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   Greece 16 migrants drown trying to reach Greece from TurkeyTHESSALONIKI, Greece, 30 June 2010 (Hurriyet Daily News<)—Greek police have found the bodies of 16 migrants believed to have drowned in a river that flows along the Turkey-Greek border as they tried to enter the country, a police source said Wednesday.Read more< Europe Christian organisations comment on proposed recasts of European directives on asylumBRUSSELS, June 2010—Christian organisations representing Churches throughout Europe offer joint comments on the recast asylum directives in Europe, calling for a "more ambitious and constructive approach in the Council negotiations".Read more<  A report on joint resettlement in the European Union 10,000 refugees from IraqPublished by ICMC and the International Rescue Committee (IRC), this report provides an examination of how far European Union (EU) Member States have come to meet the EU Council Decision of November 2008, as well as an analysis of how Iraqi resettlement in EU countries involved in this first experience of joint resettlement in the European Union, and a series of key recommendations to policy-makers.Read more<  Europe Vulnerable Iraqi refugees continue looking to Europe for resettlementBRUSSELS, 11 May 2010—A new report released by ICMC and the International Rescue Committee (IRC) today at the European Parliament draws attention to the still dire situation of vulnerable Iraqi refugees in the Middle East, and the critical role of European Member States in providing assistance and opportunities for resettlement.Read more<  ICMC Europe Rebuilding lives through refugee resettlement: Updated guide offers support to European governments, NGOsBRUSSELS, 6 May 2010—ICMC Europe has recently released an updated edition of Welcome to Europe! a comparative review of partnerships between governments and NGOs involved in the resettlement of refugees in Europe.Read more< Mediterranean Need to ensure reception, identification and referral of ‘boat people’ urgentBRUSSELS, 6 May 2010—In line with concerns recently expressed by the Vatican on the interception and push-backs of migrant boats in the Mediterranean, ICMC is set to begin a new project with Church and other NGO partners in Greece, Italy, Malta and Spain (including ACCEM and JRS Malta) that aims to ensure that asylum seekers, refugees and others within mixed migration flows who may be in need of special protection are properly identified and provided protection-sensitive support.Read more<  |
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