by Becky Luff, council member of WFM-IGP, representing the UK-based Federal Union Every September, young federalists gather on the idyllic Italian island of Ventotene. Situated 25 miles off the Western...
by Florencia Gor, Past-President, Democracia Global Argentina and a current member of the Executive Committee, WFM –Canada This past September the Vice President of Argentina gave new impulse to the...
by Lisa Schüller, UNPA Campaign Program Associate, New York The Campaign for a United Nations Parliamentary Assembly (UNPA) has recorded numerous positive developments since May 2017. A significant milestone was...
by Brittany Roser, Communications and Outreach Associate, International Coalition for the Responsibility to Protect. The ICRtoP secretariat is based at the WFM-IGP office in New York. On 6 September 2017,...
by Fergus Watt, Executive Director, World Federalist Movement – Canada Marathon up-to-the-last-minute diplomatic negotiations in New York recently led to a historic decision to “activate” the International Criminal Court’s jurisdiction...
by Jelena Pia-Comella, Deputy Executive Director, World Federalist Movement – Institute for Global Policy At the United Nations the new Secretary-General has identified “preventing conflict and sustaining peace” as an...
As 2017 comes to a close, we want to thank you for all the ways that you support WFMC and invite you to consider some different ways you can participate...
Last winter a number of WFMC members and supporters contributed to the advocacy around the longstanding campaign to encourage Canadian parliamentarians to endorse the proposal for United Nations Parliamentary Assembly...
WFM – Canada and officials at Global Affairs Canada co-convened a meeting November 1 to discuss a range of topics related to the International Criminal Court (ICC). The ICC’s annual...
Canada’s second National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security was released on November 1, 2017 at an event in Ottawa that included an address by Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia...
Canada failed to deliver on its long overdue commitment to provide up to 600 military and 150 police personnel for UN peace operations, a pledge it made over a year...
#GivingTuesday follows Black Friday and Cyber Monday and is a movement for giving and volunteering, where charities and individuals join together to share commitments and rally for their favourite causes....
Ahead of the Ministerial Meeting on United Nations Peacekeeping taking place November 14-15 in Vancouver, WFMC has published the latest edition in its United Nations and Canada series. The United...
The CBC Massey Lectures this year feature Prof. Payam Akhavan, on the topic “In search of a Better World: A Human Rights Odyssey.” Akhavan is a strong advocate for the...
Senegalese peacekeepers from the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) Canada will host the 2017 Defence Ministerial Meeting on Peacekeeping, which takes place this November 14 & 15...
In September, our TakeAction email suggested writing to Minister Freeland and asking her to make specific commitments to help the Rohingya. As a significant contributor of international assistance, Canada does...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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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