The President of Yarmouk University, Professor Islam Massad, discussed with the first official in the Protection Department of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Daniela Floridia, possible ways of cooperation between Yarmouk represented by the Refugees, Displaced Persons and Forced Migration Studies Center and the UNHCR in areas of common interest. The meeting was attended by the Vice President for Administrative Affairs, Professor Riyad al-Momani, the Director of the Center for Refugees, Displaced Persons and Forced Migration Studies Center, Dr. Reem al-Kharouf, and Mr. Tariq Al-Nasser, Miss. Zina Jadaan, and Mr. Kamal Al-Mashreqi from the center.
At the beginning of the meeting, Massad stressed that the refugee crisis is not new to Jordan, as the Kingdom has always welcomed several waves of refugees, which provided Jordanians with the extensive experience of how to deal with asylum issues, pointing out that the establishment of the Refugees and Displaced Persons and Forced Migration Studies Center in Yarmouk was to achieve several goals like conducting research and studies related to issues of asylum and displacement and developing awareness of asylum and displacement issues among university students and community members. Massad also stressed the importance of cooperation with the UNHCR to establish a network with organizations and institutions working in the field of asylum.
In return, Floridia affirmed the Commissioner's constant endeavor to cooperate with institutions and organizations concerned with issues of asylum and displacement, which positively influences the refugees residing in the territory of the host country at the economic, educational and health levels. She further stressed the importance of institutional, organized, and sustainable work in terms of refugees’ education, health and economics. She then acknowledged that the Refugees, Displaced Persons and Forced Migration Studies Center in Yarmouk University is one of the most distinguished units that emphasize asylum issues and that it is well-known member of the Civil Society Network for Conflicts.
