NIAWG Advocacy Statement on COVID-19 and vulnerable children The National Interagency Working (NIAWG) group on Unaccompanied, Separated and Migrant Children in South Africa would like to commend the Government of South Africa for its stance towards curbing and reducing the spread of COVID-19. The NIAWG would like to take this opportunity to emphasise that in…
Do you need legal or psycho-social assistance during the national COVID-19 lockdown and ongoing pandemic. While many organisations physical offices are closed some of us are available over phone and email. See the info-graphic below for the details of some of CoRMSA’s members who you can contact. ADVICE IN THE TIME OF COVID-19 …
Immediate release: 18 March 2020 COVID-19: CoRMSA calls for Non-Exclusionary Precautionary Treatment Measures. The Consortium for Refugees and Migrants in South Africa (CoRMSA) is deeply concerned with the potential impact and spread of COVID-19 in South Africa, the region, and the rest of the world. Following the announcement made by the President of South Africa…
TERMS OF REFERENCE For developing and setting up project support and administrative system for CoRMSA. 1. Background information: The Consortium for Refugees and Migrants in South Africa (CoRMSA) is a national network of organisations working with asylum seekers, refugees and international migrants. CoRMSA currently has 25 member organisations across the country. Our member organisations include…
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Press Statement: For Immediate Release: 16thNovember 2019. International Day for Tolerance: Upholding the Human Rights of Refugees, Asylum Seekers and Migrants. International Day for Tolerance was established by the United Nations in 1996 to be a reminder of the principles that inspired the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted by the UN on 10…
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30th September- 4th October 2019 This week CoRMSA and its member organisations are organizing and apart of various activities and events in forwarding our mandate to promote and protect the human rights of refugees, migrants and asylum seekers in South Africa. These include: 01 October 2019 Abigail Dawson and Muluti Phiri are attending an urgent…
For Immediate Release: 24 September 2019. Heritage Day Press Statement: Embracing asylum seekers, refugees and migrants The month of September is commemorated and celebrated as the National Heritage Month. 24th September in South Africa is National Heritage day, where South Africans celebrate their culture and the diversity of beliefs and traditions in a wider context of…