"The tragedy of the Rohingya is our collective failure"

Opinion by the Hon. Lloyd Axworthy and the Hon. Allan Rock
Published by The Globe and Mail
October 4, 2017

In the absence of any effective international response, a deepening humanitarian catastrophe is facing the Rohingya, a majority Muslim ethnic group who have lived for centuries in Myanmar. 

Visit The Globe and Mail at the link below for commentary on the current situation from the Hon. Lloyd Axworthy and the Hon. Allan Rock.

"The tragedy of the Rohingya is our collective failure"

The Hon. Lloyd Axworthy, P.C., O.C., O.M, Ph.D., former Foreign Minister of Canada, is past President of the University of Winnipeg and present Chair of Cuso International, Richard Weisenhacker Fellow, Bosch Foundation, and Advisor to the President of the Manitoba Metis Federation.  He is also one of The Simons Foundation’s Peace Shapers, as a recipient of The Simons Foundation Award for Distinguished Global Leadership in the Service of Peace and Disarmament.

The Hon. Allan Rock, P.C., former Canadian Cabinet Minister and Ambassador to the United Nations, is President Emeritus and a Professor of Law at the University of Ottawa.