Canada can longer assume that if it sends asylum seekers back to the United States, they will be safe, write WRMC Chair Lloyd Axworthy and Special Advisor Allan Rock.  Read 

WRMC Chair Lloyd Axworthy joined the Conference Board of Canada to discuss the global refugee system, how Canada’s generally positive political and social approach has helped Canada take the lead in creating new and innovative ways to support refugees.  Listen 

Despite attempts by China to broker an agreement between Bangladesh and Myanmar for repatriation, the situation has only worsened for Rohingya refugees, writes WRMC President Fen Hampson on five years since the 2017 Rohingya exodus.  Read 

The 2019 Global Refugee Forum was significant for its inclusion of refugee representatives, writes GIRWL co-founder Najeeba Wazefadost. There is much to be learnt by paying close attention to the speeches they gave – that is, by really listening to their voices.  Read 

Due to embedded power inequities, the voices of persons with lived experience of displacement are often minimised or silenced across humanitarian, governance and academic sectors, writes GIRWL co-founder Anila Noor, proposing a model for meaningful partnership that goes beyond consultation.  Read 

Members of the North and Central American Task Force on Migration will present at this year's Metropolis Americas Conference “Promoting Cooperation on Migration and Inclusion Across the Americas” takes place in Tijuana, MX, December 1-2, 2022, with a virtual day prior on November 30th.  Register