World Federalism
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Democracy Without Borders: A new approach towards world federalism (December 2017)
World Federalist Movement – Canada · January 2018
The Campaign for a United Nations Parliamentary Assembly advances global democracy through federalist reform. A UN Parliamentary Assembly is seen as a tool for long-term democratization and integration.
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Will Canada avoid embarrassment at international peacekeeping meeting?
World Federalist Movement – Canada · November 2017
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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Canada and UN Peacekeeping – on track for a diplomatic train wreck?
World Federalist Movement – Canada · October 2017
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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Yemen: The current situation
World Federalist Movement – Canada · August 2017
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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National Peacekeeping Day and Canada’s delayed commitments
World Federalist Movement – Canada · August 2017
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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Yemen: Effective Humanitarian Aid Depends on a Peace Accord (June 2017)
World Federalist Movement – Canada · July 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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The Women, Peace and Security Agenda – Canada prepares to renew its National Action Plan (June 2017)
World Federalist Movement – Canada · July 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.
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Update: The Campaign for a United Nations Parliamentary Assembly (June 2017)
World Federalist Movement – Canada · July 2017
A decade after launch, UNPA campaigners say opposing a UN assembly of elected representatives has grown hard, pointing to the European Parliament and other regional bodies as precedent.
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The Transnational Criminal Law in the Americas conference and further updates on the COPLA campaign (June 2017)
World Federalist Movement – Canada · July 2017
Florencia Gor describes a draft statute for a lean regional court whose judges and prosecutors are nominated and paid for by their states, with experts urging that forfeited assets help cover running costs.
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Remembering Warren Allmand (June 2017)
World Federalist Movement – Canada · July 2017
Warren Allmand, lifelong World Federalist, passed away in 2016. His legacy includes advocacy for global governance reform and human rights.
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Preventing and addressing armed conflict: The role of women in the implementation of the Responsibility to Protect (2017)
World Federalist Movement – Canada · July 2017
Women’s inclusion in peacebuilding and peacekeeping is critical for sustainable peace. Peace agreements with civil society and women are 50% more likely to succeed.
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Inter-community problem-solving for trust building: Subsidiarity in practice (June 2017)
World Federalist Movement – Canada · July 2017
Scott Cooper recalls helping a remote Northwest Territories community press for a high school that was eventually built, and argues that Canada needs non-partisan consultations, like a UN forum on Indigenous issues, to support such local problem-solvers.
