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21 Jun 2026

Honoring World Refugee Day: Reimagining Humanitarian Financing and Protection for Displaced Women

Center for Conflict and Humanitarian Studies (CHS), in partnership with the University of Birmingham, convened an online webinar entitled “Inspiring humanitarian, development and peace nexus futures: Exploring the value-based philanthropy for displaced women: Engaging with Islamic philanthropy actors and principles," on Wednesday, 17 June 2026.

9 Jun 2026

Mediation Experts Gather in Geneva to Shape the 2027 World Mediation Report

The peer review workshop provided strategic planning and an operational update on the upcoming Qatar Mediation Forum 2026, which will serve as a prominent global platform to carry forward these critical policy findings...

19 Apr 2026

Dr. Ghassan Elkahlout participating at the 5th Antalya Diplomacy Forum

The conversations unfolding at the Antalya Diplomacy Forum carry direct relevance for the Center for Conflict and Humanitarian Studies. The Center is preparing for the third Qatar Mediation Forum this December.

9 Apr 2026

New Issue Out | Journal of Peacebuilding & Development | April 2026

The Journal of Peacebuilding & Development (JPD) is delighted to announce the release of Volume 21, Issue 1, featuring original research that advances understanding of the peacebuilding–development nexus across a wide range of institutional, political, humanitarian, and post-conflict settings.

30 Mar 2026

CHS Secures Canadian Research Grant to Support Fragile Research Ecosystems in Yemen and Sudan

The Center for Conflict and Humanitarian Studies partners with Canada's IDRC on a Nexus-Informed Research Initiative

4 Mar 2026

Arduous Paths Now Available

Oxford University Press and Hurst Publishers have published Arduous Paths: On the Theory and Practice of Democratic Transition by prominent Arab intellectual, Azmi Bishara. Arduous Paths builds on Bishara's sizeable body of work on democracy through the lenses of civil society, state formation processes and theories, secularisation, populism and sectarianism.

1 Mar 2026

Center for Conflict and Humanitarian Studies Launches World Mediation Report 2026

New annual publication examines the state of peace mediation amid eroding international norms and institutions

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