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Tag: Middle East

Ninette Kelley talks to NPR about displacement resulting from the conflict in Iran

Posted on March 21, 2026March 23, 2026 by WRMC in In the media, News

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] […]

CBC Montreal: Running Marathons Helps Group of Refugees Adjust to Life in Canada

Posted on May 22, 2025November 13, 2025 by WRMC in In the media, News

Fourteen refugee runners from the Middle East and Africa gathered in Montreal to run distances from 5 to 42.2 kilometres in the Longueuil Marathon as part of the Lamp Lifeboat Ladder project.

The time has come to think about what comes after the war in Gaza

Posted on June 11, 2024June 21, 2024 by Allan Rock in Opinion

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

Posted on December 6, 2023December 13, 2023 by HRH Prince El Hassan bin Talal in Opinion

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

Posted on February 16, 2023March 8, 2023 by HRH Prince El Hassan bin Talal in Opinion

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

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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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Latest posts

  • Ninette Kelley talks to NPR about displacement resulting from the conflict in Iran March 21, 2026
  • The World Refugee & Migration Council Remembers Rita Süssmuth February 2, 2026
  • World Refugee & Migration Council Statement on the Humanitarian and Democratic Crisis in Iran January 15, 2026
  • Facing reality: Canada and the challenge of refugee protection January 6, 2026
  • World Refugee & Migration Council Appoints Ninette Kelley as New Chair December 8, 2025