Organization: UN Institute for Training and Research
Registration deadline: 22 May 2016
Starting date: 23 May 2016
Ending date: 03 Jun 2016
Background
Representatives of governments and from other actors such as international and non-governmental organizations must be able to understand and often work with UN agencies in order to achieve their objectives and advance their interests. As an increasingly globalized world continues to underline the importance of multilateral dialogue and cooperation in confronting this century’s challenges, the UN will remain a central forum for progressing ideas and a platform for action. This course aims to provide a historical, political, and analytical framework for liaising more effectively with UN representatives and staff.
Event Objectives
This e-Learning course aims to provide an overview of United Nations as well as a historical, political, and analytical framework for liaising more effectively with UN representatives and staff. With the help of interactive online exercises, participants will finish the course with a concrete understanding of the UN system’s structure and functioning.
Learning Objectives
At the end of this e-Learning course participants should be able to:
• Define the United Nations system’s structure and functioning;
• Explain the UN's principal organs and their development;
• Identify current and salient issues relevant to the UN;
• Explain a brief history of the UN system and its predecessors.
Content and Structure
The course includes six interactive training modules introducing participants to the United Nations system, its principal institutional bodies, post-2015 Development Agenda, human rights issues, climate change and the environment, and UN financing.
Methodology
e-Learning: The course is internet-based, moderated by senior international experts, asynchronous, and places emphasis on online discussions and self-paced learning. The participants will be primarily responsible for their own learning over the four-week span of the course. The course will consist of the following components:
• Compulsory and optional reading material, intended to teach the basic concepts and principles of the lesson's subject-matter.
• External links to additional books, articles, documents, and websites related to the lessons.
• A glossary of terms provided as a learning tool throughout the course.
• Quizzes and case studies at the end of each module. To be eligible for the course certificate, a passing grade of 80% on both quizzes and case studies is required.
• A Community Discussion Board will be available for participants to post questions or comments visible to the instructor and other participants. This discussion board will be moderated by the course director and UNITAR.
• Estimated learning time: minimum of 40 hours.
How to register:
How to register:
Registration and Course Fee
The course participation fee is 800 USD. Registration will be closed as soon as the course is full and your place will be secured once your payment is confirmed.
Please follow the steps below to apply for one of our online training courses:
- Go to https://www.unitar.org/event/user/register to create a user account.
- Once your user account is created, go to https://www.unitar.org/event/introduction-united-nations-system-5
- Select “add to cart”.
- After selecting, you will see other courses that might be of interest to you. You may add another event by clicking on the title of another event, which will take you to the event detail page.
If you want to confirm your selection, click on “selected events” in the top right corner of the page (“view your shopping cart”)
- Click “Proceed to checkout”
- You will then be directed to the billing page where you are asked to fill in your bank details.
You will then automatically be sent an invoice by email. Upon receipt of your payment, we will send you an email confirming your registration. Before the beginning of the course, you will receive a new username and password which will allow you to access the content of and attend the e-learning course.
We highly encourage credit card payments. You may find some useful information on “how to register” on: http://www.unitar.org/event/about-unitar-events#register