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The Human Rights Centre of the United Nations-mandated University for Peace is issuing a final call for applications for its upcoming six week specialized professional development online course on ‘Child Rights and Development’. The course will take place from 12 July to 22 August, 2017. Course Description The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (SDGs) envisages a world of universal respect for human rights and human dignity; a world which invests in its children and in which every child grows up…

Environment, Development, and Peace 2 credits / 6 weeks 7 Aug 2017 - 15 Sep 2017 Professor Jan Breitling This course will introduce students to the relations between the environment, development, and peace and conflict. We will discuss the concepts of Global Environmental Change, Sustainable Development, Green Economy, and Environmental Security. We will draw on the examples of Climate Change and Deforestation, as two of the main environmental challenges the world is facing. We will analyze the different approaches to…

Implementing Projects and Local Capacity Building 2 credits / 6 weeks 7 Aug 2017 – 15 Sep 2017 Professor Gal Harmat Empowering Transformation: Strategies, Methods and Tools for Effective Capacity Building This theoretical and practical online course is for people actively engaged in peacebuilding projects, community, national and international organizations and social movements. Developed for peace workers, practitioners and activists, teachers engaged in community and social work, national and local people’s movements and struggles, and working to transcend direct forms…

Globalization and Human Rights 2 credits / 2 weeks 7 Aug 2017 – 15 Sep 2017 Professor Mihir Kanade The 21st century is described as the age of globalization, a phenomenon which is increasingly affecting human beings in every aspect of their lives. While globalization has undoubtedly resulted in significant economic and social integration at the global level, the pace at which it is occurring has also brought with it several unintended consequences for the respect and promotion of human…

INTRODUCTION Data collection and monitoring and evaluation (M&E) have always been an integral parts of development work. In the past, these tasks were performed with paper and pen, which made them prone to error, difficult to conduct on a large scale, and high in transaction costs. ICT tools such as mobile devices and software that allows users to create surveys, collect, manage and upload data to storage facilities in real-time, have reduced the conventional challenges associated with remote data collection…

INTRODUCTION The interest for information on the effect of approaches, projects and interventions on food and nutrition security is growing rapidly. The public sector, including the civil society and governments, frequently monitor data on food and nutrition in order to determine the existing trends and conditions, and the impact of interventions and policies. International agencies, NGOs, governments and other agencies carry out monitoring, evaluation, and impact assessments regularly. With regard to this fact, this course lays emphasis on the need…