WRMC Chair Lloyd Axworthy and special advisor Allan Rock make the case as to how Canada can ease the refugee crisis at the U.S.-Mexican border.
Event report: Refugees, Education and Conflict
On January 27, 2021 the World Refugee & Migration Council (WRMC) hosted an event with the US Institute of Peace (USIP) to explore linkages between refugees, access to education and conflict. Three distinguished panelists — international consultant Marc Sommers, Dr. Sarah Dryden-Peterson of Harvard University’s School of Education, and Suha Tutunji, academic director of Jusoor […]
Panel Discussion Explores Refugee Return and Reintegration
On 7 December, the Center for Conflict and Humanitarian Studies (CHS) hosted a webinar in collaboration with the World Refugee & Migration Council. The webinar entitled ‘Placing Refugee Return and Reintegration at the Heart of International Development Policy’ comes in recognition of the challenge associated with ensuring durable solutions to forced displacement that is currently affecting […]
Placing Refugee Return and Reintegration at the Heart of International Development Policy
On 7 December 2020, the Center for Conflict and Humanitarian Studies (CHS) hosted a 90-minute Webinar in collaboration with the World Refugee & Migration Council. The Webinar entitled ‘Placing Refugee Return and Reintegration at the Heart of International Development Policy’ comes in recognition of the challenge associated with ensuring durable solutions to forced displacement that is currently […]
WRMC Honorary Chair Madeleine Albright Given Exceptional Service Award
Honorary Chair and former US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright was honoured with an Exceptional Service Award during Refugee International’s New York Circle: Act for Refugees event on October 13. Secretary Albright talked at length with MSNBC’s Nicolle Wallace about the role of international non-government organizations in assisting refugees the her concerns over current US […]