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MIU & THE UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY FOR PEACE (UPEACE)
Professional Certificate Course in Human Rights, Peacekeeping and Multicultural Awareness
Created by UN General Assembly Resolution 35/55, the University for Peace has been training leaders for peace for the past four decades. It is a unique global academic institution with over 2,000 Alumni hailing from more than 120 nations. Through its Master’s and Doctoral degree programmes,
UPEACE trains future leaders to explore and formulate strategies and practices in various contexts to address the causes of multiple problems affecting human and global wellbeing, and thus contribute to the processes of peacekeeping and peace-building.
UPEACE X MIU Professional Certificate Course in Human Rights, Peacekeeping and Multicultural Awareness
This will be taught by Professor Kenneth Omeje. Professor Omeje is a Visiting Professor at the Institute for Peace and Security Studies in Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia, and at the University for Peace Addis Ababa Programme (UPEACE). He has over 25 years’ experience as a professional scholar
of Peace and Conflict Studies.
The course has three modules (Human Rights; Human Rights and Peacekeeping; and Multicultural Awareness and Peacebuilding). Participants can enroll in any of the three modules or just one or two
of them. The course is assessed and a completion certificate issued. Completion of the 3 modules comes with a transcript of grades and transferrable credits.
Course enrolment is open to relevant practitioners, as well as graduates and post-graduate students aspiring to work in international organisations, public service, regional institutions and civil societies.
Mode of study: Virtual
Course duration: 2 months per module and six months in all.
Course fee: US $400 per module plus a course registration fee of $20
Certificate Courses
Each certificate corresponds to one module of the programme.
Human Rights
The international human rights system has become an important part of the legal, moral, and political landscape. Human rights talk is everywhere: it is the language we use to express our needs, our desires, and what we see as our entitlements. It provides a way for us to think about tragic events, a lens through which to view and critique our society, and a set of aspirations that make up the core of liberal ideology. This course is intended to be a short guide through the “babble of international instruments” that make up the text of human rights theory and practice.
Human Rights for Peacekeepers
Peace operation's personnel must avoid committing violations or harming the population by abusing their power or simply by not observing peace operations' guidance. By applying human rights in their work, they can protect the conflict-affected population and particularly individuals and groups most at risk, build the capacity of national actors and empower civil societies and marginalized groups.
Multicultural Awareness
Peace workers will often confront culturally challenging situations, due to the nature of their work. It is imperative that peace workers understand and are able to work in environments that are fundamentally different from their own. The objective of this course is to help build the capacity of peace workers to be sensitive and respectful of diversity and to enable them to better themselves within different cultural contexts.