Last Monday, August 9th, was National Peacekeepers Day. Each year, WFMC marks the day with the release of an update of our Canada and UN Peacekeeping fact sheet. The fact...
Each year, WFMC releases an update of our Canada and UN Peacekeeping fact sheet to mark National Peacekeepers’ Day on August 9th.The fact sheet includes details about Canada’s contributions in...
The UN High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) met from July 6 to 15 to review progress in meeting Agenda 2030, the 15-year plan that was negotiated in 2015...
Earlier this year an open letter from over 500 national, regional and international civil society organizations (including WFM – Canada), called for the creation of a UN Human Rights Council...
September 15 20217pm EDTZoomAs part of a series of World Federalist discussions on better global governance, Toronto Branch will be hosting an online talk by Guy Dauncey on September 15,...
On the Day of International Criminal Justice, July 17th, the Coalition for the International Criminal Court, of which WFMC is a member, released a statement that says, in part: “This...
The NGO Democracy International is hosting a series of webinars discussing ways the United Nations can become more inclusive and democratic. Earlier this year Democracy International joined CIVICUS and Democracy...
On June 16th, Karim Asad Ahmad Khan became the third Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court. In his first remarks as Prosecutor, Khan said “The Rome Statute architecture is a...
Fergus Watt recently announced that he is stepping down as of July 1, after 35 years as Executive Director of the World Federalist Movement – Canada. In an email to...
Earlier this month, the Women, Peace and Security Network – Canada (WPSN-C) co-hosted, with Korea Peace Now!, Aligning Canada’s Korea Policy with Its Feminist Vision, a presentation and discussion to...
In mid-June, the 2019/2020 progress report of the National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security was tabled in the House of Commons.Much delayed, the report covers the period of...
WFM – Canada joined a growing number of civil society organizations calling for the Human Rights Council to create the post of a UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and...
Earlier this month, Parliament passed legislation that provides a framework for the implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) in Canada. The legislation includes...
Over 100 supporters of the Coalition for the UN We Need (C4UN) joined a Global Town Hall meeting June 22 to take stock of recent campaign developments and discuss the...
World Federalist Movement – Canada 2021 World Peace Award Honouring Gen. (Ret.) John de Chastelain, “for his commitment to peace in Northern Ireland” Wednesday, April 28, 2021, 6:30 pm EDT...
Did you miss our event last week? Peace Prospects in the Biden Era was an online discussion held Thursday, April 1st, 2021, with Douglas Roche, former Senator and longtime Canadian...
World Federation Through The Gradual Accession of Willing StatesSummary of a presentation by Alec Neilly, Board of Directors of the Young World Federalists, to the Toronto Branch of the World...
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...
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...
Responding to the financial distress of the Great Depression and World War II, nations came together in 1944 at a conference in Bretton Woods, USA, to create an international monetary...
Authors from the Winter 2023 Edition of Mondial lead the discussion! WFM-Canada will again join CGS in hosting the third book club session this month on Saturday, May 25 at...
WFM-Canada teamed up with Citizens for Global Solutions (CGS) to co-hosted a compelling book club session, exploring the second half of the honourable Douglas Roche's "Keep Hope Alive: Essays for...
Join us for a thought-provoking session as we delve into the impacts and future of globalization! At our last meeting, we discussed the challenges posed by global corporations and trade. At this...
The 2024 World Federalist Conference hosted the Model United Nations Parliamentary Assembly (UNPA), a key event uniting young leaders and world federalists for an engaging simulation mirroring a global parliament's operations. This...
This particular event series, hosted by WFM-Canada's Toronto Branch, delves into thought-provoking discussions about democracy's trajectory and its global implications. The Toronto Branch's resident economist Peter Venton, kicked off the session by...
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