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United Nations System
Introduction to the United Nations System 6 weeks English An e-Learning course that gives you an overview of the UN, its principal organs and their functioning.
Introduction to the United Nations System and its Protocol 4 weeks French An e-Learning course that gives you an overview of the UN, its principal organs and the UN protocol.
Multilateral Conferences and Diplomacy 4 weeks English/French/Spanish An e-Learning course to enhance your performance as a conference delegate.
Drafting and Adopting United Nations Resolutions 4 weeks English An e-Learning course which familiarizes you with drafting United Nations Resolutions and their adoption process.
UN Protocol 4 weeks English An e-Learning course where you learn how to organize social events according to UN Protocol.
Public Diplomacy in a Multipolar World 4 weeks English An e-Learning course that helps you understand what public diplomacy is, how its practice has evolved over time and how the current challenges are being addressed.
The Economic and Social Councils and Similar Institutions: History, Role and Functioning on a National and International Level. 4 weeks French An e-Learning course that provides you with an overview of the history, role and functioning of the Economic and Social Councils and similar institutions.
Skills Development
Mediation Skills 4 weeks English An e-Learning course to develop your mediation skills for international diplomacy.
Overcoming Negotiation Deadlocks 4 weeks English An e-Learning course to equip you with the conceptual knowledge and practical tools to efficiently overcome deadlocks in negotiations and successfully negotiate towards beneficial outcomes.
Chairing International Conferences 2 weeks English/French An e-Learning course that will teach you how to work with a chairperson and how to chair a conference yourself.
Bilateral and Multilateral Negotiation 4 weeks French An e-Learning course that will help you deal efficiently with tensions, differences and conflicts in multilateral negotiations.
Cosmopolitan Communication: Connecting across Diplomats, Business Leaders and Civil Society Actors 4 weeks English An e-Learning course to help you reinforce your knowledge on the process of communication, explore cultural awareness and understand the differences in communication among various cultures.
Environment Diplomacy
Negotiating Climate Change:from Durban and beyond 8 weeks English/Spanish An e-Learning course to improve your understanding of the international climate change policy framework.
Green Diplomacy 6 weeks English An e-Learning course that will enable you to internalize environmental sustainability concerns into multilateral diplomacy.
Negotiating Climate Change Finance 4 weeks English An e-Learning course to enable you to enhance your understanding of the key objectives and instruments of international climate finance, the multilateral policy framework and key negotiation issues crucial to reaching a post-2012 agreement.
Negotiating Climate Change Adaptation and Loss and Damage: from Cancun and beyond 5 weeks English An e-Learning course which aims to facilitate international negotiations, public sector work, and diplomatic engagement in relation to climate change impacts and adaptation measures through an enhanced understanding of its science, the international policy framework, and the key negotiation issues pertinent to the UNFCCC process.
Human Rights Diplomacy
United Nations and international Human Rights Protection 6 weeks English An e-Learning course that will show you how Human Rights can be better protected.