I hope that US policy will become more favorable to Kurdistan, says Lincoln Davis, former US Congressman in his visit to MERI

For a sound process of post-conflict reconstruction, what needs to be in place is security but also unity, especially from the different communities in the country. Japanese reconstruction was aided by the unity of the people and the same is possible in Iraq.

MERI organised a round table on June 11 to discuss the preliminary results of the project on resilience-building for Syrian refugees.

The current crisis presented an opportunity for the Kurdistan Region to meet political, security, and economic challenges.

MERI debates constitutional rights of ethnic minorities with the Kurdistan Region’s Constitution Committee

MERI annual report contains information about the works, publications and research projects conducted at the Institute and sheds light on the important conferences and debates hosted by the Institute for the purpose of reform, reconciliation and institutionalization in Iraq and the wider Middle East.

The Iraqi leaders who clearly deem ISIS as a threat need to translate words into concrete action.

The process of the unification of the Peshmerga has been slow, but a strong political will exists to drive the momentum of unification forward.

MERI is currently undertaking a research project, funded by UNDP, to advance and apply the concept of resilient livelihoods for Syrian refugees living in the camps within the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.