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Canadian steps to help the Rohingya

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...

Important meeting for the ICC

WFM – Canada and Global Affairs Canada (Legal Affairs Division) have co-organized a meeting November 1 among Canadian civil society representatives and government officials ahead of the December 4-14 meeting...

Women, peace and security updates

On Tuesday, October 17th, the Women, Peace and Security Network – Canada (WPSN-C) co-hosted an event on Parliament Hill: Canada & the Women, Peace and Security Agenda: An Opportunity for...

Canada’s flawed Arms Trade Treaty implementing legislation

C-47—An Act to amend the Export and Import Permits Act and the Criminal Code (amendments permitting Canada’s accession to the Arms Trade Treaty and other amendments) came in for heavy...

2017 CBC Massey Lectures: In Search of a Better World

This year’s CBC Massey Lectures feature Payam Akhavan on the topic In Search of a Better World: A Human Rights Odyssey, a survey of human rights struggles and how they...

Support for the Responsibility to Protect

UN Photo/JC McIlwaine On September 6, the UN General Assembly held a successful “Informal Interactive Dialogue” on the Responsibility to Protect (R2P). A record number of states spoke at the...

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...

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...