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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...

Canada and Peacekeeping -- a diplomatic train wreck ahead?

Canadian and Philippine UNPOL Officers support Haitian National Police Officers at a check point in Port au Prince / UN Photo On August 9 (National Peacekeepers’ Day) WFM – Canada...

July 17 is International Justice Day

The Rome Statute, the founding document of the International Criminal Court, was adopted on July 17, 1998 and International Justice Day (IJD) marks this day and acts as a reminder...

UN 2020: Will this be a Happy Birthday? (June 2017)

pdf available Anniversaries often mark an opportunity for stock-taking, renewal . . . and occasionally reform. The year 2020, marking 75th anniversary of the United Nations, presents advocates of a...

Redeeming Globalization? (June 2017)

pdf available On Sunday November 6th, 2016, distinguished labour leader, Larry Brown addressed the annual fundraising brunch of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, Manitoba Division. It was tough stuff....

Yemen: Effective Humanitarian Aid Depends on a Peace Accord (June 2017)

pdf available The United Nations, together with the governments of Sweden and Switzerland who have often led on humanitarian issues in the UN system, held a high-level pledging conference in...

UN: Wrecking ball or transformation? (June 2017)

pdf available John E Trent Proposed changes at the United Nations can take two forms: the wrecking ball or constructive transformation. The Trump administration will be using a wrecking ball...

Update: The Campaign for a United Nations Parliamentary Assembly (June 2017)

pdf available Ten years ago the Campaign for a United Nations Parliamentary Assembly (UNPA) was launched to advocate democratic representation of the world’s citizens at the United Nations. Usually, UN...

Binding UNGA Decisions Without Charter Amendment (June 2017)

pdf available For well over half a century, proponents of a strong United Nations have called for reform that would enable the General Assembly to make binding and enforceable decisions...