WRMC Chair Ninette Kelley writes in The Globe and Mail that the international humanitarian system has long needed reform, but Canada’s recent retreat, alongside other donors, represents a missed opportunity to improve it rather than shrinking and weakening it. At least 72 migrants died last month when tens of thousands of people surged into the […]
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 Lamp Lifeboat Ladder project.
Why Corruption is a Driver of Displacement
Corruption is not just a factor in many of the globe’s current dire refugee and security crises. Corrupt regimes are responsible for some of the worst human rights atrocities, including the forcible displacement of their citizens.
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 commitment to addressing the plight of the world’s most vulnerable, especially refugees and migrants.
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 migration.