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CAPRS is dedicated to addressing the complex challenges of forced displacement in the Asia Pacific region through a three-fold approach, underpinned by rigorous scholarly research, and engaged teaching.

Collaborate: We facilitate collaboration and knowledge exchange between and within academia, refugee-led organisations, civil society, governments, multilateral bodies, private sector, and funders, leveraging their diverse strengths.

Amplify: We amplify scholarship that centres the expertise of forcibly displaced people to inform policy and practice.

Activate: We challenge and seek to transform the structures that perpetuate the marginalisation and vulnerability of forcibly displaced people.

CAPRS is dedicated to addressing the complex challenges of forced displacement in the Asia Pacific region through a three-fold approach, underpinned by rigorous scholarly research, and engaged teaching.

Collaborate: We facilitate collaboration and knowledge exchange between and within academia, refugee-led organisations, civil society, governments, multilateral bodies, private sector, and funders, leveraging their diverse strengths.

Amplify: We amplify scholarship that centres the expertise of forcibly displaced people to inform policy and practice.

Activate: We challenge and seek to transform the structures that perpetuate the marginalisation and vulnerability of forcibly displaced people.

The Centre for Asia Pacific Refugee Studies envisions a future where forcibly displaced people are represented, respected and supported, and meaningfully engaged in research, policy and programming that impact their lives.

The Centre for Asia Pacific Refugee Studies envisions a future where forcibly displaced people are represented, respected and supported, and meaningfully engaged in research, policy and programming that impact their lives.

Humanity: We believe in the inherent worth and dignity of every individual, regardless of their displacement status.

Social Justice: We are dedicated to promoting fairness, equity, and justice.

Engaged Scholarship: We value the importance of scholarly research and partnerships to ensure our work is impactful, meaningful, and trusted.

Commitment to Te Ao Māori (Māori Worldview): We strive to incorporate Te Ao Māori values of manaakitanga (hospitality), whanaungatanga (relationships), and kaitiakitanga (stewardship) into our work.

Humanity: We believe in the inherent worth and dignity of every individual, regardless of their displacement status.

Social Justice: We are dedicated to promoting fairness, equity, and justice.

Engaged Scholarship: We value the importance of scholarly research and partnerships to ensure our work is impactful, meaningful, and trusted.

Commitment to Te Ao Māori (Māori Worldview): We strive to incorporate Te Ao Māori values of manaakitanga (hospitality), whanaungatanga (relationships), and kaitiakitanga (stewardship) into our work.