UNHCR (UN High Commissioner for Refugees) www.unhcr.org

UNODC (UN Office on Drugs and Crime) www.unodc.org

IOM (International Organization for Migration) www.iom.int

UNHRC (United Nations Human Rights Council)http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/hrcouncil/

ILO (International Labour Organisation) www.ilo.org














Pontifical Council for Migrants and Itinerant People
http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/pontifical_councils/migrants/s_index_migrants/rc_pc_migrants_sectionmigrants.htm

The council is seen as the main interlocutor for Caritas with the Holy See for Migration affairs.  Some individual Caritas Member Organisations are in direct relations with the Council and are invited as experts/speakers to their meetings.

USG/UISG (Union of Superiors General and International Union of Superiors General) www.uisg.org 

The Justice and Peace Commission has a specific Working Group to work on Anti-Trafficking issues.  Caritas and USG/UISG signed a Joint Statement in November 2007. Working relations at the grassroots level should be promoted and further enhanced.  Monthly meetings take place in Rome, hosted by the CI Secretariat.

JRS (Jesuit Refugee Service) www.jesref.org

Founded in 1980, its programmes are based in over 50 countries, providing assistance to refugees in camps, to displaced people, to asylum seekers in cities and those held in detention. The main areas of work are in the field of Education, Advocacy, Emergency Assistance, Health and Nutrition, Income Generating Activities and Social Services.  There are excellent partnership and working relationships with many Caritas organisations worldwide.

COATNET www.coatnet.org 

Started in 2001, it now unites over 40 organisations in 30 countries around the world, several of them Caritas Member Organisations.  The network currently operates under the legal umbrella of Caritas Europa.

ICMC (International Catholic Migration Commission) www.icmc.net 

Founded in 1951 by Pope Pius XII, active in advocacy for the rights of migrants, and in some assistance, relief and resettlement programmes. ICMC has close relations with Episcopal Conferences and with the Pontifical Council for Migrants.  Some 30 Caritas Member Organisations are also members of ICMC. There are currently joint programmes with several Caritas organisations in the field.

Caritas Europa: www.caritas-europa.org

Formerly mandated with the migration portfolio on behalf of the CI Confederation, they have developed a most valuable knowledge base, expertise and range of contacts.  While they focus on European policies, their experts can offer excellent advice and background information on global issues.

Several Caritas organisations in other regions are key players in their countries when it comes to services to migrants/refugees and advocacy.  They also have a number of partnerships abroad that will inform Caritas research, actions and policy positions.