On 24 February, our Advocacy and Policy Coordinator gave a presentation on Syria and the responsibility to protect to Juris North, an academic discussion group based in Manchester Metropolitan University.
Clare Politics, Cambridge University Amnesty International and POLIS organised a seminar at the University of Cambridge under the title: "Syria is not a civil war: a personal experience" on Tuesday 16 February 2016.
Our Refugee Support Coordinator Amaf Yousef participated as a speaker at "Resettling Syrian Refugees : Delivering a multi-agency Resettlement programme in the East Midlands" held in BioCity, Nottingham on 11 February.
We attended the 3 February London Civil Society Organisations (CSO) Conference in the lead-up to the 4 February London Donors conference. Over 200 CSOs were represented, some of which were Syrian. As an organisation, we stressed the issues of civilian protection as well as Syrian leadership in identifying funding priorities and in implementing projects on the ground.
Our Refugee Support coordinator participated in a conference on 28 January held by the Home Office, where speakers from different departments related to the Resettlement program for Syrian vulnerable persons shared their experiences and and impressions about this process and how it could be made more efficient for both refugees and local authorities.
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