Institute of Regional and International Studies (IRIS)

Overview

The Institute of Regional and International Studies (IRIS) is an Iraq-based research center committed to producing independent and empirically rigorous political analysis of Iraq and the broader Middle East region. Housed at the American University of Iraq, Sulaimani (AUIS), the Institute partners with academic institutions and funding agencies from across the world that share IRIS' mission of grounding the policy conversation on Iraq in rigorous research and local expertise.

IRIS convenes events throughout the year, including the annual Sulaimani Forum, in order to disseminate research findings and to promote dialogue among a broad range of stakeholders on the most complex policy challenges facing Iraq and the region. Finally, IRIS builds the skills and capacity of young researchers, policymakers, and leaders towards the aim of leveraging policy research into political and social change.

Category:
National and Regional NGO
Sectors of Interest:
Health, Economic Growth, Democratic Governance, Humanitarian aid, Social Development
Sub Sectors of Interest:
Civil society strengthening, Conflict prevention and peace building , Health policy, Prevention of non-communicable diseases, Public security, Support the vulnerable and marginalized
Type of Service:
Research and assessment, Capacity building and training
Locations:
Iraq
Headquarters:
Iraq

Institute of Regional and International Studies (IRIS)
https://auis.edu.krd/iris/
https://auis.edu.krd/iris/contact_us
Mac Skelton
Executive Director
mac.skelton@auis.edu.krd
Zainab Hamid Mera
Senior Manager of Operations
zainab.hamid@auis.edu.krd
Zmkan Ali Saleem
Director of Research
zmkan.ali@auis.edu.krd
Adnan J. Sadik
Program Manager of the Iraq Leadership Fellows (ILF)
adnan.jaafer@auis.edu.krd
Shvan Najm
Program Manager, External Relations
shvan.najm@auis.edu.krd
Lana Sardar
Research Assistant
lana.sardar@auis.edu.krd

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Name	Category	Countries of Coverage	Sectors & Services
UK Aid Direct	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Education, Health, Economic Growth, Democratic Governance, Women Rights and Empowerment, Infrastructure, Urban & Rural Development, Water and Wastewater, Social Development, Climate Change and Global Warming
UNAMI	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Iraq	Child Rights, Climate Change and Global Warming, Democratic Governance, Economic Growth, Education, Environment and Energy, Health, Human Rights, Humanitarian aid, Refugees and Migration, Social Development, Urban & Rural Development, Water and Wastewater, Women Rights and Empowerment, Youth Empowerment
Konrad Adenauer Stiftung	International Organization	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Education, Democratic Governance, Women Rights and Empowerment, Environment and Energy, Refugees and Migration, Arts and Culture, Media Development, Information Communication and Technology, Climate Change and Global WarmingResearch and assessment, Advocacy and awareness raising, Capacity building and training, Policy and legislative reform
ADE	Consulting Firm	Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Syria, Turkey, Yemen	Agriculture, Democratic Governance, Economic Growth, Education, Entrepreneurship, Food Security, Health, Humanitarian aid, Women Rights and Empowerment, Youth EmpowermentCapacity building and training, Financial Management and Services, Institutional Strengthening, Monitoring and evaluation
Coordination SUD	International Organization	Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria	Humanitarian aidAdvocacy and awareness raising, Capacity building and training, Monitoring and evaluation
National Endowment for Democracy-NED	International Organization	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, Yemen	Democratic Governance, Human Rights, Media DevelopmentAdvocacy and awareness raising, Institutional Strengthening
Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO)	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Economic Growth, Humanitarian aid, Refugees and Migration