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Canada Can Seek Justice for Child Victims of Conflict

Posted on November 28, 2023November 29, 2023 by Lloyd Axworthy in Opinion

WRMC Chair Lloyd Axworthy and Allan Rock write that those who target children in war must be held to account in a criminal court.

New Council Members

Posted on November 28, 2023November 28, 2023 by WRMC in News

The World Refugee & Migration Council has welcomed four new Council Members: Jayne Fleming, James Hathaway, Victor Lal and Warda Shazadi Meighan.

Deportations by Pakistan, Iran leave forcibly displaced Afghans vulnerable

Posted on November 24, 2023November 27, 2023 by WRMC in Statement

The World Refugee & Migration Council deplores ongoing deportations of Afghans and others by the Governments of Pakistan and Iran. Already more than 400,000 Afghans have been forced to leave Pakistan, and more than a million have been deported by Iran this year. Expulsion puts many of these individuals at grave personal risk. Many who […]

© UNICEF/Mohammad Ajjour A five-year-old boy holds up his cat amidst the wreckage of his home in Gaza.

In the Conflict in Gaza, We Must Think About the Children

Posted on November 13, 2023November 13, 2023 by Lloyd Axworthy in Opinion

WRMC’s Lloyd Axworthy and Allan Rock write that while Canada will not bring about change with military force, we can make this a safer, fairer and better world by seeking the renewal of the world’s commitment to the safety of children in war.

UNHCR’s Filippo Grandi on Gaza: Humanitarian Ceasefire Needed to ‘Stop this Spiral of Death’

Posted on November 3, 2023February 12, 2024 by WRMC in News

UN High Commissoner for Refugees Filippo Grandi called on the UN Security Council to demand a humanitarian ceasefire coupled with humanitarian aid inside Gaza.

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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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  • Canada must lead on supporting Ukraine with Russia’s frozen assets April 23, 2025
  • Pope Francis Leaves Legacy as Champion of Refugees and Migrants April 21, 2025
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  • Lloyd Axworthy Receives Metropolis Canada Policy Maker Award March 17, 2025
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