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Geneva

ICMC to convene stakeholders on the Global Governance of Migration

GENEVA, 30 September 2009—The International Catholic Migration Commission (ICMC) has launched Conversations on the Global Governance of Migration, a new initiative intended to deepen reflection and convergence in a critical area of migration policy.Read more<

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Geneva

Migrant rights take centre stage at UN Human Rights Council

GENEVA, 17-18 September, 2009—UN and government leaders—together with international organizations and civil society leaders, including ICMC—came together to emphasize the need for greater protection of migrants rights at the 12th Session of the UN Human Rights Council.Read more<

Geneva

Ambassador Sergio Marchi joins ICMC

GENEVA, 1 September 2009—ICMC is pleased to welcome Ambassador Sergio Marchi to its Geneva Headquarters where he will contribute to a greater understanding of the potentials offered by more fluent global mobility and labour markets in his role as Special Advisor to the Secretary General beginning 1 September 2009.Read more<

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Refugee resettlement

Assistant High Commissioner praises work of NGOs, ICMC in refugee resettlement

STOCKHOLM, 25 August 2009—UNHCR Assistant High Commissioner, Erika Feller, notes the "vital role" that NGOs including ICMC play in refugee resettlement, and encourages States to increase the available resettlement places and build resettlement into "comprehensive solutions strategies".Read more<

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Expertise and action

ICMC publishes 2008 Annual Report

Thanks to the support of our Members, partners and donors, 2008 marked ICMC's 57th year of service to vulnerable people on the move.  The 2008 ICMC Annual report provides a brief snapshot of the ways in which ICMC policy and operational programmes are making a tangible difference in the lives of uprooted people across the globe.Read more<

Encyclical letter of Pope Benedict XVI

Caritas in Veritate

VATICAN, 7 July 2009—The Vatican released today Pope Benedict XVI’s Encyclical Caritas in Veritate, focussing on the human development in charity and truth.Read more<

Reflections by the ICMC Secretary General

Crossing the red line in efforts to combat irregular migration

Events this past month demonstrate the complexity-and risk-of mixing reflexes of rescue at sea that are commendable and comply with international law, with newer policies that go in other directions in unprecedented fashion and speed. The immediate return to Libya of 238 people rescued in international waters was a step across the red line of human dignity, towards a downward slope of diminished human dignity for us all.Read more<

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Turkey

US Consul General visits ICMC Turkey

ISTANBUL 5 February 5, 2009 — ICMC Turkey, the regional Overseas Processing Entity (OPE) for the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program, had the pleasure of receiving Sharon Wiener, the United States Consul General in Istanbul.Read more<

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New website on Migration and Development launched

GENEVA, 11 November 2008 — ICMC is pleased to announce the launch of www.MigrationAndDevelopment.net<, a new civil society website on migration and development that will facilitate and support operational programming and partnerships within the field of migration and development.Read more<

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ICMC releases new publication "Dignity Across Borders"

GENEVA, 30 October 2008 (ICMC)—ICMC releases a new publication, based on a consultation on migration with ICMC Members throughout Asia, which was held in Manila in August 2008 and jointly organised by ICMC and the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines.Read more<

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