EuropeInternational Conference on displaced Iraqis H.E. Archbishop Tomasi speaks on the need for aid in IraqGENEVA, 17 April 2007—H.E.Archbishop Silvano M. Tomasi, Apostolic Nuncio and Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations Office at Geneva, looks forward to heightened and to concrete forms of help for uprooted populations from Iraq.Read more< Displaced Iraqis ICMC applauds the European call for greater protection of IraqisEuropean Parliament says "international community has a duty" towards refugees.Read more< ICMC launches New Network to Support Refugee Resettlement in EuropeICMC Europe is partnering with non-governmental organisations (NGOs) from six different European countries to take the first steps towards a European Resettlement Network.Read more< European Commission communication On policy priorities in the fight against illegal immigration of third country nationalsICMC and organisations representing Churches and agencies throughout Europe jointly present comments on the efforts by the European Union to tackle irregular migration and protect and promote human rights both internally and externally.Read more< ECRE publishes new series Stories of refugees emigrating to EuropeICMC partner, European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE) has created a Refugee stories project to explain refugee's hardships and tales in order to promote more just immigration laws and to show the humanitarian side of migration. Read more< "Migration and youth: an opportunity for society and the Church in Europe"The annual meeting of the National Directors of the Pastoral care for Migration, attended by 46 delegates representing 25 Bishops' conferences of Europe and the Holy See, took place in Singuenza, Spain, 24 September, 2006.Read more< |