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Secretary-General António Guterres (at podium) briefs reporters on the situation in Gaza.

The UN can play a big role in what comes next in Gaza – and Canada is well-placed to help

Posted on January 2, 2024January 2, 2024 by Lloyd Axworthy in Opinion

Lloyd Axworthy and Michael Manukau write that Canada has an opportunity to step up its diplomatic efforts to achieve a solution to what is presently an intractable crisis in Gaza.

World Refugee & Migration Council Endorses Joint Refugee Statement, Meaningful Refugee Participation Pledge

Posted on December 15, 2023December 15, 2023 by WRMC in News

The World Refugee & Migration Council supports two important initiatives launched during the 2023 Global Refugee Forum: the Joint Refugee Statement and the Multi-Stakeholder Meaningful Refugee Participation Pledge, led by the Global Refugee-Led Network.

WRMC Updates

Posted on December 8, 2023December 13, 2023 by WRMC in Newsletter

Updates from the World Refugee & Migration Council, December 2023.

Middle East, North Africa water crisis must be top of the agenda at COP28

Posted on December 6, 2023December 13, 2023 by HRH Prince El Hassan bin Talal in Opinion

At the Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC (COP28) in Dubai, we must come together and create a concrete, realistic, and consensual roadmap for the cooperative and productive management of water resources, write WRMC Honorary Chair Prince El Hassan Bin Talal and Tabinda Sarosh.

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.

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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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  • Ninette Kelley talks to NPR about displacement resulting from the conflict in Iran March 21, 2026
  • The World Refugee & Migration Council Remembers Rita Süssmuth February 2, 2026
  • World Refugee & Migration Council Statement on the Humanitarian and Democratic Crisis in Iran January 15, 2026
  • Facing reality: Canada and the challenge of refugee protection January 6, 2026
  • World Refugee & Migration Council Appoints Ninette Kelley as New Chair December 8, 2025