As humanitarian funding declines, conflicts proliferate and high levels of forced displacement persist, the World Refugee & Migration Council is launching a new international initiative to build a global coalition of donor and hosting governments, multilateral institutions, local authorities and those displaced long-term by conflict.
Ninette Kelley is the chair of the World Refugee & Migration Council, which has launched an international effort to identify policy and institutional reforms that better bridge humanitarian and institutional responses to forced displacement. She is a former senior United Nations official and a member of the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada. This op-ed was […]
WRMC President Fen Osler Hampson delivered a forceful defence of Bill S-214 to Canadian Senators on the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade. The legislation would strengthen Canada’s ability to dispose of foreign state assets under the Special Economic Measures Act.
The World Refugee & Migration Council welcomes Ewen Macleod as our newest member of the Council and its Steering Committee. Ewen is a senior humanitarian and development specialist who brings over three decades of policy, management, and operational experience in crisis, fragile, and post-conflict settings across Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. Ewen has held […]
National Public Radio’s Weekend Edition Host Scott Simon spoke to World Refugee & Migration Council Chair Ninette Kelley about the condition of people displaced by war in Iran and the impact on countries in the region on Saturday, March 21. Listen to the full interview on NPR below or on the NPR website: “[There are] […]
