Organization: UN Institute for Training and Research
Registration deadline: 16 Feb 2015
Starting date: 18 Feb 2015
Ending date: 24 Mar 2015
Systematic violence and mass atrocities against civilians increasingly occur in armed conflicts. Millions of individuals have lost their lives, while tens of millions more have been displaced from their homes. In war-torn societies, civilians – in particular women and children – have suffered from gross violations of human rights and political, psychological and economic repression that have become part of deliberate conflict strategies. In 1999, the UN Peacekeeping Operation in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) was mandated “to afford protection to civilians under imminent threat of physical violence.” Today, the majority of the nearly 100,000 uniformed UN peacekeepers deployed worldwide operate under such a mandate.
The goal of the course Protection of Civilians in Peace Operations is to advance a better understanding of the conceptual framework for the protection of civilians in peace operations.
The course has been awarded the 2013 International Open ECB-Check Standards label.
For further information, please visit: http://www.unitar.org/event/protection-civilians-peace-operations-ptp201507e
or contact us: ptp@unitar.org
How to register:
http://www.unitar.org/event/protection-civilians-peace-operations-ptp201507e