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Tag: Humanitarian Protection

Statement on the Humanitarian Situation in Lebanon

Posted on October 23, 2024October 23, 2024 by HRH Prince El Hassan bin Talal in Opinion

As war expands into Lebanon, Prince El Hassan bin Talal and WRMC Chair Lloyd Axworthy write that the international community must act swiftly to address the escalating crisis, enforce international laws, and uphold the protection of those most vulnerable to the devastating consequences of the conflict.

New initiative to protect refugee women survivors of sexual and gender-based violence in Mexico 

Posted on March 8, 2024April 8, 2024 by WRMC in News

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.

UNHCR’s Filippo Grandi on Gaza: Humanitarian Ceasefire Needed to ‘Stop this Spiral of Death’

Posted on November 3, 2023February 12, 2024 by WRMC in News

UN High Commissoner for Refugees Filippo Grandi called on the UN Security Council to demand a humanitarian ceasefire coupled with humanitarian aid inside Gaza.

Providing a Humanitarian Lifeline Critical to Saving Lives in Gaza

Posted on October 21, 2023December 8, 2023 by admin in Statement

This statement by the World Refugee & Migration Council’s Chair outlines specific concerns for the civilian populations of both Israel and Gaza, and their protection from the continuing violence and their displacement from their homes.

A major US asylum restriction is ending. So why is the humanitarian crisis in northern Mexico getting worse?

Posted on April 28, 2023April 28, 2023 by Eric Reidy in News

The New Humanitarian’s Eric Reidy writes that instead of bringing relief, the end of Title 42 looks poised to add confusion and pressure to an already difficult humanitarian situation.

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The World Refugee & Migration Council offers bold strategic thinking about how the international community can comprehensively respond to refugees and the forcibly displaced through the principles of international cooperation and responsibility sharing. Council members include leaders, practitioners and innovators from developing and developed countries across the globe.

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