Donald Trump, foreign policy, and UNEPS
In a recent article, Trump’s trap: leave vs remain (OpenDemocracy, January 17 2019), Paul Rogers, recipient of the 2018 WFMC World Peace Award, discusses US President Donald Trump’s recent abrupt...
News
UN2020: Intergovernmental process gets a re-boot
Since January 2017, the UN2020 Initiative has facilitated discussions with many Member States, Secretariat officials and other UN stakeholders on the need for a successful, adequately prepared 75th anniversary commemoration...
International Criminal Court Update: Decision on Gbagbo case and other news
In mid-January, Laurent Gbagbo and Charles Blé Goudé were acquitted on all charges of crimes against humanity. The crimes were alleged to have been committed in 2010 and 2011 in...
Towards a UN World Citizens' Initiative
pdf available by Andreas Bummel While the establishment of a citizen-elected United Nations Parliamentary Assembly remains a key federalist goal, it is possible to pursue complementary efforts towards strengthening global...
Ventotene International Seminar: 35th edition
pdf available by Yasmina Gourchane In early September, young world federalists assembled on the Italian island of Ventotene for the 35th edition of the Ventotene International Seminar. From Mombasa to...
European Identity - Fact or Myth?
pdf available by Keith Best From a speech by Keith Best at the 28th European Economic Forum: 4-6 September 2018 Krynica, Poland, “A Europe of Common Values or A Europe...
ICC Update (December 2018)
pdf available By Monique Cuillerier The International Criminal Court is currently engaged in ten preliminary examinations, has eleven situations under investigation, and is pursuing 26 cases that involve 42 defendants....
The ICC comes under attack – again
pdf available by Yasmina Gourchane On 10 September 2018, US National Security Advisor, John Bolton, speaking at a meeting of the right-wing Federalist Society in Washington DC, publicly denounced the...
COPLA Update: COPLA arrives on the global stage
pdf available by Florencia Gor Kick-started five years ago by the small NGO Democracia Global (the WFM Member Organization from Argentina), the campaign to establish a Latin American and Caribbean...
Neglected aspects of the United Nations Charter
pdf available by Marjolijn Snippe In 1995, Erskine Childers (1929-1996) and I composed a project proposal raising questions about the legal rules governing four specific issues covered by the UN...
R2P Update: UN SC side event and MENA trainings emphasize prevention
pdf available by Marijke Kremin On 24 October 2018, the Friedrich-Ebert- Stiftung, the International Coalition for the Responsibility to Protect (ICRtoP), and the Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed...
A Tribute: Joseph E. Schwartzberg, 1928 – 2018
pdf available by Nancy Dunlavy, Director, The Workable World Trust Joseph E. Schwartzberg, Distinguished International Professor Emeritus at the University of Minnesota (USA), died on September 19, 2018, at the...
World Federalist Congress in The Hague reaffirms fight for global peace, justice and democracy
pdf available by Andreas Bummel Convening July 9 to 13 in The Hague, the world’s capital of international law, the World Federalist Movement (WFM) reaffirmed the organization’s fight for global...
World Federalist Reading (December 2018)
pdf available Supranational Political Economy: The Globalisation of the State–Market Relationship (Series: Routledge Frontiers of Political Economy) Guido Montani Routledge, August 2018 In Supranational Political Economy: The Globalisation of the...
Making Effective Use of Existing Legal Obligations in the Face of Atrocity Crimes
pdf available based on Remarks Delivered in the UN Trusteeship Council by Professor Jennifer Trahan, New York University, October 22, 2018 As we commemorate the 70th anniversary of the adoption...
UN2020: Landing pad or launch pad?
pdf available by Fergus Watt The UN2020 initiative is a civil society-led consortium calling for a United Nations 75th anniversary that includes a meaningful process of stocktaking, renewal and reforms...
Toronto World Federalists
Greening the World Economy For A Sustainable Future
Themes in Seth Klein’s Presentation and Discussion with The Toronto Branch of the World Federalist Movement of Canada on April 12th, 2022. Based on his recent book A Good War: Mobilizing Canada for...
Global Climate Accountability
Summary of Elizabeth May’s Zoom Presentation to the World Federalist Movement Canada, Toronto Branch on May 18, 2021. Her presentation was about a tale of two treaties. The first was...
Events
How Did BIG Tech Gain So Much Influence On Our Lives? | Toronto Branch Event
Presented by Rose Dyson Ed.D. Digital devices have saturated the globe and revolutionized how we relate to each other. Now the promise and perils of AI have further unsettled the...
Human Rights and Climate Change: Connecting the Dots | Montreal Branch Event
Join us as Professor Cohen explores the critical intersection between human rights and climate change, examining how environmental degradation increasingly threatens the realization of fundamental rights and freedoms. This conversation...
Join Session #3 of Book Club for a Roundtable Discussion with Mondial Authors!
Authors from the Winter 2023 Edition of Mondial lead the discussion! WFM-Canada will again join CGS in hosting the third book club session this month on Saturday, May 25 at...
Book Club | Session 2: Kekashan Basu on Keep Hope Alive: Essays for a War-Free World
WFM-Canada teamed up with Citizens for Global Solutions (CGS) to co-hosted a compelling book club session, exploring the second half of the honourable Douglas Roche's "Keep Hope Alive: Essays for...
Is Globalization The Problem? | Toronto Branch Event
Join us for a thought-provoking session as we delve into the impacts and future of globalization! At our last meeting, we discussed the challenges posed by global corporations and trade. At this...
Who Will Represent the WFM-Canada at the Ventotene International Seminar?
The 2024 World Federalist Conference hosted the Model United Nations Parliamentary Assembly (UNPA), a key event uniting young leaders and world federalists for an engaging simulation mirroring a global parliament's operations. This...
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