During a panel discussion on climate change — on the day that the COP 26 climate change conference would have begun — WRMC Chair Lloyd Axworthy said that new networks and coalitions are needed to respond to the confluence of climate change, the COVID-19 pandemic and a breakdown of governance that will lead to increased […]
Interview with Jordan’s Prince El Hassan bin Talal
World Refugee & Migration Council Honorary Chair HRH Prince El Hassan bin Talal of Jordan spoke with Alain Elkann about the COVID-19 pandemic, the need to empower people — including refugees — in the Middle East and his humanitarian work throughout the region. The entire interview discussing “how we move from humiliation to human dignity” […]
Launch of the Action Network for the Forcibly Displaced – Women as Agents of Change
WRMC President Fen Osler Hampson spoke at the launch of the Action Network for the Forcibly Displaced — Women as Agents of Change on 27 October 2020. The new network is a direct result of the Council’s call for a Global Action Network on Forced Displacement in A Call to Action: Transforming the Global Refugee […]
WRMC Honorary Chair Madeleine Albright Given Exceptional Service Award
Honorary Chair and former US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright was honoured with an Exceptional Service Award during Refugee International’s New York Circle: Act for Refugees event on October 13. Secretary Albright talked at length with MSNBC’s Nicolle Wallace about the role of international non-government organizations in assisting refugees the her concerns over current US […]
Joint Statement: The European Commission Pact on Migration and Asylum
The World Refugee & Migration Council signed onto this joint statement organized by the European Council on Refugees and Exiles. As negotiations continue among European Union member states, the European Commission has also prepared a Questions and Answers document about the proposed pact. The commitment to a more human approach to protection and the emphasis […]