Yarmouk University represented by the Refugees, Displaced Persons, and Forced Migration Studies Center, participated as a partner in the First International Scientific Conference on Migration and Asylum entitled “Migration and Asylum in the Arab Region Reality - Challenges - Solutions”, which was organized by Sana’a University in Yemen. The conference, which was held over the past two days in-person and online discussed policies, legislation, and official procedures related to migration and asylum in the Arab region, trying to diagnose the effects and repercussions of migration and asylum on the host Arab countries and the region in general.

The Director of the Center, Dr. Reem Al-Kharouf, confirmed through her online participation that Jordan has welcomed every single individual migrating from his/her homeland in search of safety and stability, thus providing refugees with safety and supporting the vulnerable. She then explained that the center, which was established in 1997 at Yarmouk University, functions as a national and regional platform for researching refugee issues, trying to serve and support them based on national interests and concerns. She also pointed out the importance of building new partnerships between researchers and institutions concerning this issue, confirming the center’s readiness to share experiences, partnerships, logistical, and research capabilities.

Noteworthy is that this conference was attended by 61 researchers from 11 countries who discussed in their research papers 11 axes related to various asylum issues, such as policies, legislation, rights and duties, causes and effects of migration, asylum and displacement on countries, effects of global epidemics, wars and crises, ways of integrating refugees into host societies, and challenges facing governments as well as local and international organizations, towards such categories of people.