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.
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.
At 24, Fatemeh fled a forced marriage and a threatened “honor killing.” In 2022, Fatemeh escaped with her 14-year-old brother, Ali. They were able to relocate to Canada through the Life Lampboat Ladder program. For over two decades, Reed Smith has represented hundreds of survivors of sexual and gender-based violence trapped on dangerous migration routes. […]
Two years ago, Afghan refugee Fatemeh Jafari, 28, immigrated to Canada with her younger brother Ali. On Sunday, Jafari finished her first-ever marathon — in her newly adopted home — after two years of training and perseverance.
Alison Lawton & Lauren Casey Discussion paper produced as part of the World Refugee & Migration Council’s Canadian Task Force Against Global Corruption. Abstract According to international law, Russia must provide full reparations and compensation to Ukraine for the harm inflicted during an undeclared war. In response, Canada has enacted legislation allowing for the seizure […]
