UNITAR Human Rights Council Training Programme

DATES

Register for the September Edition (online): 08 - 26 September 2025

UN Human Rights Council Training Programme

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BACKGROUND

UNITAR is delighted to offer the next edition of the Human Rights Council Training Programme for 2025. 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.

In line with UNITAR's mandate, this programme aspires to enhance participants' knowledge and skills in the areas of human rights and international affairs. This will empower them to take on leadership roles in their respective environments and thereby continue to promote the respect for human rights in the world.

UNITAR further intends to strengthen the participants’ conviction of the principles enshrined in the UN Charter, especially human rights. It lastly aspires to give its participants the opportunity to gain valuable insights into possible employment opportunities in the United Nations system.

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CONTENT

The Human Rights Council Training Programme lasts three weeks and runs on UNITAR ́s virtual learning platform. It is created and facilitated by senior experts working at UN agencies. In addition, UNITAR staff assists in the organisational aspects of the course and stands ready to interact with participants on a daily basis.

The backbone of the Human Rights Council Training Programme will be three e-Learning modules. Every module contains reading material, multimedia files, a discussion forum for written exchanges and a multiple choice assessment quiz. The course will contain the following modules: 

Module 1 - The United Nations
Module 2 - Conference Diplomacy
Module 3 - Human Rights, Climate Change and the SDGs

The e-Learning modules will be complemented by a series of live components delivered to participants via Zoom. These encompass several 3-hour interactive e-workshops run by experts such as current UN staff or retired ambassadors. The Human Rights Council Training Programme will offer the following e-workshops:

Negotiation Skills
Leadership Skills
UN Career Development

Most importantly, the Human Rights Council Training Programme runs in parallel to the real Human Rights Council sessions in Geneva. Participants will therefore be able to attend its sessions in live-stream. In addition, they will have the opportunity to learn from UN experts in 1.5 hour webinars and other formats.

Real Sessions of the Human Rights Council in live-stream
Live-Webinars with UN Human Rights Experts
Discussion Boards and Assessment Quizzes

For more information regarding the program‘s content, schedule and expert biographies, kindly check the course syllabus of the previous edition

Course Syllabus - Human Rights Council Training Programme - September 20222.47 MB

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PARTICIPANTS

UNITAR welcomes a variety of professional backgrounds as well as different degrees of experience among its participants. The Human Rights Council Training Programme is therefore open to all actors related to international affairs who have a genuine passion for human rights.

Participants can include public sector officials, private sector professionals and representatives from NGOs, think tanks or academia. University students and high school students are equally welcome to apply.

In order to ensure the highest quality standards, the registration will be closed after 30 participants. Slots will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. At the end of the programme, all participants will receive an official UNITAR certificate of completion.

Registration

In order to register, kindly click on the following links and follow the below steps:

On the event page, click on "registration". The programme will the be added to your shopping cart.
Click on the "check out" button
Create your own profile on the UNITAR event page and fill out the required sections
Review the correctness of all information and choose payment method: (i) credit card or (ii) bank transfer
If you choose credit card, your payment is definite and is completed immediately on the spot
If you choose to pay by bank transfer, your payment is not definite yet and could be delayed to a later point in time
In either of both choices, click on complete payment. UNITAR will follow up with you via email thereafter

Register for the September Edition (online): 08 - 26 September 2025

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