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Confronting the Crisis in Afghanistan: Eight Priorities for the International Community

Posted on August 22, 2021October 4, 2021 by WRMC in Statement

In a statement, the World Refugee & Migration Council has called for global leadership to avert further human suffering and bloodshed in Afghanistan, especially for the millions of displaced persons in the country.

The International Community Must Do More for Vulnerable Afghans

Posted on August 20, 2021May 2, 2022 by WRMC in Statement

Statement from 22 former foreign ministers — including WRMC Chair Lloyd Axworthy and Honorary Chair Madeleine Albright — calling for more countries to offer tangible humanitarian support, including hosting Afghan allies.

Canada can ease the refugee crisis at the U.S.-Mexican border

Posted on July 30, 2021May 4, 2022 by Lloyd Axworthy in News, Opinion

WRMC Chair Lloyd Axworthy and special advisor Allan Rock make the case as to how Canada can ease the refugee crisis at the U.S.-Mexican border.

#WorldRefugeeDay: Reset the Response to Forced Displacement

Posted on June 20, 2021June 20, 2021 by WRMC in Statement, Uncategorized

World Refugee Day this year marks a distressing milestone: the number of people around the world who have been forcibly displaced due to violence, persecution and human rights violations has risen to 82.4 million, according the the UNHCR’s 2021 Global Trends report. In 2018, as the World Refugee & Migration Council prepared our report A […]

New Task Force: Regional Response Key to Addressing Migration in North and Central America

Posted on June 4, 2021April 19, 2022 by WRMC in English, Migration Task Force, News

A new high-level task force launched today brings together civil society, business leaders, academic researchers and former policymakers to push for collective, regional responses to the longer-term economic security and governance issues that impel migrants and asylum seekers to leave their homes.

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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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  • Webinar — Responding to Climate-Induced Transnational Migration: An Action Plan May 15, 2025
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