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Trump’s Middle East “Peace Plan”
On 28 January, US President Donald Trump announced his plan to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The plan calls for the incorporation of existing Israeli settlements in the West Bank, including the Jordan Valley, and East Jerusalem into the state of Israel, and for Jerusalem to become the undivided capital of Israel. Soon after, the agreement […]
UN HRC resolution on Responsibility to Protect
On July 17 the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) adopted a resolution (A/HRC/44/L.12) marking the “Fifteenth anniversary of the responsibility to protect populations from genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity, as enshrined in the World Summit Outcome of 2005.” The resolution was adopted by a vote of 32 in favour, 1 against and 14 […]
Canada’s current peacekeeping commitments
WFM – Canada and a number of other peace organizations recently called for Canada to make a renewed commitment of military, civilian and police personnel to the UN’s peacekeeping mission in Mali (MINUSMA). The UN Department of Peace Operations has set out mission requirements for MINUSMA that includes the kinds of needs (for helicopters, monitoring […]
WFMC Virtual Branch Meetings: Discussion with Peter Russell
Did you miss our first virtual branch meeting? Hosted by Toronto branch, the meeting took place on Sunday, June 28th. Peter Russell, one of Canada’s most respected constitutional law experts, spoke on the topic of “Sovereignty and World Federalism” with comments and moderation by WFMC President Walter Dorn, Toronto branch president John Daniele, WFMC Executive […]
The next issue of Mondial is coming soon!
The electronic version of the next issue of Mondial will be distributed soon. You can sign up to receive the electronic version on the WFMC website.The paper version will be mailed at the same time.The latest issue include updates on the International Criminal Court, the Responsibility to Protect, UN2020, COPLA, and Canada’s National Action Plan on […]
WFMC Virtual Branch Meetings
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Women, Peace and Security Network – Canada update
The annual report on Canada’s National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security is intended to be tabled in the House of Commons each year by the end of September. This past year, the report was first delayed because the House of Commons was not sitting in September because of the federal election campaign and has yet […]
A “Canadian Centre for Peace, Order and Good Government” – say, what?
After last year’s federal election, the Liberal minority government followed through on a campaign promise to create a new organization, a “Canadian Centre for Peace, Order and Good Government (CCPOGG).” According to language in the mandate letters of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and International Development, this new organization would “expand the availability of Canadian expertise and assistance to those […]
UN2020 moving forward despite Coronavirus restrictions
With the UN buildings in New York shuttered due to the COVID-19 pandemic, most of the organization’s meetings and work is currently taking place online. The lack of face-to-face meetings frequently leads to postponed or truncated negotiations. Decisions are often based to an even greater extent than usual on a “lowest common denominator” — the […]
NGO call for Canadian peacekeeping contributions
Earlier this month, WFMC, Artistes pour la Paix. Canadian Pugwash, Project Ploughshares, and the Rideau Institute sent a letter to Prime Minister Trudeau urging him to renew Canada’s commitment to UN peacekeeping, in particular through a substantive contribution to the UN mission in Mali (MINUSMA). Included with the letter was a two page brief by WFMC President Dr Walter Dorn explaining in more detail why […]
Have you renewed your membership in WFMC yet?
It is early spring and that means that it is time to renew your membership in the World Federalist Movement – Canada. Thank you so much to everyone who has already done so!As a member you are supporting the development of more democratic global institutions to assure a peaceful, just and ecologically sustainable world. This […]
Prosecuting Evil: The Extraordinary World of Ben Ferencz
Ben Ferencz, a prosecutor at the Nuremberg trials, longtime proponent and supporter of the International Criminal Court, and co-author with Ken Keyes, Jr of the book PlanetHood: The Key to Your Future turned 100 earlier this month. A recent documentary, Prosecuting Evil: The Extraordinary World of Ben Ferencz, is described as “a fascinating portrait of Ben Ferencz, […]
War and Peace in Cyberspace talk postponed
The annual Eric Fawcett Memorial Forum, planned for April 2nd in Toronto, has been postponed. This year’s topic was to be War and Peace in Cyberspace. The internet has created dramatic growth and development, but cybercrime and cyberwar are also realities. What can the United Nations do to lessen cyber-attacks? Is peacekeeping in cyberspace possible, as it […]
Update on this month’s TakeAction on Canada and the International Criminal Court investigation in Afghanistan
Earlier this month, our TakeAction email discussed the ongoing investigation into the situation in Afghanistan by the International Criminal Court and it’s relationship to Canada. In response to the virulent reaction to the Court’s investigation by the US, the president of the Assembly of States Parties to the ICC, O-Gon Kwon, released a brief but strong statement that said, […]
UN2020 Campaign Update
The UN2020 Campaign works in partnership with civil society, governments and the UN to generate support for using the 75th anniversary of the United Nations in 2020 as an opportunity to take stock and strengthen the UN system. Like many organizations, businesses and households responding to the new coronavirus, the Campaign has moved even more of its […]
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