All Mondial articles
Every article from the Citizens for Global Solutions and World Federalist Movement – Canada journal, alongside selected writing from allied organisations, searchable and cross-referenced by topic, issue and source.
Articles
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Challenging times for the International Criminal Court
June 2019
The International Criminal Court faces simultaneous pressure from U.S. government threats, the controversial acquittal of Côte d’Ivoire’s Laurent Gbagbo and Charles Ble Goude, the Philippines withdrawal from the Rome Statute, and a Pre-Trial Chamber rejection of an Afghanistan investigation that outraged civil society. The Court also addresses Jordan’s failure to arrest Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir and prepares to elect a new Chief Prosecutor in 2020.
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“Modalities” … and how political process shapes outcomes
World Federalist Movement – Canada · May 2019
The UN commemorates its 75th anniversary with a leaders summit on multilateralism. Civil society pushes for reform while China and Russia advocate reaffirmation of the Charter.
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UN Security Council Resolution 2467 on sexual violence in conflict
World Federalist Movement – Canada · April 2019
Language on sexual and reproductive health, proposed by Germany, was dropped to avoid a US veto, which WFM–C says seriously undermines the ninth resolution under the women, peace and security agenda.
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The United States vs the International Criminal Court
World Federalist Movement – Canada · April 2019
Visa denials and threatened sanctions against ICC investigators of Afghanistan drew swift rebukes. WFM says they shield US nationals from accountability, while Canada and the EU restated their support for the Court.
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The 2019 CIVICUS State of Civil Society Report
World Federalist Movement – Canada · April 2019
The 2019 CIVICUS State of Civil Society Report highlights the crisis of global compassion and the power of collective action. It calls for a better form of multilateralism and international democratic reform.
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Canada’s Human Rights Commitments
World Federalist Movement – Canada · April 2019
Senator Marilou McPhedran joined a December 2018 webinar on Canada’s human rights commitments and the project that documents them, now available to watch online, and readers can sign up for email updates when it changes.
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Canada and MINUSMA
World Federalist Movement – Canada · April 2019
Walter Dorn says a one-year stint is shorter than most and calls Canada’s exit from Mali “dumb pledging” rather than the “smart pledge” promised in 2018; Fergus Watt finds Freeland’s explanation unconvincing.
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An update on Canada’s UN peacekeeping commitments
World Federalist Movement – Canada · February 2019
Canada’s UN peacekeeping mission in Mali faces a three-month gap before Romania deploys. The World Federalist Movement - Canada advocates for extending the mission until September 15.
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Update on Canada, Mali, and UN Peacekeeping
World Federalist Movement – Canada · January 2019
Canada’s peacekeeping role is shrinking: police numbers hit a thirteen-year low, Walter Dorn says, while the government promises weekly air support for UN missions in Africa without a date.
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UN2020: Intergovernmental process gets a re-boot
World Federalist Movement – Canada · January 2019
President Maria Fernanda Espinosa Garcés calls UN revitalization her first priority and will name co-facilitators for the 75th anniversary summit, while UN2020 shifts its campaigning to national capitals and regional forums.
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UN adopts historic pacts on Refugees and on Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration
World Federalist Movement – Canada · January 2019
Though not legally binding, the migration compact, backed by 152 states with five against, sets four aims from better governance to migrants’ contribution to development, and Louise Arbour calls it a framework built on fact, not myth.
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The United Nations and Canada: A Question of Leadership
World Federalist Movement – Canada · January 2019
Canada’s UN Security Council candidacy faces scrutiny over its record on peacekeeping and poverty reduction. The article calls for renewed leadership and action on global governance issues.
