Training and Short Courses

The Geneva Academy offers regular online short courses which run alongside our Executive Master in the Law of Armed Conflict. These are ideal for professionals who are not enrolled in the Executive Master and want to deepen their expertise in specific issues. Alongside these the Geneva Human Rights Platform organises practical training courses on the work and functioning of United Nations human rights mechanisms. Participants obtain a certificate at the end of each course or training (no ECTS credits are gained).

A general view of participants during of the 33nd ordinary session of the Human Rights Council. Training

The Universal Periodic Review and the UN Human Rights System: Raising the Bar on Accountability

10-14 November 2025

This training course will explore the origin and evolution of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) and its functioning in Geneva and will focus on the nature of implementation of the UPR recommendations at the national level.

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