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My time at the United Nations High-Level Political Forum was incredible! I had the privilege of personally representing the Mary Ward Center and our gender equality research when meeting with Ambassador Bob Rae. Similarly, I was able to connect with a range of individuals, from diplomats to NGO advocates.

The Mary Ward Centre organized two virtual side events during the HLPF in collaboration with the IBVM-Loreto Generalate NGO to the UN and many other organizations. Recordings of the events are available on The Mary Ward Centre YouTube page.

The Mary Ward Centre invites you to read our new report entitled "Breaking Barriers: The Urgent Need to Accelerate Gender Equality for Young Women and Girls".  Learn about the challenges and opportunities experienced by young women and girls (aged 15 to 24) in Canada in relation to gender equality and access to decent work. 

Worldwide, there are more than 123.2 million people forcibly displaced from their places of origin; 60% within their own countries, and more than 43.7 million are refugees in other countries.

Last month, the Special Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and Children, Migrant Domestic Workers...

Thousands of people think of migration as a solution to security and economic challenges; however, the information they receive is often inc

These 2-hour events will consist of a 15-20-minute presentation by a guest speaker, followed by listening circles.

Migration is a human right; everyone can migrate anywhere within their own country or from one country to another in safe conditions....

This was Mary Ward Centre's first time at the CCR national consultation meeting. Over four hundred people from all regions in Canada...

Join us in recognizing and honouring the rights of children as we celebrate National Child Day on November 20th. This day marks the...

As MWC, and in coordination with the IBVM/CJ UN Office, we participate in the UN NGO Office of Migration and are part of the preparation...

Christian Organizations Against Trafficking in Human Beings (COATNET) and CATHII from Quebec, which is the “Comité d’action contre la...

As we agreed in May this year, we developed a campaign to prevent human trafficking among St. Michael College Students. It was a complete mo