This month, 14 refugee runners from the Middle East and Africa gathered in Montreal to run distances from 5 to 42.2 kilometres in the Longueuil Marathon. They are part of a team started by WRMC member Jayne Fleming, director of our partner project Lamp Lifeboat Ladder, in 2022 with generous support from law firm Reed […]
The time has come to think about what comes after the war in Gaza
Israel’s three-phase proposal for Middle East peace, announced on May 31 by U.S. President Joe Biden, is an important step forward and deserves widespread support. The plan, however, leaves important questions unanswered concerning who “governs” Gaza post-hostilities.
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.
Free Speech vs Hate Speech: The Journey Towards Coexistence Requires Dialogue
At a time when the world faces complex and ominous challenges, including conflict and climate change, we must reinforce the universal and inalienable right to human dignity for all, writes WRMC Honorary Chair HRH Prince El Hassan bin Tall
Event Report: Vaccine Equity for the Forcibly Displaced
Read the report from the WRMC’s Vaccine Equity for the Forcible Displaced event featuring HRH Prince El Hassan Bin Talal, the Hon. Lloyd Axworthy and COVID-19 pandemic experts moderated by Rosemary McCarney.