Planetary Health
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Russia’s Don River: History, Conflict, Water and National Security
World Federalist Movement – Canada · October 2022
The Don River’s historical and cultural significance intertwines with national security and climate change in the Donbas region. The river’s role in shaping identity and geopolitical tensions highlights the intersection of water, sovereignty, and global governance.
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Poverty
World Federalist Movement · October 2022
Poverty remains a global crisis exacerbated by inequality and rising costs. The article highlights the urgent need for coordinated action to address food and energy insecurity.
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Unity is Strength but a common purpose makes unusual companions
World Federalist Movement · September 2022
World federalists from across the globe unite under a common purpose despite diverse political views. The article highlights the movement’s strength in bridging ideological divides.
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The War against Ukraine and the Advancement of World Federalism
World Federalist Movement · September 2022
The war against Ukraine highlights the need for a ceasefire and energy independence. The article argues for world federalism as a path to global peace and climate action.
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Should we care about Biodiversity?
World Federalist Movement · May 2022
The Convention on Biological Diversity addresses global biodiversity loss. The article highlights its role in conservation and sustainable use of genetic resources.
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Ukraine: the cradle of our nuclear concern
World Federalist Movement · April 2022
Chernobyl’s nuclear legacy resurfaces as Russia attacks Ukraine’s reactors. The UN’s coordinated response highlights global governance needs.
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Canadian Foreign Policy and Global Governance After the Federal Election
World Federalist Movement – Canada · December 2021
World Federalists press Canada’s new government to rebuild its UN peacekeeping role (68th in the world, with strong public support), address nuclear weapons and engage the Secretary-General’s Our Common Agenda.
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What can we learn from COP26 as world federalists?
World Federalist Movement · November 2021
Glasgow left national interest in charge, as China and India softened the coal pledge and small island states were let down. Yet the US and China agreed to cut emissions together, and the climate fight could spur more democratic, accountable global governance.
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The Glasgow Climate Conference: What lessons will we learn?
September 2021
Paris Agreement pledges would trim emissions yet still allow about 2.7°C of warming, because each country writes its own promise and none is bound to keep it. Glasgow will test whether a treaty built on pledges can be enough.
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World Federalism – A Mantra or a Pathway
World Federalist Movement · August 2021
World government will never happen, yet world federalism remains a useful framework. The movement should stop debating the end product and build coalitions around concrete goals such as pandemics, artificial intelligence and a nuclear-weapon-free Northeast Asia, as it did for the International Criminal Court.
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Green Energy and Sacrifice Zones: Ecocide?
World Federalist Movement · August 2021
Mega-dams and vast solar parks have flooded forests and displaced Indigenous communities from the Amazon to Mexico and the Philippines. A law against ecocide could deter such projects, but only if it is drafted so that harm cannot be greenwashed and clean power is not stalled.
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Human Rights and Climate Change
World Federalist Movement – Canada · July 2021
Despite strong opposition from Russia, China and others, a growing number of states back a UN special rapporteur on human rights and climate change; the Council’s 2021 resolution only encourages further discussion of the post.
