The World Refugee & Migration Council announces the retirement of the Honourable Lloyd Axworthy as Chair, marking the conclusion of his distinguished leadership since the Council’s establishment in 2017.
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 and migration, sharply restricting the right to seek protection and threatening to renounce or undermine key conventions and treaties designed to safeguard refugees.
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.
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 with global implications.
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 of US$300 billion of frozen Russian central bank reserves held in western currencies, C$22 billion of which is held in Canadian dollars.