International Catholic...
NGOs Call on European Union to Admit More Refugees

NGOs Call on European Union to Admit More Refugees

ICMC Europe has joined other civil society organizations in a call to open additional, legal and safe admission pathways for...
Catholic Church Welcomes International Accords on Migration and Refugees

Catholic Church Welcomes International Accords on Migration and Refugees

The Catholic Church has given its strong support to the UN Global Compacts on Migration and Refugees. In a 3...
What Are the “Global Compacts” and How Will They Affect Migrants and Refugees?

What Are the “Global Compacts” and How Will They Affect Migrants and Refugees?

In December 2018, UN member states will adopt the Global Compact for Migration and the Global Compact on Refugees. These...
Opinion: The Global Compacts Should Not Fail Refugees and Migrants

Opinion: The Global Compacts Should Not Fail Refugees and Migrants

By Stephane Jaquemet, ICMC Director of Policy Initially intended to be both comprehensive and a step forward in protecting large...
A Plea for Migrants and Refugees: No One Should Fall Through the Cracks

A Plea for Migrants and Refugees: No One Should Fall Through the Cracks

Civil society and international organizations as well as like-minded governments are lobbying for the future global agreements on migration and...
Global Compact on Refugees: New Draft an Improvement, yet More Work Needed

Global Compact on Refugees: New Draft an Improvement, yet More Work Needed

The latest version of the Global Compact on Refugees, draft one, represents an improvement on the preceding draft zero, and...
Statement

US Catholic Working Group on Global Compact on Refugees

April 3, 2018

Issued by the US Catholic Working Group on Global Compacts on Refugees and Migration, which includes ICMC, on 3 April 2018. The statement highlights the need to focus on solutions for those most at risk, such as unaccompanied children, women at risk, victims of human trafficking, and those unsafe in refugee-hosting countries.
Statement

CRS, ICMC, & JRS Statement for the Second Formal Consultation of the Global Compact on Refugees

March 21, 2018

Issued by ICMC, Catholic Relief Services, and Jesuit Refugee Service/USA on 21 March 2018. The statement highlights the need to include provisions preventing family separation and child detention at all times in the Global Compact on Refugees.

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