The Honourable Lloyd Axworthy Steps Down as Chair of the World Refugee & Migration Council
The World Refugee & Migration Council announces the retirement of the Honourable Lloyd Axworthy as Chair, marking the conclusion of his distinguished leadership... Read more.
Bribe, Inc. Film Screening
Join film director Peter W. Klein and experts from the University of Ottawa for a special screening of Bribe, Inc., an investigative documentary that uncovers the... Read more.
International Community Must Counter Efforts to Dismantle Refugee and Migration Protections at UN General Assembly
Recent executive actions and policy statements by the US administration point to a clear intent to dismantle the current international framework governing asylum... Read more.
CBC Montreal: Running Marathons Helps Group of Refugees Adjust to Life in Canada
Fourteen refugee runners from the Middle East and Africa gathered in Montreal to run distances from 5 to 42.2 kilometres in the Longueuil Marathon as part of the... Read more.
World Refugee & Migration Council Urges Actions to Counter Breakdown of the International Refugee System
The international refugee and migration regime — one of the critical pillars of the post-war international rules-based order — is crumbling before our very eyes... Read more.
Webinar — Responding to Climate-Induced Transnational Migration: An Action Plan
In the lead-up to World Environment Day, join us June 4 at 11 A.M. Eastern for a conversation on global climate-induced displacement, and what we can do about... Read more.
Keeping Business Clean: Combatting Corruption in a World of Change
Join key business leaders and experts on the critical role of the private sector in combatting corruption in Canada and through new international anti-corruption... Read more.
Canada must lead on supporting Ukraine with Russia’s frozen assets
Whoever wins Canada’s election next week will immediately face a decision with huge implications for global security and international law. At stake is the equivalent... Read more.
Pope Francis Leaves Legacy as Champion of Refugees and Migrants
The World Refugee & Migration Council extends its deepest sympathies to Catholics around the world. One of the highlights of Pope Francis’s legacy was his longstanding... Read more.
Responding to Climate-Induced Transnational Migration: An Action Plan
A new WRMC Action Plan outlines three workable, politically saleable and rights-regarding actions that states and other actors can employ to address climate-induced... Read more.