Weaam Youssef, Researcher and Syrian human rights Activist, who holds an MA in Applied Human Rights from the University of York as a chevening scholar, had done several fellowships on issues related to forced migration and refugee studies at the University of Oxford, Migration policy at the European University Institute,. She also holds and BA in English Literature from Damascus University and currently pursuing her degree in Humanitarian Diplomacy. Prior to joining Gulf Centre for Human Rights as a Human Rights Officer, she worked for the Arab League in Egypt, United Nations and United Nations Development Programme in Syria. She was also Syria country coordinator for Follow the Women for peace and women empowerment in MENA conflict areas. She has extensive experience in migration and human rights, having worked for intergovernmental organisations such as the UN, the Arab League, cooperating with the African Union Commission as well as civil society organisations. She has also spoken and presented at meetings such as the Global Forum for Migration and Development and the UN Migration Coordination Annual Meeting at the UN HQ, and has contributed to the Global Migration Group CMG thematic report on youth and migration and been acknowledged for coordinating the section on Arab youth for the UN Youth Annual Report. Her research focuses on issues related to human rights, humanitarianism and displacement post-conflict.