New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants

World leaders came together at the United Nations General Assembly today to adopt the New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants which expresses the political will of world leaders to protect the rights of refugees and migrants, to save lives and share responsibility for large movements on a global scale.

WOMEN AND GIRLS PERSPECTIVES ON THE REFUGEE AND MIGRANT SUMMIT

Attached is an invitation to the roundtable hosted by the Permanent Mission of Canada to the United Nations in partnership with Care International, Women's Refugee Commission and Women's International League for Peace and Freedom.

This roundtable is aimed at discussing what can be done by the global community to help raise women's voices in contexts of displacement.

The Full Programme of the Summit for Refugees and Migrants

Attached is the full programme of the Summit for Refugees and Migrants (September 19, 2016). 

New #MoveTheMoney Initiative to Boost Funding for Women, Peace and Security

The Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) will on 9 September launch a toolkit to boost action on women, peace and security financing.

Monthly Action Points (MAP) for the Security Council: September 2016

For September, in which New Zealand has the presidency of the UN Security Council, the MAP provides recommendations on the situations in Afghanistan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Liberia, and Mali, as well as migrant.

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