The memorandum of understanding recognises the CCDP’s and the CHS’s shared commitment to advancing research, education, and policy engagement in the fields of conflict, peacebuilding, mediation, and humanitarian studies. "This MoU consolidates and formalises our very productive partnership and opens the way to exciting future collaborations", Keith Krause, Co-Director of the CCDP, says. 

As part of the understanding, the CCDP and CHS will collaborate on joint research and publication projects on mediation in conflict-affected settings, knowledge production and policy engagement in the context of political transitions, conflict resolution and security-building, and humanitarian diplomacy. They will also collaborate on a variety of projects, including the World Mediation Report and the Qatar Mediation Forum. Sara Hellmüller, Co-Director of the CDDP is pleased that "at a time when conflict, mediation, and humanitarian challenges are becoming more complex, we can strengthen a partnership that brings together complementary expertise and perspectives building on the trust that we have established over the years.”