News & Analysis
Canada can help establish an international protective force in Gaza
The killing of aid workers in Gaza highlights the need to protect the supply and distribution of humanitarian assistance. Supplying aid is one thing, but making sure it reaches the people in need is a separate challenge. We believe that Canada can make a meaningful difference in meeting that challenge, write Lloyd Axworthy and Allan Rock.
Council Member Jayne Fleming named a top lawyer for pro bono refugee protection work
WRMC Council Member and head of Reed Smith’s international refugee protection programs Jayne Fleming was named to Forbes’ first annual list of America’s Top 200 Lawyers for 2024.
New initiative to protect refugee women survivors of sexual and gender-based violence in Mexico
On International Women’s Day, WRMC, Reed Smith LLP and the Canadian Centre for Victims of Torture announce a new initiative with Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada to resettle up to 100 refugee women survivors of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) from Mexico to Canada.
Canada’s plan to require visas from some Mexicans is a dangerous overreaction
Lloyd Axworthy, Rafael Fernandez de Castro and Fen Hampson write that It was clearly tempting for Ottawa to reach once again for this kill switch, especially amid public pressure from Quebec and the United States. But, they note, it should not have taken such drastic action.
Rétablissement du financement de l'UNRWA et création d'une mission de protection pour faire face à la crise humanitaire à Gaza
Pour faire face à la grave crise humanitaire à laquelle sont confrontées plus de 2 millions de personnes déplacées à Gaza, le WRMC demande que le financement de l'Office de secours et de travaux des Nations unies (UNRWA) soit immédiatement rétabli. Le Conseil demande également la création d'une mission de protection des travailleurs humanitaires, accompagnée d'un nouveau groupe de contact pour l'aide humanitaire et la reconstruction à Gaza.
The G7 can prove its commitment to Ukraine by seizing Russian assets
WRMC’s Lloyd Axworthy and Fen Hampson write in the Globe and Mail that G7 leaders must stop dragging their feet and take Russia’s money now and redirect it to Ukraine.
The UN can play a big role in what comes next in Gaza – and Canada is well-placed to help
Lloyd Axworthy and Michael Manukau write that Canada has an opportunity to step up its diplomatic efforts to achieve a solution to what is presently an intractable crisis in Gaza.
World Refugee & Migration Council Endorses Joint Refugee Statement, Meaningful Refugee Participation Pledge
The World Refugee & Migration Council supports two important initiatives launched during the 2023 Global Refugee Forum: the Joint Refugee Statement and the Multi-Stakeholder Meaningful Refugee Participation Pledge, led by the Global Refugee-Led Network.
WRMC Updates
Updates from the World Refugee & Migration Council, December 2023.
Middle East, North Africa water crisis must be top of the agenda at COP28
At the Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC (COP28) in Dubai, we must come together and create a concrete, realistic, and consensual roadmap for the cooperative and productive management of water resources, write WRMC Honorary Chair Prince El Hassan Bin Talal and Tabinda Sarosh.