The main objective of the Consultation is to examine the migration issues and actions from a regional perspective by Asian Bishops' Conferences and their Commissions on migration. The participants will also explore convergences, common orientations and possible response mechanisms within the region. The Consultation will further allow ICMC to strengthen its memberships network in Asia.

Among the specific migration themes that will be discussed are: national migration issues; labour migration and the need for protection; human trafficking; the well being of migrants and their families; migration and development - towards global governance.

Created in 1951 by the Vatican, ICMC is an international operating organisation serving and protecting uprooted people - refugees, internally displaced persons and migrants - regardless of faith, race, ethnicity or nationality. It advocates for rights-based policies and durable solutions directly and through a worldwide network of member organisations.

ICMC's members are the Catholic Bishops Conferences and Episcopal assemblies of similar status worldwide, particularly of those countries concerned with migration and refugee issues. ICMC Headquarters is in Geneva. The organisation has liaison offices in Brussels and Washington, as well as operations offices in Kosovo, Turkey, Jordan, Lebanon, Pakistan and Indonesia.

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For further information on the Consultation, please contact:
Rev. Fr. Edwin Corros, Executive Secretary of the Episcopal Commission for Pastoral Care of Migrants & Itinerant People - Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines, 527-4135 to 42

M. Marc Aellen, ICMC Head of Communications, +41 79 834 49 57

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