Banning nuclear weapons
On July 7, 2017 122 states at the United Nations concluded a Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. Following successful international conferences in 2015 and 2016 on the humanitarian...
News
Canada and UN Peacekeeping – on track for a diplomatic train wreck?
UN Photo/Logan Abassi On November 14-15 in Vancouver Canada will host an international conference for Defence Ministers to discuss UN peacekeeping. Canada’s Department of National Defence expects upwards of 500...
Canada at the United Nations
UN Photo/Cia Pak A year after Justin Trudeau’s 2016 address at the United Nations General Assembly let member states and the world know that “Canada is back,” many were puzzled...
UN2020: Preparing the UN 2020 Summit
The year 2020 will mark the 75th anniversary of the United Nations. It will also be the occasion for several multi-year reviews of major treaties and processes, and a time...
Meet our new membership & outreach coordinator, Erika Richter
Erika is really excited to be joining the World Federalist Movement – Canada as the Membership and Outreach Coordinator. She is bringing experience with movement building, advocacy, and fundraising to...
TakeAction: What will Canada can do to help the Rohingya?
The Rohingya are an ethnic group that is largely Muslim and live in the state of Rakhine in Myanmar. They are not considered to be an ‘official’ ethnic group and,...
WFM-IGP crowdfunding campaign to Empower Women Seeking Justice and Peace
The World Federalist Movement – Institute for Global Policy (WFM-IGP) has the opportunity to raise awareness and support for women’s leadership in areas of conflict prevention and international justice. WFM-IGP...
Ottawa Event: Getting to Nuclear Zero: Building Common Security for a Post-MAD World: Ottawa, September 22-23
The Group of 78 Annual Policy Conference 2017, with the topic “Getting to Nuclear Zero: Building Common Security for a Post-MAD World” will be held in Ottawa, September 22-23. The...
Donald Trump leads on UN "reform"
PassBlue, which provides independent coverage of the United Nations, is reporting that U.S. President Donald Trump will convene a meeting September 18 where world leaders will endorse a political declaration...
Group of 78 Annual Policy Conference 2017
The Group of 78 Annual Policy Conference 2017, with the topic “Getting to Nuclear Zero: Building Common Security for a Post-MAD World” will be held in Ottawa, September 22-23. The...
More on peacekeeping
The Government of Canada has collected their information on the upcoming 2017 UN Peacekeeping Defence Ministerial conference in Vancouver here. On August 23, the midweek podcast from the House on...
National Peacekeeping Day and Canada's delayed commitments
August 9 was National Peacekeepers Day in Canada and WFMC marked the occasion with a press release detailing Canada’s much delayed promises to increase its commitment to UN peacekeeping. As...
TakeAction for August 2017: Building peacekeeping
Senegalese peacekeepers from the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) This month’s Take Action alert provides a way for you to support: Canada and UN peace operations: Unmet...
UNPA campaign update
On May 3 the United Nations Parliamentary Assembly (UNPA) campaign convened a meeting in New York for government and civil society representatives to discuss the range of approaches to involving...
MEDIA RELEASE: Canada and UN peace operations: Unmet promises, delayed commitments … and a possible diplomatic train wreck!
Canadian and Philippine UNPOL Officers support Haitian National Police Officers at a check point in Port au Prince August 9 is National Peacekeepers Day in Canada, a time to mark...
Yemen: The current situation
The ongoing crisis in Yemen has resulted in a country facing famine, with almost two million children ‘acutely malnourished,’ and the widespread destruction of infrastructure, including water and sanitation facilities...
Toronto World Federalists
World Federation Through the Gradual Accession of Willing States
World Federation Through The Gradual Accession of Willing StatesSummary of a presentation by Alec Neilly, Board of Directors of the Young World Federalists, to the Toronto Branch of the World...
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...
Reforming International Economic Institutions, For a More Prosperous, Just And Sustainable World Economic Order
Responding to the financial distress of the Great Depression and World War II, nations came together in 1944 at a conference in Bretton Woods, USA, to create an international monetary...
Blog posts
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...
Equitable Framework to Address & Combat Climate Change
Read this resolution from the 2024 World Federalist Conference on the Promotion of sustainable trade frameworks for economic development policies sponsored by the delegates of Central Asia, China Delegation, Germany (Western...
Photos From Fergus Watt's Retirement Celebration
The retirement celebration of Fergus Watt was a memorable event that marked the culmination of a distinguished career dedicated to promoting global peace, democracy, and international cooperation. The hybrid meeting,...
Deadline Extended for Mondial Summer 2024 Edition: A Call to Explore Federalism and Global Governance
Exciting news! We're delighted to announce an extension to the submission deadline for the Summer 2024 edition of our publication Mondial. This is your chance to make your mark in our...