On Monday, 3 June 2024, the Center for Conflict and Humanitarian Studies held its fourth annual advisory board meeting at its office in Doha, Qatar. The meeting was attended by Dr Azmi Bishara, General Director of the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies, along with other members of the board: H.E. Lolwah Al Khater, the Minister of State for International Cooperation; H.E. Dr Hend Al Muftah, Qatar's Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva; H.E. Khalifa Al Kuwari, President of the General Tax Authority; Dr Mohamed Al Maadheed, President of the Metabolic and Inflammation Center and General Director of Naufar Center in Qatar; Dr Ahmed Al Muraikhi, Special Advisor to the United Nations Secretary-General on Public-Private Partnerships and Islamic Social Finance; Dr Ghanem Al-Najjar, Member of the Board of Directors of the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies; Dr Marwan Kabalan, Director of the Political Studies Unit at the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies; Dr Mohammed Al-Masri, Executive Director of the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies; and Dr Ghassan Elkahlout, Director of the Center for Conflict and Humanitarian Studies.
During the meeting, Dr Ghassan Elkahlout presented the Center's achievements, activities, and research outputs during the 2023 calendar year. He also briefed the advisory board on the Center's work plan for 2024. Dr Elkahlout further highlighted the Center's role as a leading academic center in the fields of conflict, recovery, mediation, and humanitarian studies.
The meeting was concluded with recommendations and decisions by the advisory board.