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.
   Publications and researchICMC produces a number of publications independently and with partners that contribute to greater awareness and protection of migrant rights, the promotion of refugee resettlement and improved assistance to vulnerable displaced people, as well as to the general understanding of the work and service of the Commission. Additionally, ICMC frequently carries out evaluations in regions where we are working, and publishes research on issues related to our work to better inform advocacy efforts and strengthen on-the-ground programming.  International NGO consultation Strengthening the Capacity of and Social Protection for Domestic Workers“After adoption, ratification!” was the call of over 70 NGOs and labour groups from 5 continents, including migrant domestic workers, at a conference co-organized by ICMC and hosted by the International Catholic Centre of Geneva on June 3rd and 4th, 2011. Strengthening the Capacity of and Social Protection for Domestic Workers offers a summary report on this consultation.Read more<  ICMC-UNHCR Deployment Scheme Partnering to resettle thousands of refugeesIn countries and communities around the world, the need for protection and long-term solutions continues to be urgent. Working directly with refugees in UNHCR field offices, ICMC deployees play a key role in identifying those who are most vulnerable, assessing their eligibility for resettlement and giving them hope for a new beginning.Read more<  2011 Paving the way: A handbook on the reception and integration of resettled refugeesThis innovative publication provides practical ideas and inspiration for facilitating integration once refugees have arrived in their country of resettlement. It comes as the fruit of an 18-month project that linked European actors from the full spectrum of the refugee resettlement process for greater cooperation on related initiatives, with funding from the European Commission's European Refugee Fund.Read more<  Bondaged souls: Migration and the situation of trafficking in Sabah, MalaysiaComplimentary to an accompanying DVD, the Bondaged Souls counter-trafficking training manual provides step-by-step recommendations for running effective workshops for policy makers and other stakeholders concerned about cross-border human trafficking, particularly in Malaysia.Read more< Background paper Women in need of international protectionThis background paper was prepared for the Caritas Internationalis conference on "The female face of migration", held in Saly, Senegal in December 2010. It addresses displacement,and the need to integrate women’s issues in all stages of programme planning, women-oriented policies, needs assessments and data collection, and more creative needs-based programmes for women. Read more<  Fall DRIVE Newsletter: Improving protection and assistance in mixed migration arrivalsThe bimonthly DRIVE newsletter provides information on international and European policy developments in the area of maritime arrivals in the Mediterranean countries of focus in the DRIVE project (Greece, Italy, Malta, Spain), including especially issues related to the identification, referral and protection of asylum seekers and vulnerable migrants at arrival.Read more<  Working in concert: Building common ground for the global governance of migrationIn the lead up to the 2010 Global Forum on Migration and Development, ICMC has released its latest report, Working in concert. The report represents a synthesis of findings borne of the informal dialogue that was held with a broad range of senior migration actors to help stimulate public discourse of the need of a global governance of migration, facilitate relevant benchmarks and encourage decision makers to take up the cause with appropriate urgency.Read more< Putting “needs-first” in rights-based approaches to mixed migrationAppearing in Refúgio, Migrações e Cidadania, Cuaderno de Debates, a quarterly publication produced by the Instituto Migrações e Direitos Humanos, this document serves as a useful backgrounder to the issues arising in situations of so-called 'mixed migration', including the challenge of responding adequately to the protection needs of all those involved.Read more<  UNHCR-ICMC Deployment Scheme Partnering to make resettlement possible, one deployee at a timeThe ICMC-UNHCR Deployment Scheme is providing essential support and expertise wherever it is needed most. Learn more about the work of our resettlement experts in the field, and their vital role in increasing the number of refugees who are identified and referred for resettlement.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< |
 
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