Compartir en

Plazo
22 Dic 2015
El registro está cerrado.

Strenghtening Civilian Capacities to Protect Civilians [PTP.2015.22E]

Tipo
Course
Ubicación
Web-based
Fecha
-
Duración
1 Days
Área del programa
Peacekeeping
Precio
0,00 US$
Correo Electrónico del Centro de Coordinación del Evento
ptp@unitar.org
Colaboración
Non violent Peace Force
Inscripción
Public – by registration
Tipo de aprendizaje
E-learning
Idioma(s)
English
Protección de Datos y Privacidad
Los datos personales de los participantes que solicitan, se registran o participan en los cursos y otros eventos de UNITAR se rigen por la Política de Privacidad y Protección de Datos. Al solicitar, registrarse o participar en este evento, el participante reconoce que conoce dicha política y aceptan sus condiciones.

According to the World Bank, more than 1.5 billion people live in countries affected by repeated violence. In absolute terms, the need for direct physical protection of civilians against imminent violence has never been greater than it is today. Local and international actors are struggling to protect all those under direct threat, wherever conflict occurs. A small number of civil society and humanitarian organizations have begun providing direct physical protection for civilians through a method called Unarmed Civilian Protection (UCP), which promotes nonviolent means for a community to protect itself from violence.

The aim of this advocacy presentation is to raise awareness for and increase understanding of UCP. It starts by explaining the need for UCP, followed by an introduction to its key principles and methods, and finally describing how it fits into wider protection efforts and global discourses.

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Differentiate UCP from conventional peacekeeping;
  • Place UCP in the history of nonviolence, protection and conventional peacekeeping;
  • Define UCP and relevant terms linked to it;
  • Describe the actors within UCP; and
  • Locate UCP within key global discourses.

The course answers nine questions in sequence:

  • Why do we need to protect civilians?
  • Who has the responsibility to protect civilians?
  • What is unarmed civilian protection?
  • How does UCP work?
  • Why does UCP work?
  • How does UCP complement wider protection efforts?
  • What are the strengths of UCP?
  • How is UCP linked with key global discourses?
  • What can you do?

The average work time is estimated at 1 hour.

This advocacy course is a self-guided, self-paced, web-based course that is on-going and can be accessed at any time. The material is presented in text format with visual aids and web-based reference resources. Regular activities allow the participant to test their understanding of and reinforce the message of the course.

 

Primary audience: The course is designed for high level decision makers who can help shape global policy on Unarmed Civilian Protection, including diplomats, policy makers, politicians, donors, journalists, humanitarians, civil society and other human development leaders. Secondary audience: The course is also geared towards students and any persons or groups with an interest in understanding and advocating for the better inclusion of Unarmed Civilian Protection into global peacekeeping efforts. Participants are not expected to have any prior experience or knowledge to take this course, other than:

  • Having a good command of the English language (reading and writing);
  • Being computer literate.

UNITAR recommends the following as a minimum in hardware and software to take our e-Learning courses. Please consult your Network Administrator or Systems person to ensure that you have the following:

  • Platform: Windows 95, 98, 2000, NT, ME, XP or superior; MacOS 9 or MacOS X; Linux
  • Hardware: 64 MB of RAM, 1 GB of free disk space
  • Software:
    • Adobe Acrobat Reader (click here to download for free)
    • Adobe Flash Player (click here to download for free)
  • Browser: Internet Explorer 7 or higher (click here to download for free); it works better with Firefox 3.6 or higher (click here to download for free)
  • Note that JavaScript, Cookies and Pop-ups must be enabled
  • Modem: 56 K

You will receive an email within 72 hours with the detailed information on how to proceed.