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Trump's Middle East "Peace Plan"

On 28 January, US President Donald Trump announced his plan to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The plan calls for the incorporation of existing Israeli settlements in the West Bank, including...

UN HRC resolution on Responsibility to Protect

On July 17 the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) adopted a resolution (A/HRC/44/L.12) marking the “Fifteenth anniversary of the responsibility to protect populations from genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and...

Canada's current peacekeeping commitments

WFM – Canada and a number of other peace organizations recently called for Canada to make a renewed commitment of military, civilian and police personnel to the UN’s peacekeeping mission...

WFMC Virtual Branch Meetings: Discussion with Peter Russell

Did you miss our first virtual branch meeting? Hosted by Toronto branch, the meeting took place on Sunday, June 28th. Peter Russell, one of Canada’s most respected constitutional law experts,...

The next issue of Mondial is coming soon!

The electronic version of the next issue of Mondial will be distributed soon. You can sign up to receive the electronic version on the WFMC website.The paper version will be...

TakeAction for July 2020: International Justice Day, July 17th

Each year, the Day of International Criminal Justice, or International Justice Day, is marked on July 17th. This year it is all the more important to promote the importance of...

TakeAction for July 2020: Global governance and COVID-19

The coronavirus pandemic has caused a global health and economic crisis that requires global solutions. However, the national-international structure is unable to offer an adequate response to it. Democracia Global...

WFMC Virtual Branch Meetings

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TakeAction for May 2020: The Future We Want, the UN We Need: Next Steps for UN2020

The UN75 People’s Forum for the UN We Need was held on May 14th and 15th. With registered participants from 75 countries around the world, and over 600 attendees each...

Women, Peace and Security Network - Canada update

The annual report on Canada’s National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security is intended to be tabled in the House of Commons each year by the end of September....

A “Canadian Centre for Peace, Order and Good Government” – say, what?

After last year’s federal election, the Liberal minority government followed through on a campaign promise to create a new organization, a “Canadian Centre for Peace, Order and Good Government (CCPOGG).”...

UN2020 moving forward despite Coronavirus restrictions

With the UN buildings in New York shuttered due to the COVID-19 pandemic, most of the organization’s meetings and work is currently taking place online. The lack of face-to-face meetings...

NGO call for Canadian peacekeeping contributions

Earlier this month, WFMC, Artistes pour la Paix. Canadian Pugwash, Project Ploughshares, and the Rideau Institute sent a letter to Prime Minister Trudeau urging him to renew Canada’s commitment to...

Have you renewed your membership in WFMC yet?

It is early spring and that means that it is time to renew your membership in the World Federalist Movement – Canada. Thank you so much to everyone who has...

TakeAction for April 2020: NGO call for Canadian peacekeeping contributions

While the world is plunged into a major pandemic that is altering the lives and livelihoods of people everywhere, essential services must still be maintained. And for the United Nations,...

Prosecuting Evil: The Extraordinary World of Ben Ferencz

Ben Ferencz, a prosecutor at the Nuremberg trials, longtime proponent and supporter of the International Criminal Court, and co-author with Ken Keyes, Jr of the book PlanetHood: The Key to...