Foundational Course on UNSDCF Guiding Principles: HRBA, GEWE and LNOB

Key Areas:

• Human Rights and Governance
• Sustainable Development and the SDGs
• UN Country Programming

Details:

• Language: English
• Duration: 2 hours
• Enroll By: 31 Dec 2024
• Price: Free
• Location: Online
• Contact: [email protected]

Overview: This self-paced online course, designed by UNSSC and various UN agencies, aims to enhance the capacity of UN Country Teams to apply the UNSDCF guiding principles—Human Rights Based Approach (HRBA), Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment (GEWE), and Leave No One Behind (LNOB). It focuses on integrating these principles to ensure UN interventions lead to meaningful positive change, especially for marginalized and discriminated groups, thus advancing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

Objectives: Participants will:

• Understand the UN-integrated approach to the 2030 Agenda and SDGs, focusing on HRBA, GEWE, and LNOB.
• Apply these guiding principles throughout the UNSDCF process.
• Learn key frameworks and tools for integrated programming and accountability.
• Gain insights into the roles and responsibilities of UN leadership in advocating these principles.

Course Structure:

• One eLearning module
• A reflection exercise
• A graded final assessment

Content Summary:

• Lesson 1: Introduction to the 2030 Agenda, UNSDCF, and key normative frameworks.
• Lesson 2: Integrated programming approach, unpacking HRBA, GEWE, and LNOB principles.
• Lesson 3: Entry points for integrated programming in the UNSDCF process.
• Lesson 4: Impacts and advocacy strategies for applying HRBA, GEWE, and LNOB.

Target Audience: UN staff, especially those in UN Country Teams, RCOs, and various working groups involved in developing the UNSDCF.

Applying Integrated Policy Approaches to Accelerate the 2030 Agenda

Course Overview: This course trains UN staff on integrated policy approaches to support governments in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It is designed for development practitioners with a good understanding of the 2030 Agenda.

Details:

• Duration: 4.5 hours
• Language: English
• Enrollment Deadline: 31 Dec 2024
• Price: Free
• Location: Online
• Target Audience: UN staff, government representatives, development practitioners, civil society, private sector, academia, and foundations.
• Contact: [email protected]

Key Features:

• Policy Integration: The main support modality for achieving the SDGs, especially crucial post-COVID-19.
• Collaboration: Developed by UNDP and UNICEF and supported by the UN System Staff College. Part of the Integrated Policy Practitioners’ Network.
• Objective: Equip participants with theoretical frameworks and practical tools to support governments in addressing complex development challenges.

Course Objectives: Participants will learn to:

1. Apply UN approaches to policy integration.
2. Use tools for diagnosing development challenges.
3. Support UN Country Teams (UNCTs) and governments with technical analysis, policy design, and strategic priority setting.
4. Design integrated policies to accelerate SDG progress.
5. Implement integrated policy thinking in post-emergency contexts.

Methodology:

• Complete four modules.
• Pass a final quiz with at least 80%.
• Total time: 4.5 hours.

Modules:

1. Applying Integrated Policy Approaches: Introduction to key concepts.
2. Assessing SDG Alignment: Tools for aligning national plans with SDGs.
3. Identifying SDG Accelerators: Methods for accelerating SDG progress.
4. Enabling SDG Coherence and Coordination: Enhancing coherence in SDG planning and implementation.