Mondial Fall 2021: Obituary of Simon Rosenblum
By Fergus Watt Simon Rosenblum, who served on the WFM – Canada board of Directors from 1997 to 2014 died August 17, 2021, in Toronto following complications resulting from gastrointestinal...
By Fergus Watt Simon Rosenblum, who served on the WFM – Canada board of Directors from 1997 to 2014 died August 17, 2021, in Toronto following complications resulting from gastrointestinal...
By Fergus Watt Ian Waddell was a dedicated world federalist who participated in both national and Vancouver Branch meetings. He died at his home in Vancouver on March 14. Gregarious,...
On the evening of April 28th, the 2021 WFMC World Peace Award was presented to General John de Chastelain for his commitment to peace in Northern Ireland. From 1997 to...
Overview of UN Peacekeeping and Canadian Deployments The work of the United Nations to restore peace and security currently involves more than 90,000 military, police, and civilian personnel, serving in...
The Toronto Branch has hosted a series of online discussions about better global governance. In May, Green Party of Canada Parliamentary Leader Elizabeth May spoke on the topic of “A...
By Bill Pearce The United Nations Declaration of the Rights on Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) was adopted by the UN General Assembly on September 13th 2007 with 144 states in favour...
By Monique Cuillerier 2020 was the twentieth anniversary of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325, the first Security Council resolution to specifically address women, peace and security. It was also...
By Fergus Watt On September 10, UN Secretary-General António Guterres released his much anticipated “Our Common Agenda” (OCA) report, providing recommendations for more networked and inclusive multilateralism to build a...
After a one-year delay due to the pandemic, the World Federalist Movement-Institute for Global Policy (WFM-IGP) conducted its first online Congress from July 14-17. It was attended by 39 delegates...
By Monique Cuillerier The International Criminal Court is currently engaged in seven preliminary examinations and has fifteen situations under investigation. Preliminary examinations are currently being conducted in Bolivia, Colombia, Guinea,...
By Eston McKeague Eston McKeague is the President of the Young World Federalists I got involved with the Young World Federalists (YWF) in August 2020. By proxy, I got involved...
By Fergus Wattwith files from Earth Negotiations Bulletin, There are few more important events on the international calendar this year than the COP 26 UN Climate Change Conference – formally...
Youth climate change activists pen an open letter to world leaders calling on them to “face up to the climate emergency” Approximately 1.8 million people have signed the viral open...
Erica Wilson, BA, MGA The WFM-Canada welcomes Erica as our new Director of Media and Communications. In 2020, she graduated from the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy,...
October 21st to 28th 2021 is the Week for World Parliament! The WFM-Canada believes in reforming systems of global governance to better respond to global crises like climate change and...
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