Organization: American University in Cairo
Registration deadline: 15 Jun 2017
Starting date: 09 Jul 2017
Ending date: 13 Jul 2017
Addressing Refugee Crises in the Middle East and North Africa: Policy and Practice(July9 - 13, 2017)
The Middle East and North Africa region is one which has been facing inter and intra-state conflict for decades, with forced displacement being a major consequence. How have the current refugee crises in the region been a determining factor in global politics? How can responses to refugee crises such as those in Syria, Yemen, Libya, or Iraq continue to be depoliticized, and the main principles of international refugee and humanitarian law be upheld? What are the prospects for solutions to protracted refugee crises in the region? And how can multi-stakeholder processes have a greater impact, in light of the September 2016 United Nations General Assembly Summit? This short course aims to analyze the contextual construction of refugee situations and the policy frameworks in place to address them in the largest displacement crises since World War II.
About the instructor: ShadenKhallaf is an expert on displacement and humanitarian affairs in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). She is currently the Senior Policy Advisor for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) MENA Bureau. With over 18 years of experience and travel across the region, her areas of work have included refugee women and child protection, return and post-conflict transitions, advocacy and communications, cooperation with regional organizations, goodwill ambassador management, prevention of violent extremism, and catalyzing strategic partnership policies for engagement with civil society, focusing on academia and the private sector. Khallaf has previously lectured at the Department of Law and the Center for Migration and Refugee Studies at the School of Global Affairs and Public Policy of the American University in Cairo, and has offered short courses and seminars at numerous academic institutions around the world, as well as published several papers on displacement in MENA. Khallaf is a strong advocate for gender equality and women’s empowerment, and is continuously exploring ways to support women in the challenging humanitarian field.
How to register:
Application Information:
To apply for the courses:
Fill out the application form. The form is available on CMRS website: http://www.aucegypt.edu/GAPP/cmrs/outreach/Pages/ShortCourses.aspx
Send the application form to cmrscourses@aucegypt.edu with your most recent C.V; Att. Naseem Hashim
Applicants may apply to and be accepted in more than one course. Please do not hesitate to contact cmrscourses@aucegypt.edu if you have any difficulty with the application process.
Applicants accepted for the course will be notified by email within a week after the deadline for submitting the application.
Eligibility for all courses
Requirements: These courses are offered for undergraduate and postgraduate students, and researchers as well as practitioners working with migrants and refugees. A minimum knowledge of displacement and migration terminologies and context is a requirement for participation in any of the three courses.
All courses are conducted in English and no translation facilities are provided. Participants should have a very good command of the English language. Each course will run from 9.30 am till 4pm for five days.
Interested applicants can apply for one course or for all courses.
Number of Participants: minimum of 12 in each course
NB:Non- Egyptian applicants are strongly encouraged to apply early because it takes more than one month to obtain Egyptian visa.
Dates and Location:
Courses will take place at the AUC premises. The exact location and room numbers will be forwarded to accepted participants before the start of the courses.