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Mondial Spring 2021: Prospects for World Federalism

pdf available The following is drawn from remarks by WFM – Canada President Walter Dorn at the organization’s Annual Meeting, November 21, 2020. We are meeting in November, the month...

Mondial Spring 2021: The UNDP Human Development Report: Looking back to look ahead

pdf available by Fergus Watt Late last year the UN Development Programme released its 30th anniversary Human Development Report. First published in 1990, the annual report sought to enshrine a...

Mondial Spring 2021: Sir Brian Urquhart: A most worthwhile life in peace and war

pdf available by Peter Langille Sir Brian Urquhart who died January 2 2021, just weeks before his 102nd birthday, left much to remember as a thoughtful soldier, an exemplary international...

Mondial Spring 2021: The Future of the Conference on the Future of Europe

pdf available By Monique Cuillerier The Conference on the Future of Europe was proposed jointly by the European Commission and the European Parliament in late 2019. The Conference is intended...

Mondial Spring 2021: ICC Update

pdf available By Monique Cuillerier The International Criminal Court is currently engaged in eight preliminary examinations, and has thirteen situations under investigation. Preliminary examinations are currently being conducted in Bolivia,...

Mondial Spring 2021: Broad consultations planned for the S-G’s follow up to UN75 Declaration

pdf available by Fergus Watt On 21 September 2020, world leaders adopted the UN75 Declaration, which sets out twelve commitments to action across the global agenda, including sustainable development, pandemic...

Mondial Spring 2021: Introducing Sandra Coyle, WFM – IGP’s new Executive Director

pdf available On December 17 the international World Federalist Movement – Institute for Global Policy (WFM) announced the appointment of Sandra Coyle as the organization’s Consulting Executive Director, working with...

Peace Prospects in the Biden Era: Online discussion featuring Douglas Roche

April 1, 2021 at 6:30 EDT Register here Douglas Roche, former Senator and longtime Canadian peace advocate, launches his new book, Recovery: Peace Prospects in the Biden Era, with an...

Better Climate Governance Matters!

April 19, 2021 at 9am EDT The conference, Better Climate Governance Matters: Supporting global climate action by improving the effectiveness of UNFCCC meetings, will be held on Zoom. This conference...

Save the date! WFMC World Peace Award

This year’s WFM – Canada World Peace Award presentation will take place April 28 2021, beginning at 6:30 pm EST. This year’s award recipient is Canadian General (Ret.) John de...

Mondial coming soon!

The Spring 2021 issue of Mondial is coming soon! The electronic version will be distributed early next week and the print version will be in the mail shortly. Articles include:Introducing...

Elizabeth May to headline WFMC Toronto event

On May 18, 7:00 pm EDT, Elizabeth May, former leader of the Green Party of Canada will be the guest speaker at an online event hosted by the Toronto Branch...

It is spring and time to renew your membership in WFMC

Supporting WFMC as a member means supporting the development of democratic institutions to assure a peaceful, just and ecologically sustainable world. As a member you: Join a network of like-minded...

Remembering Ian Waddell

Long-time World Federalist, and member of the WFMC Board of Directors, Ian Waddell died on March 15th.From 1979 to 1993, Waddell served as an NDP Member of Parliament from British...

TakeAction for March 2021: Building peace & security

Urgent international action needed to end deadly Myanmar coup The situation in Myanmar is growing more violent and polarized. Deadly attacks on peaceful protesters by Myanmar’s security forces continue. More...

TakeAction for March 2021: Building human rights

This year, you can attend the NGO CSW Forum Each year, the NGO Committee on the Status of Women, New York (NGO CSW/NY) organizes the civil society side of the...