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15 May 2025

CHS, QRCS, and IHL Centre organizing a symposium on IHL Accountability and Monitoring Mechanisms

The Center for Conflict and Humanitarian Studies, in collaboration with the Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) and the Diakonia IHL Centre, organized a public symposium on "The Need to Democratize IHL: Accountability and Monitoring Mechanisms," on Tuesday, 13 May 2025, in Doha. The Symposium brought together experts in International Humanitarian Law. The symposium featured contributions from Stephen Wilkinson, Director of IHL Centre, and Myra Saade, Manager and Senior Legal Expert for the Middle East at the IHL Centre. The event was moderated by Aiham Alsukhni, Head of International Relations and IHL at Qatar Red Crescent Society...

13 May 2025

The CHS Advisory Board Convenes for its Fifth Annual Meeting

During the meeting, the Center's most prominent achievements in 2024 were reviewed, including events, activities, projects, research outputs, and published books. CHS Director, Dr. Ghassan Elkahlout, delivered a detailed presentation of the Center's 2025 work plan. He highlighted the Center's role as a leading academic center in the fields of conflict mediation, humanitarian action, and post-conflict recovery and emphasized its values-based commitment to achieving positive social impact at the regional and global level.

13 May 2025

Launching the Common Ground Leadership Academy Curriculum Development Workshop

On Monday, May 12, 2025 Search for Common Ground (SFCG), in collaboration with the Center for Conflict and Humanitarian Studies (CHS), launched the Common Ground Leadership Academy Curriculum Development Workshop, in Doha.

11 May 2025

JPD Volume 20, Issue 1, Now Available

The first issue of Volume 20 of the peer-reviewed journal Peacebuilding and Development has been published.

8 Apr 2025

Humanitarian Leadership Conference Commences in Doha

The Humanitarian Leadership Conference officially commenced on Tuesday 8th April 2025, under the theme: "Transformative leadership in times of polycrisis". The two-day event is hosted in Doha and jointly organised by the Center for Conflict and Humanitarian Studies (CHS) at the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies, and the Center for Humanitarian Leadership (CHL) at Deakin University, Australia.

5 Apr 2025

Humanitarian Leadership Conference | Keynote Speakers

H.E. Maryam bint Ali bin Nasser Al-Misnad, Tammam Aloudat, Hibak Kalfan, Meg Sattler

5 Apr 2025

Amid global chaos and uncertainty, local leaders gather in Qatar for the biennial Humanitarian Leadership Conference

Humanitarian leaders from more than 85 countries will gather in Doha, Qatar, from April 8-9 to explore how transformative leadership can reshape the future of the international humanitarian system at the 2025 Humanitarian Leadership Conference (HLC).

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