I Know Gender Course Module on Women, Peace and Security now available! 4 تـمـوز 2016 The module provides an overview of gender and women’s rights in peace and security contexts, the international framework for advancing these, and concrete examples from the field on how to advance gender equality and women’s empowerment in peacebuilding and security initiatives. More
Training Centre holds Webinar for Gender Parity in Costa Rica, in the context of the 2016 local elections 1 تـمـوز 2016 On June 30th, the UN Women Training Centre held the Webinar Gender Parity in Costa Rica, in the context of the 2016 local elections. The Webinar aimed to present the experience of Nielsen Perez, who was a candidate for Mayor of Vázquez de Coronado, a canton of the city of San Jose in Costa Rica. Her testimony presented the landscape of women´s political participation in the electoral process to the participants of the Webinar. More
Registration Open for Course Gender Equality at the local level in Latin America and the Caribbean 23 حزيران 2016 This course aims to improve participants’ understanding about the importance of human rights and gender equality in democratic local governance and inclusive development. Participants will be able to identify strategies that are adapted for their local context to promote gender equality in local development. More
Registration open for Certification of Facilitators for Participatory Gender Audit (Spanish) 9 حزيران 2016 Registration is now open for the certification of facilitators for participatory gender audit (PGA). This course will take place online from 22 September to 21 October and in-house in Santo Domingo from 24-28 October 2015 and will be held in Spanish. More
I Know Gender Course Module on Gender Equality in Emergencies Now Available! 8 حزيران 2016 UN Women Training Centre is pleased to introduce Gender Equality in Emergencies, a new module part of the “I Know Gender” online course. This module, developed in partnership with the World Food Programme (WFP), addresses the importance of promoting gender equality and the empowerment of women during all operations, including humanitarian emergencies. More
Success at the Gender Focal Points Training in Turin! 7 حزيران 2016 This past 27 May, 33 participants completed the face-to-face portion of the Empowering UN System Gender Focal Points course. The course, organized jointly with the ITC-ILO, aims to strengthen the capacity of UN System gender focal points in their specific role and functions in advancing gender equality within their own organizations. More
I Know Gender now available in Spanish and French! 6 حزيران 2016 Over 15 thousand people from all over the world have already taken the course I Know Gender: An Introduction to Gender Equality for UN Staff. Now, the UN Women Training Centre is proud to announce the three core modules of the course are also available in Spanish and French. More
UN Women Training Centre Participates in Training on Migration in Public Policies 30 أيار 2016 This past 23-27 May in Turin, Italy, the UN Women Training Centre helped deliver the course “Integrating Migration into Public Policy Planning” organized by the International Training Centre of the International Labour Organization (ITC-ILO) and the International Organization of Migration (IOM). This course consisted of a series of workshop that aimed to develop/strengthen capacities of the integration of migration into public policy, as well as the comprehension of the mechanisms, opportunities and challenges faced by migrants, and how to apply a human-rights approach to regulations linked to migration. More
Now Available! Self-Learning Booklet on Masculinities and Violence Against Women and girls 12 أيار 2016 The Self-Learning Booklet: Masculinities and Violence against Women and Girls was developed as the result of a series of training courses that aim to strengthen capacities of development practitioners and advocates to understand, integrate and address critical gender issues in their lives and work. This tool aims to assist both UN and non-UN staff to better understand the issues of masculinities in relation to violence against women and girls. More
UN Women Training Centre 2015 Annual Report 11 أيار 2016 The UN Women Training Centre is pleased to announce the publication of its 2015 Annual Report. The Report highlights the work and activities carried out by the Training Centre in 2015, a year of great growth and evolution for the Training Centre courses and its eLearning Campus. The Report details results from the 27 courses offered by the UN Women Training Centre. It also highlights the role of the Training Centre as a training resource hub by delivering Training of Trainers and holding and Expert Group Meeting on Training for Gender Equality. More
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