This course, entitled "A Primer to the Right to Adequate Food", is part of the e-learning curriculum "Right to Food in Practice". The course introduces the principles and concept of the human right to adequate food and its practical application. The course also provides an overview of the historical development of this human right, the human rights-based approach to development, recourse mechanisms, the Right to Food Guidelines and describes the…

The UEF-UN Environment Course on Multilateral Environmental Agreements is a high profile two week Course on MEAs, international environmental law-making and diplomacy. The aim of the Course is to equip present and future negotiators of multilateral environmental agreements with the information and experiences of others in the area of international environmental law-making in order to improve the impact and implementation of these key treaties. It…

Ce MOOC s’adresse à un public large : aux étudiants ou futurs étudiants dans le domaine des sciences humaines, aux professionnels et aux décideurs dans le domaine de la migration, de la diversité, de l’éducation ou simplement aux curieux désireux de se forger une opinion sur le domaine complexe qu’est celui des migrations sur base d’arguments scientifiques. Plus précisément, ce MOOC vous propose de suivre en 7 étapes le parcours des migrants de…

Ce cours à pours objectifs: Avoir un rappel sur les différents dispositifs actuels pour la planification et la gestion territoriale; Connaître les éléments de cahiers des charges pour le diagnostic de territoire; Disposer d’un aperçu sur les différentes méthodes utilisables dans les diagnostics, notamment pour mobiliser les acteurs; Savoir utiliser les outils de représentation spatiale pour la conception de projets de territoire; Disposer de…

Face à la multiplication de ces satellites RADAR et la mise à disposition de données gratuites et de logiciels de traitement open-source, les possibilités en terme d’étude de l’environnement par imagerie RADAR se développent grandement à l’heure actuelle aussi bien dans les domaines des risques naturels, de l’occupation des sols, de l’agriculture, de l’aménagement du territoire que de la santé. Ce cours à pours objectifs: Maîtriser les principes…

This training aims at preparing social development specialists, researchers, consultants and partners for their new role in supporting the enforcement of the World Bank Group's (WBG’s) new Gender Strategy in their operations, in particular, linking analysis, action, and outcomes to close the key gender gaps. Social development specialists are probably already convinced of the value of gender equality and have operational experience in its…

World Food Programme (WFP) is the world’s largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide, delivering food assistance in emergencies and working with communities to improve nutrition and build resilience. The World Food Programme seeks great ideas and bold solutions to solve hunger globally. The Innovation Accelerator offers financial support, training, and access to WFP partners and technical experts. Selected teams get an opportunity to…

The course will provide participants a fundamental understanding of what environmental crimes are and on how law enforcement bodies and judicial systems are responding. The existing international legal framework will be examined with a view to improve participants’ ability to address the issue in a comprehensive way and promote their role as advocates for an effective change in public policies, strategies and practices. More specifically, the…

Humanitarian diplomacy is persuading decision makers and opinion leaders to act, at all times, in the interests of vulnerable people, and with full respect for fundamental humanitarian principles. The rapid expansion of the number of humanitarian actors in recent years, working for or with governments at all levels and often in complex situations, makes humanitarian diplomacy increasingly important. Humanitarian diplomacy aims to mobilise public…

The prevalence of armed conflicts involving armed non-State actors carries important legal, policy, and operational implications for humanitarian professionals. Focusing on their application to non-State armed actors, this workshop provides a review of the relevant bodies of international law, in particular international humanitarian law and international human rights law. It also offers an analysis of frameworks and methods for engagement with…

This certificate course offered by the Human Rights Center of the University for Peace will introduce participants to the increasingly significant field of indigenous peoples’ rights and looks at the contemporary issues that have paradoxically led to a recognition of those rights on the one hand, while simultaneously challenging their implementation on the other. The course will address the broad spectrum of issues involved in the field of…