UNITWIN Network on Forced Migration Studies (253), established in 1996 at the American University in Cairo (Egypt).

Fields/Disciplines

Forced migration; Environmental changes; Unaccompagnied minors; Gender issues; Rapatriation; Reconstruction policy.

Objectives

• To promote academic knowledge in the field of forced migration.
• To promote the understanding of appropriate and effective practice concerning forced migration.
• To facilitate networking and better communication among those involved in refugees and forced migration programmes.
• To disseminate academic and practical information concerning forced migration.

Host institution

• American University in Cairo

Membership

• Yarmouk University (Jordan)
• Hassan II University (Morocco)
• An Najah National University (Palestinian Autonomous Territories)
• Centre for Southern African Studies, University of the Western Cape (South Africa)
• Refugee Studies Programme, International Development Centre, University of Oxford (U.K.)

UNESCO Sector/Office responsible for Chair/Network

Social and Human Sciences.

Contact

Prof. Barbara Harrell-Bond, The American University in Cairo, Forced Migration and Refugee Studies
Acting Director
E-Mail address - FMRS(at)aucegypt.edu
Work Phone - + 20 2 797 6621
Fax - +20 2 797 6629
Street - 113 Kasr El-Aini St., P.O. Box 2511
City - Cairo
Postal Code - 11511
Country - Egypt

Prof. Alia Arafa, The American University in Cairo, Forced Migration and Refugee Studies
Program Administrator
E-Mail address - fmrs(at)aucegypt.edu
Street - Old Falaki Building, 5th Floor, room 508-510
City - Cairo
Postal Code - 11511
Country - Egypt