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Lloyd Axworthy Receives Metropolis Canada Policy Maker Award

Posted on March 17, 2025April 21, 2025 by Lloyd Axworthy in News, Video

Metropolis Canada has awarded WRMC Chair Lloyd Axworthy with its 2025 Policy Maker Award of Excellence. The award recognizes and celebrates outstanding contributions to the field of immigration and settlement in Canada.

Canadian Government Must Not Shelve Private Sponsorship of Refugees Program

Posted on December 2, 2024December 2, 2024 by WRMC in Statement

World Refugee & Migration Council Chair Lloyd Axworthy decries the decision to abandon Canada’s Private Sponsorship of Refugees program simply to appease those who unfairly blame newcomers for economic and social ills that result from government mismanagement.

Elizabeth Ferris Receives Award for Excellence in Migration Scholarship

Posted on November 20, 2024November 20, 2024 by WRMC in News

World Refugee & Migration Council Vice President of Research Elizabeth Ferris has received the prestigious Center for Migration Studies award for excellence in migration scholarship.

Statement on the Humanitarian Situation in Lebanon

Posted on October 23, 2024October 23, 2024 by HRH Prince El Hassan bin Talal in Opinion

As war expands into Lebanon, Prince El Hassan bin Talal and WRMC Chair Lloyd Axworthy write that the international community must act swiftly to address the escalating crisis, enforce international laws, and uphold the protection of those most vulnerable to the devastating consequences of the conflict.

Reforming the International Order: Towards a New Humanitarian Paradigm

Posted on September 30, 2024October 9, 2024 by WRMC in Opinion

WRMC Honorary Co-Chair Prince El Hassan Bin Talal writes in this article first published in Modern Diplomacy that although the world has been spared from armed conflict involving the major nuclear power, there have been 150 “small” wars since 1945, mostly in the Third World. As the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly […]

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The World Refugee & Migration Council offers bold strategic thinking about how the international community can comprehensively respond to refugees and the forcibly displaced through the principles of international cooperation and responsibility sharing. Council members include leaders, practitioners and innovators from developing and developed countries across the globe.

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  • International Community Must Counter Efforts to Dismantle Refugee and Migration Protections at UN General Assembly September 22, 2025
  • CBC Montreal: Running Marathons Helps Group of Refugees Adjust to Life in Canada May 22, 2025
  • World Refugee & Migration Council Urges Actions to Counter Breakdown of the International Refugee System May 20, 2025
  • Webinar — Responding to Climate-Induced Transnational Migration: An Action Plan May 15, 2025