As part of the training activities implemented during the spring months, UNITAR designed a blended programme consisting of a four weeks e-Learning course, followed by a five day field visit to Geneva, offering participants the chance to fully immerse themselves into International Geneva, and thereby gain a first-hand experience of the United Nations.

Given the complexity of Geneva's multilateral environment, the UN Immersion Programme will cover a series of different thematic areas. These will include peace and security, human rights and humanitarian affairs, global health and well-being, trade and technology, as well as environment and sustainable development.

UNITAR welcomes a variety of professional backgrounds and differing degrees of experience among its participants. The Immersion Programme is therefore open to all actors related to international affairs wishing to build up knowledge and skills related to the United Nations.

The Immersion Programme Spring 2021 Edition (1 March – 2 April 2021) provides expert webinars, e-workshops, virtual guided tours, online career development sessions and live-streamed conferences. For all those who are not able to attend the field visit to Geneva, there will also be a 2-weeks UN Online Immersion Programme (5 April – 16 April).

For more information, and to apply, please visit the following links:

• Basic package
• Online programme
• Premium package

Humankind is indisputably entering a new digital era. The impact of rapid technological and scientific advances on our lives is so great that World Economic Forum’s founder, Klaus Schwab, termed this process as the Fourth Industrial Revolution. We are the witnesses of transcendence through new frontiers.

Diplomacy 4.0 is UNITAR’s answer to these new challenges. The Training Programme consists of two parts:

1. A 6-week preparatory e-Learning course (12 April – 22 May 2021)
2. A 5-day field visit to Geneva (24 May – 28 May 2021)

The programme explores the nexus between diplomacy and areas of Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, Scientific Advancements, Internet Governance and other significant issues, paving the way for the next generation of international affairs professionals. Its overarching purpose is to prepare participants for the continuously deepening interdependence between diplomacy and technology and equip them with necessary skills to exercise those innovations in practice.

Participants may include public sector officials, private sector professionals, representatives from NGO’s, think tanks or academia. Junior professionals and graduate students are equally welcome to apply.

For more information, and to apply, please visit the following links:

• Basic package
• e-Learning course
• Premium package

There are an estimated 1.8 billion people today between the ages of 10 and 24, which is the largest generation of youth in human history. More interconnected than ever, young people increasingly contribute to innovative solutions, driving social progress and inspiring political initiatives.

UNITAR is therefore delighted to offer an online training programme specifically designed for the global youth. The United Nations Young Leaders Online Training Programme (1 March – 26 March 2021) consists of a 4-week e-Learning course and comprises 4 different modules on The United Nations, Conference Diplomacy, Negotiation Skills and Cosmopolitan Communication. The course includes weekly reading material, multimedia files, as well as discussion boards exchanging views with fellow participants and UNITAR instructors. 

In addition, the Young Leaders Online Training Programme will be complemented by several 1.5 hour live webinars. These will be delivered through the platform ‘Zoom’ by UN experts. Participants may include high school students, university students, and other aspiring young leaders of similar background. Junior professionals from public and private sector and senior officials who are young at heart are equally welcome to apply.

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Following the success of the first edition, the second Internship Preparation Programme aims at building up the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary for participants to apply for UN internship positions anywhere in the UN System, and perform strongly in a potential job interview.

The backbone of the programme will be four e-learning modules, live components (UN projects and practicalities, UN’s Agenda 2030, Mock Interviews) and individual projects (Project Management, Art and Design, Translation, Outreach and Advocacy).

In addition, the live components will all be offered in the afternoon Geneva time, for participants across all time-zones to be able to attend at reasonable times. The live components will also be recorded and be made available on the platform thereafter.

The United Nations Internship Preparation Programme is open to all including high school students, university students, and other aspiring young leaders of similar background. The course will be delivered through UNITAR’s e-learning platform and Zoom. At the end of the programme, participants will receive a UNITAR certificate of completion.

For more information, and to apply for the Spring 2021 edition (3 May to 28 May 2021), please visit the page in the online catalogue.

UNITAR is delighted to offer the very first edition of the Human Rights Council Training Programme. This course will run in parallel to the real UN Human Rights Council in Geneva and aims at providing participants with in-depth knowledge on Human Rights and the functioning of the UN’s key body to promote them.

The course will be delivered on UNITAR’s e-learning platform and through the software Zoom. It will contain e-Learning modules (human rights, climate change, SDG’s), expert webinars (the UN system, current human rights issues), e-workshops (UN resolution writing skills), and virtual guided tours through the Palais des Nations. In addition, participants and UNITAR instructors will attend the live-streamed sessions of the real UN Human Rights Council, and analyse their content together.  

The Human Rights Council Training Programme is open to all actors with different professional background with different degrees of experience. Participants can include human rights activists, public sector officials, private sector professionals and representatives from NGO’s, think tanks or academia. Junior professionals and graduate students are equally welcome to apply.

For more information, and to apply for the Winter 2021 edition (15 Feb – 5 March 2021), please visit the page in the online catalogue.