2009-2010 WFM-Canada Program Priorities
1) Peace and Security
• WFM – Canada chairs the Peace Operations Working Group of Peacebuild Canada and promotes government-NGO dialogue on issues of peace and security.
• WFMC houses the coordinator for the Peace Operations Monitor. The POM has expanded its coverage and now has monitoring data on Haiti and Sudan and Afghanistan on its website: http://pom.peacebuild.ca/
• World Federalist programs support successful implementation of the new UN Peacebuilding Commission.
2) Global Democratic Development
• World Federalists are part of a growing civil society mobilization behind the objective of democratizing governance – nationally, regionally, and at the global level.
• WFMC supports the campaign for the establishment of a Parliamentary Assembly at the United Nations (UNPA).
• WFMC is part of an organizing committee for a major world conference to strengthen UN programs to assist new or restored democracies and participates in the International Civil Society Forum for Democracy.
• WFMC monitors and promotes dialogue on the Government of Canada efforts to create a new Canadian Democracy Promotion organization.
3) Global Governance Reforms
• WFMC tracks and reports on follow-up to the 2005 UN Reform World Summit, including global environmental governance issues, Security Council reform, the new UN Peacebuilding Commission and Human Rights Council, and the UN’s “Delivering as One” initiative.
• WFMC monitors the global governance implications of the international financial and economic crisis. These include reform of the Bretton Woods organizations, the need for accountable political deliberative bodies, the need for appropriate international financial regulatory bodies, and possible new arrangements for global reserve currency(ies).
• WFMC is a long-time member of the global Coalition for the International Criminal Court and continues to monitor progress of the ICC.
4) Responsibility to Protect (R2P)
• WFMC monitors and supports the progressive development of the Responsibility to Protect normative framework, including the 2009 UN General Assembly discussions of the Secretary-General’s report on implementing the Responsibility to Protect.
• WFMC is a supporting member of the new International Coalition for the Responsibility to Protect (ICRtoP).
• WFMC supports advocacy for UNEPS, the United Nations Emergency Peace Service.
WFMC Partnerships
WFMC is an active member of the following networks of civil society organizations:
Canadian Council for International Cooperation (CCIC), based in Ottawa, supports more effective Canadian international development assistance. The CCIC coordinates Canadian efforts in the worldwide “Make Poverty History” campaign.
Coalition for the International Criminal Court (CICC), based in New York and The Hague, supports effective functioning of the new International Criminal Court and coordinates civil society efforts to contribute to the work of the Court.
International Civil Society Forum for Democracy (ICSFD) based in New York and Lebanon, coordinates civil society efforts to strengthen the UN International Conference of New or Restored Democracies and is preparing for the Seventh ICNRD meeting, October 2010 in Venezuela.
Peacebuild Canada, based in Ottawa, includes a range of Canadian peace, development, humanitarian and conflict resolution organizations. WFMC chairs the Peacebuild's Peace Operations Working Group.
Canadian Network to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (CNANW) links Canadian organizations advocating more effective Canadian and international efforts in support of nuclear arms control and disarmament.
Climate Action Network (CANET) links Canadian organizations concerned with the effects of climate change and advocates Government of Canada policies to implement the Kyoto Protocol and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
