Field Visits Programmes

UNITAR designed training programmes offering participants a full immersion into the UN´s multilateral working environments in Tokyo and Hiroshima (Japan), Bangkok (Thailand) and Geneva (Switzerland). The overarching purpose of this activity is to bring the United Nations closer to the hearts and minds of participants.


UNITAR also intends to strengthen the participants’ conviction of the principles enshrined in the UN charter, especially multilateralism. In the long term, this does not only result in participants’ more favourable view on the organisation, but also in a higher willingness to cooperate.


In line with UNITAR’s mandate, the UN Immersion Programme (Asia and Geneva) also aspires to enhance participants’ knowledge and skills related to international affairs and diplomacy. This will enable them to work more effectively and efficiently in any multilateral environment.

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UN IMMERSION PROGRAMME - Geneva

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The UN Immersion Programme consists of an organized field visit of several days for a group of participants to Geneva, Switzerland.

It offers participants the chance to fully immerse themselves into International Geneva, and thereby gain a first-hand experience of the United Nations. The programme will include:

  • Workshops at the Palace of Nations
  • Visits to Geneva-based UN agencies
  • Career Development Sessions

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UN IMMERSION PROGRAMME - Japan

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As one of UNITAR´s office is located in Hiroshima, it offers itself perfectly to be one center for training participants. The second center in Japan is the “UN House” in Tokyo, which hosts the UN University and other UN organizations. UNITAR can arrange sessions on the following UN agencies:

  • UNITAR Hiroshima Office
  • UN House Tokyo
  • Workshops
  • Guided tours
  • Cultural Activities

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UN Immersion Programme - Thailand

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Hosting 18 UN organizations and more than 90 NGOs, Bangkok offers itself for a whole series of formative experiences. UNITAR’s will host the activity in the UNESCAP Building and offers training sessions with the following themes:

  • Visiting to UN agencies
  • UN experts workshops
  • UN experts webinar
  • Guided Tour
  • Cultural Activities

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TRAINING METHODOLOGY of Immersion Programmes

UNITAR’s training programs are designed to be highly interactive and participatory. Activities will include a high level of direct exposure to policy practitioners and diplomatic settings, thereby gaining a thorough knowledge and understanding of the topic.
Any workshop will be built on four pedagogical pillars: concept learning (lectures, presentations), role-playing (exercises, simulations), experience sharing (panels, group discussions) and exposure to real world problems (case illustrations, video analysis).


The vast majority of the activities will take place in the English language. However, UNITAR is also able to organize activities in other languages, including briefings with UN officials speaking the requested language or members of a specific country’s representation in the city.

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PARTICIPANTS

All UN Immersion Programmes are geared towards participants from a variety of different backgrounds. In addition to diplomats or other government officials, these can also include university students and other young aspiring international actors.
While online training programmes at UNITAR are usually limited at fifty participants, the nature of the field visit only allows for a lower ceiling. Either of the three options therefore can accommodate a maximum amount of 30 participants per field visit.
After finishing the field visits programme and meeting all requirements, participants will be awarded a UNITAR certificate of completion. Outstanding participants may qualify for a letter of recommendation written by UNITAR staff to support job applications or other future career steps.

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Online Training Programmes

UNITAR´s Online Training Programmes run on UNITAR´s virtual learning platform. Participants receive log-in credentials to this platform via email on the Friday before the course´s starting date. All UNITAR Online Training Programmes contain the following basic components: 

  1. E-Learning Component:
    - Reading Material
    - Discussion Boards
    - Assessment Quizzes
  2. Live Component
    - 1.5 hour Live-Webinars
    - 3 hour E- Workshop
    - 2 hour virtual Guided Tour
  3. Optional Additional Component: Projects
    - Group Presentations
    - Model United Nations (MUN) Simulation
    -Mock Job-Interviews
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International Civil Servant Training Programme

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The International Civil Servant Training Programme is 6 weeks of length, comprises a total workload of 40-45 hours and is open for a maximum of 50 participants. It allows participants to study about aspects at the intersection of diplomacy and technology, including artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and science diplomacy.

Module 1: The Neoteric Diplomat                    Module 2: Digital and Cyberdiplomacy
Module 3: Cybersecurity                                  Module 4: Artificial Intelligence
Module 5: Internet Governance                       Module 6: Science Diplomacy

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The UN Career Development Programme

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The UN Career Development Programme is 4 weeks of length, comprises a total workload of 40-45 hours and is open for a maximum of 50 participants. It aims at building up participants’ knowledge and skills on the UN with a specific focus on entry level positions. Its purpose is to bring participants to the point where they will be able to confidently and effortlessly apply for jobs in the UN system.

Module 1: The United Nations System             Module 2: Conference Diplomacy
Module 3: Negotiation Skills                             Module 4: Cosmopolitan Communication

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The UN Future of Work Programme

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The UN Future of Work Programme is also 4 weeks in length, comprises a total workload of 40-45 hours and is open for a maximum of 50 participants. They learn about rapidly changing world of work, following the four core components of this course: (i) the UN work environment, (ii) sustainable development, (iii) emerging technologies and (iv) skills for the future.

Module 1: The United Nations         Module 2: Human Rights, Climate Change and the SDG’s
Module 3: Artificial Intelligence        Module 4: The Art of Speechwriting

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The UN Human Rights Council Training Programme

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The Human Rights Council Training Programme is 3 weeks of length, comprises a total workload of 40-45 hours and is open for a maximum of 50 participants. It aims to provide participants with the knowledge, skills and attitudes to understand the inner workings of the Human Rights Council and situate them within the broader context of the UN system.

•Module 1 – The United Nations
•Module 2 – Human Rights, Climate Change and the SDG’s
•Module 3 – Conference Diplomacy

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UN Online Immersion Programme

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The UN Online Immersion Programme is 2 weeks of length, comprises a total workload of 40-45 hours and is open for a maximum of 50 participants. It provides participants with an intensive opportunity to learn about the United Nations´ origins, main activities, different agencies as well as about International Geneva as a hub of multilateralism.

  • Module 1 – The United Nations
  • Module 2 – The Evolution of Diplomacy
  • Module 3 – The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

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Law of International Organizations and Treaties

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UNITAR’s course on the Law of International Organizations and Treaties is 3 weeks of length, comprises a total workload of 40-45 hours and is open for a maximum of 50 participants. It is designed to cover both the theoretical and the practical aspects of this subject, starting with the basic notions, sources, subjects, principles, and scope of application of conventions forming the base of the Law of Treaties.

  • Definition, Principles and Legal issues of international organizations  
  • The Settlement of Disputes involving international organizations 
  • The Basic Notions, Sources and Principles of the Law of Treaties

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International Humanitarian Law and Cyber Warfare

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This course is 4 weeks of length, comprises a total workload of 40-45 hours and is open for a maximum of 50 participants. Recent conflicts have demonstrated that the ravages of war continue to have a devastating impact especially on the civilian population. With the increasing number of states developing military cyber capabilities, the interplay between the “cyber” and “real” realm of war is addressed.

  • Introduction to International Humanitarian Law
  • Applicability of International Law to Cyber Operations
  • The Jus in Bello and its applicability to Cyber Operations

Training on Law of the Sea

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This course is 3 weeks of length, comprises a total workload of 40-45 hours and is open for a maximum of 50 participants. The Law of the Sea touches not only upon matters of state’s responsibilities and ability to use the world’s oceans, but also refers to important environmental matters and addresses questions of the use of marine natural resources. With major trading routes leading over the earth’s oceans, the economic and business aspects are of keen interest to states and the private sector alike.

  • The Origins and Development of the Law of the Sea
  • The Establishment of Maritime Territory
  • Under waterCultural HeritageComponent

Human Rights, Environmental Protection and Climate Change

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This course is 2 weeks of length, comprises a total workload of 40-45 hours and is open for a maximum of 50 participants. It covers the basic principles and concepts of human rights, the SDGs with emphasis on the goals and targets most relevant to environmental protection, and the increasingly relevant relationship between human rights and the environment.

  • Module 1 – Contextualization of Human Rights and Environmental Protection
  • Module 2 – Environmental Protection and the SDGs

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The UN Space Law Programme

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This course is 3 weeks of length, comprises a total workload of 40-45 hours and its open for a maximum of 50 participants. Space law is a relatively recent field of international law, yet in a rapid change and constant development. Its cover space related activities such as a public and private space exploration, liability for damages caused by space objects environmental preservation and new technologies.

  • Space Law Source and Structures
  • Issues in Space Law
  • Space Security

More information

For more information, questions or any inquiries regarding the above training programmes kindly send an email to: ccipe.cooperation@unitar.org

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