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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...

French update to WFMC web site

Although WFMC does not have the capacity to allow for a complete and regularly updated French version of our website, we do provide background information about the organization and an...

Current events at the International Criminal Court

Last week, an agreement was signed between the International Criminal Court and the government of Georgia to assist in the Court’s ongoing investigation into war crimes and crimes against humanity...

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...

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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...

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