While Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney promised global leadership in protecting human rights defenders and refugees, writes WRMC Chair Ninette Kelley, the apparent retreat from this commitment has been rapid and troubling.
World Refugee & Migration Council Appoints Ninette Kelley as New Chair
As WRMC’s new chair, Ninette Kelley will lead the Council’s efforts to advance practical, innovative and rights-based responses to displacement and asylum challenges worldwide.
International Community Must Counter Efforts to Dismantle Refugee and Migration Protections at UN General Assembly
Recent executive actions and policy statements by the US administration point to a clear intent to dismantle the current international framework governing asylum and migration, sharply restricting the right to seek protection and threatening to renounce or undermine key conventions and treaties designed to safeguard refugees.
CBC Montreal: Running Marathons Helps Group of Refugees Adjust to Life in Canada
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.
Why Corruption is a Driver of Displacement
Corruption is not just a factor in many of the globe’s current dire refugee and security crises. Corrupt regimes are responsible for some of the worst human rights atrocities, including the forcible displacement of their citizens.