World Refugee & Migration Council members followed the discussions at the 2021 Glasgow United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) closely. In particular, they were looking to see how conversations and commitments could lead to future efforts toward climate change adaption and a recognition that migration can be part of those efforts. Here’s what they said. […]
Memo to the new cabinet: Canada must meet the moment in Afghanistan
Imagine that you are a female judge in Afghanistan at this very moment: having gone from being in the epicenter of justice just a few months ago to a basement hideaway trying not to breathe too loudly. You are now hunted by the Taliban, by the murderers you convicted (and whom the Taliban released) as […]
Appel urgent à l’action en réponse à la crise afghane
Lettre ouverte au premier ministre du Canada, au ministre de l’Immigration, des Réfugiés et de la Citoyenneté, et à la ministre des Affaires étrangères
Urgent Call to Action in Response to the Crisis in Afghanistan
An Open Letter to the Prime Minister’s office, the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs
Climate Migrants Can’t Wait for Global Frameworks
World Refugee & Migration Council Vice-President of Research Elizabeth Ferris wrote about the relationship between climate change and human mobility in the Wilson Quarterly. Read the full article here. “In today’s world where anti-immigrant sentiment is alive and well, where multilateral institutions are weak, where (at least in the U.S.), some reject the evidence that […]