Avoiding Direct Confiscation: A Bond-lien Guarantee Mechanism to Help Ukraine
Instead of confiscating Russian assets, Western governments can use them as security for loans of equal value immediately to support Ukraine.... Read more.
Council Member Jayne Fleming named a top lawyer for pro bono refugee protection work
WRMC Council Member and head of Reed Smith’s international refugee protection programs Jayne Fleming was named to Forbes’ first annual list of America’s... Read more.
New initiative to protect refugee women survivors of sexual and gender-based violence in Mexico
On International Women's Day, WRMC, Reed Smith LLP and the Canadian Centre for Victims of Torture announce a new initiative with Immigration, Refugees and Citiz... Read more.
Canada’s plan to require visas from some Mexicans is a dangerous overreaction
Lloyd Axworthy, Rafael Fernandez de Castro and Fen Hampson write that It was clearly tempting for Ottawa to reach once again for this kill switch, especially am... Read more.
Restore UNRWA funding, create Protective Mission to address humanitarian crisis in Gaza
To address the dire humanitarian crisis facing more than 2 million people who have been displaced in Gaza, the WRMC calls for funding for the UN Relief and Work... Read more.
World Refugee & Migration Council Endorses Joint Refugee Statement, Meaningful Refugee Participation Pledge
The World Refugee & Migration Council supports two important initiatives launched during the 2023 Global Refugee Forum: the Joint Refugee Statement and the Mult... Read more.
WRMC Updates
Updates from the World Refugee & Migration Council, December 2023.... Read more.
New Council Members
The World Refugee & Migration Council has welcomed four new Council Members: Jayne Fleming, James Hathaway, Victor Lal and Warda Shazadi Meighan.... Read more.
Deportations by Pakistan, Iran leave forcibly displaced Afghans vulnerable
The World Refugee & Migration Council deplores ongoing deportations of Afghans and others by the Governments of Pakistan and Iran. Already more than 400,000... Read more.
UNHCR’s Filippo Grandi on Gaza: Humanitarian Ceasefire Needed to ‘Stop this Spiral of Death’
UN High Commissoner for Refugees Filippo Grandi called on the UN Security Council to demand a humanitarian ceasefire coupled with humanitarian aid inside Gaza.... Read more.