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The Churches’ Commission for Migrants in Europe and the WCC have published a revised and updated edition of their joint study, Mapping Migration: Mapping Churches’ Responses in Europe. The 2016 text explores challenges and changes in the European church landscape in light of international migration.

In the wake of recent crisis with the refugees in Europe, it is “absolutely and critically necessary that all European states take their proper responsibility in terms of reception and support for people seeking refuge, safety and a better future for themselves and their families. This cannot be left only to the states where they enter first,” says the WCC general secretary.

Deeply concerned for migrants in many regions, especially those “driven to undertake journeys of desperate risk and danger”, the WCC Executive Committee has declared: “All members of the international community have a moral and legal duty to save the lives of those in jeopardy at sea or in transit, regardless of their origin and status.”

Profondément inquiet pour les migrants dans de nombreuses régions du monde, en particulier ceux qui «sont motivés à entreprendre des périples désespérément risqués et dangereux», le Comité exécutif du COE a déclaré: «Tous les membres de la communauté internationale ont une obligation morale et légale de sauver la vie des personnes en danger en mer ou en transit, quels que soient leur origine ou leur statut.»