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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...

Book Review: How much does the Euro cost? (June 2017)

pdf available Joseph E. Stiglitz The Euro: How a Common Currency Threatens the Future of Europe W W Norton, 2016. Joe Stiglitz probably needs no introduction as he is among...

Preventing and addressing armed conflict: The role of women in the implementation of the Responsibility to Protect (2017)

pdf available The international community continues not only to be challenged by its failure to prevent armed conflicts before they occur, but also in addressing them in a timely and...

Inter-community problem-solving for trust building: Subsidiarity in practice (June 2017)

pdf available The following is based on excerpts from remarks by Scott Cooper at the WFMCanada Montreal AGM, April 27, 2017 TRACK III DIPLOMACY AND LOCAL PROBLEM-SOLVING It may be...

The Women, Peace and Security Agenda – Canada prepares to renew its National Action Plan (June 2017)

pdf available It has been over fifteen years since the first United Nations Security Council resolution (1325) to specifically address the women, peace and security agenda. In that time, sixty-three...

ICC Update (June 2017)

pdf available Over the course of its existence, there have been 23 cases in nine situations brought before the International Criminal Court. Preliminary examinations are currently being conducted into situations...

Dynamics of Democracy and Inequality in the Context of Globalization (June 2017)

pdf available Below are excerpts from a paper presented at the International Inequalities Seminar, London School of Economics, 21 March 2017. “The work of a number of economists has documented...

The Transnational Criminal Law in the Americas conference and further updates on the COPLA campaign (June 2017)

pdf available In May 2017 I travelled to Windsor, Ontario, Canada to introduce the campaign for COPLA (Spanish acronym for the proposed Latin American and Caribbean Criminal Court against Transnational...

March for Europe! (June 2017)

pdf available At least 10,000 European citizens, coming from all European countries, attended the March 25 “March for Europe!” organized by European Federalists. This year marks the 60th anniversary of...

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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