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10/10/2024

New training course on the UPR: Apply Now !

The Geneva Human Rights Platform and UPR Info organise a training under the theme “The Universal Periodic Review and the UN Human Right System: raising the bar on accountability”.

The training will take place from 11 to 15 November 2024, online or in Geneva. The deadline to apply is on 27th of October.

This training course will be the occasion to share good practices on how to contribute in the implementation of UPR recommendations at national level with examples and hands-on exercises. Aimed specifically at NGOs, UN agencies, members of NHRIs and representatives of governments and academia, this training will be led by Miloon Kothari, with the support of UPR Info,  and it will feature speakers from OHCHR, UN agencies, ambassadors from permanent missions in Geneva and Geneva-based NGOs.

 

Objectives

At the end of this course, participants will be:

  • Familiar with the genesis and evolution of the UPR, within the context of the UN human rights system

  • Knowledgeable about the advocacy strategies employed by national actors to identify issues to be raised at the UPR and to ensure implementation

  • Able to identify the distinct but also the collaborative role of various national level actors: national governments, NHRIs, civil society, UN agencies, academic bodies, national parliaments, diplomats and the media

  • Able to utilise the sophisticated tools (matrices) developed by various actors at the national level to monitor progress with the UPR recommendations

  • Able to demonstrate, in their own contexts, the many uses of the implementation examples used throughout the course

  • Able to identify the link between the UPR and the SDGs at the international and national levels

  • Able to draft impactful recommendations for the UPR

Geneva platform for human rights
Geneva platform for human rights

 

How to apply

Applications must be submitted via this online application form.

The training fee for this five-day programme is 1,830 Swiss Francs and includes tuition costs, course materials, 5 lunches, and refreshments during coffee breaks.

The training fee for those attending the course online is 1,550 Swiss Francs. 

There is a 30 percent discount for PhD and master students.