WRMC Honorary Chair HRH Prince El Hassan bin Talal and WRMC Chair the Hon. Lloyd Axworthy call for recognition of UNRWA as a vital lifeline for Palestinian refugees.
WRMC Statement: G7 to loan US$50 billion to Ukraine using profits from Russian frozen assets
The World Refugee & Migration Council (WRMC) welcomes the decision of the G7 to extend a 50 billion dollar loan to Ukraine, which will be underwritten by the earnings of Russian assets that have been frozen by G7 countries and the European Union.
Restore UNRWA funding, create Protective Mission to address humanitarian crisis in Gaza
To address the dire humanitarian crisis facing more than 2 million people who have been displaced in Gaza, the WRMC calls for funding for the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) to be restored immediately. The Council also calls for the creation of a Protective Mission to protect aid workers accompanied by a new Humanitarian and Reconstruction Contact Group for Gaza.
Deportations by Pakistan, Iran leave forcibly displaced Afghans vulnerable
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 […]
Providing a Humanitarian Lifeline Critical to Saving Lives in Gaza
This statement by the World Refugee & Migration Council’s Chair outlines specific concerns for the civilian populations of both Israel and Gaza, and their protection from the continuing violence and their displacement from their homes.