The International Catholic Migration Commission
serves and protects uprooted people: refugees, internally
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.
Europe    Urgent Call for International Response to Boat People and Other Migrants Injured or Traumatized Crossing BordersThe Bishop of Djibouti is to make a direct appeal for an urgent response to migrant victims of violence this week in Geneva.Read more<  ICMC Welcomes European Resettlement of Vulnerable RefugeesThe International Catholic Migration Commission (ICMC) welcomes recent decisions by Iceland and Sweden to resettle vulnerable Palestinian refugees from camps in Iraq, and in neighbouring border areas.Read more< The Mediterranean "Illegal immigration needs political solution," says PopeVATICAN CITY, 31 August 2008 (Reuters<) — Pope Benedict today called for an effective political solution to deal with the human problems of illegal immigration from Africa to Europe.Read more<  NGOs call on the EU to live up to their responsiblility toward IraqIn a panel discussion organised tomorrow in Brussels, an Iraqi refugee, the director of the Iraqi Youth League and several other international experts will address the role of the EU in the Iraqi displacement crisis.Read more< 94th Day of Migrants and Refugees Message of His Holiness Benedict XVITHE VATICAN 13 January 2008—His Holiness Benedict XVI's message to young people on the ocassion of the 94th Day of Migrants and Refugees.Read more< Learning from the cayuqueros: What the African "boat people" are teaching Spain-and Europe-about immigration policyThe lessons learned from contemporary migration situations such as the African boat people have every potential to serve as useful catalysts for the development and implementation of coherent, applicable and collaborative approaches to migration policy.Read more<  |
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