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World Federalist Movement – Canada
World Federalist Movement – Canada is a not-for-profit organisation that does research, education and advocacy on global governance, guided by the principles of democratic federalism. It is the Canadian member of the World Federalist Movement, has branches in Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver and Victoria, and co-publishes Mondial with Citizens for Global Solutions.
Adapted from wfmcanada.org.
Articles
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November 2017
Will Canada avoid embarrassment at international peacekeeping meeting?
Canada hosts a peacekeeping pledging conference while failing to fulfill its own military commitments. The event highlights tensions between national obligations and global governance aspirations.
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October 2017
Important meeting for the ICC
Ratification of the Kampala amendments has passed the threshold, leaving a two-thirds vote of states parties to give the ICC power over aggression, while the Coalition presses for independent judges and more women on the bench.
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October 2017
Canada and UN Peacekeeping – on track for a diplomatic train wreck?
Reports say no Canadian deployment will be announced before Vancouver’s peacekeeping conference; Walter Dorn asks whether a country seeking a Security Council seat can host a pledging meeting while reneging on its own pledges.
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September 2017
TakeAction: What will Canada can do to help the Rohingya?
The Rohingya crisis in Myanmar highlights the need for global action. Canada and the international community must push for accountability and end violence through R2P mechanisms.
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September 2017
More on peacekeeping
Ahead of the 2017 UN defence ministerial on peacekeeping in Vancouver, readers are pointed to a podcast on what became of Canada’s mission and a free book arguing the UN must move past old doctrine.
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September 2017
Donald Trump leads on UN “reform”
Cutting overlap, tightening oversight and recruiting better staff top the US-drafted UN reform text, which comes as Washington’s cuts have pushed annual peace operations funding down from $7.9 billion to $7.3 billion.
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August 2017
Yemen: The current situation
Yemen faces famine and a cholera outbreak as aid efforts struggle. UN officials urge support for NGOs and a peace solution.
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August 2017
UNPA campaign update
Fifty-four Canadian MPs and Senators have endorsed the UNPA appeal, yet Canada has not formally backed a parliamentary assembly, though Commons foreign affairs committees have twice recommended it.
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August 2017
National Peacekeeping Day and Canada’s delayed commitments
Allies are raising support for UN operations while Canada, which pledged 600 troops, 150 police and $450 million after the 2016 London meeting, has yet to deliver, ahead of hosting a Vancouver pledging conference.
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August 2017
Current events at the International Criminal Court
International Justice Day marks the adoption of the Rome Statute as a reminder of the fight against impunity; the Coalition for the International Criminal Court marked it with a #WarAfterWar video.
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July 2017
Yemen: Effective Humanitarian Aid Depends on a Peace Accord (June 2017)
Yemen faces a severe food crisis as humanitarian aid struggles without peace. A political settlement is essential to end Saudi aggression and enable aid.
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July 2017
The Women, Peace and Security Agenda – Canada prepares to renew its National Action Plan (June 2017)
Monique Cuillerier describes how Canadian civil society compared other countries’ women, peace and security plans, found disappointing consultation, funding and diaspora involvement, and shaped a two-day Ottawa consultation around those lessons.
