| UPEACE/Geneva
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The United Nations affiliated University for Peace welcomes applications for the position of Director of its Africa Programme. The director will be based in the Addis Ababa office of UPEACE (once launched in 2004), and will be part of a unique university that functions as a global knowledge network, created by a General Assembly resolution of the United Nations two decades ago. The director will be responsible for the overall management of the Africa Programme and shall be formally responsible for the programme to the Rector of UPEACE. For detailed list of duties and responsibilities, please consult the vacancy announcement online or send an email to info@upeace.ch. The director must hold earned academic credentials, administrative skills, and in addition to competency as a scholar in English, be fluent in either French or Portuguese as all aspects of the programme must be accessible in Anglophone, Francophone, and Lusophone Africa. Envisaged in the plans for the Addis office will be provision for secretarial/administrative support and a full-time programme officer to work alongside the director. Subject to negotiation, a contract shall be issued for an initial period of three years, with remuneration in line with international standards. To be considered for the position, please submit a letter of nomination or application and motivation, curriculum vitae, and the details for contacting four references, to: Mr.
Georges Tsaï Application deadline: All applications must be received by 30 April 2004. A review of applications shall begin on 1 May. Short-listed candidates shall be requested to undergo telephone interviews, followed by face-to-face interviews. All candidates shall be informed of the status of their application at the latest by 1 June 2004. International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide in Rwanda The official UN International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide in Rwanda has been designated as 7 April 2004, pursuant to UN General Assembly Resolution A/RES/58/234. In that resolution, the international community at large is encouraged to observe the International Day through special observances and activities in memory of the victims of the genocide in Rwanda. Projects supported by UPEACE, in collaboration with the Permanent Mission of Rwanda in Geneva, encourage a “hands on” commitment of society as a whole in ensuring that the world never again experience genocide, by involving the individual as an all important actor in generating this commitment. April 7th – Silent March of Solidarity- from Central Geneva to the Palais des Nations, followed by creative expressions of commitment through artistic endeavours in paint, poetry and song, and speeches by representatives of the international community and local Swiss authorities. April 23rd – Public Dialogue, "Our Common Humanity, Our Shared Responsibility" - the colloquium will provide an opportunity for us to be ennobled and humbled by the courage of the survivors of genocide who are struggling to rebuild their future and dignity together. It is also an opportunity to reflect on the lessons of the genocide, the measures required to prevent future genocides and violent conflicts, and to determine and adopt courses of future preventive action, which is the responsibility of all. Following a panel discussion with eminent Rwandan and international personalities, a dialogue shall be opened to the public with the purpose of promoting committed responsibility and active solidarity through the gathering of concrete recommendations for preventive action. Generous contributions of symbolic artistic pieces in support and commemoration have been spearheaded and realized by the International School of Geneva, La Châtaigneraie secondary school campus art students, which includes pieces by students of the Foundation’s Pregny/Rigot campus’ and also of students from the Geneva English School. Planning Mission to Zambia in preparation of a Faculty and Staff Development Seminar on Gender and Peace Building A UPEACE Africa Programme delegation undertook a planning mission to Zambia on 16 March 2004 and held a two day coordination meeting in preparation of a forthcoming Faculty and Staff Development Seminar on Gender and Peacebuilding. The delegation met with representatives of the Mindolo Ecumenical Foundation (MEF) and the Dag Hammarskjöld Centre for Peace, Good Governance and Human Rights in Kitwe, Zambia, partners of the Africa Programme. The meeting confirmed that the Gender and Peace Building Faculty and Staff Development Seminar will be held at the Mindolo Ecumenical Foundation in Kitwe, Zambia from 27 to 30 July 2004. Further, it was agreed that efforts will be made to have 16 partner countries in Africa represented in the workshop. The seminar will explore the links between gender, peacebuilding and development with the view to:
This seminar is the first in a set of Faculty and Staff Development Seminars that the UPEACE Africa Programme, within it’s five-year plan of action to strengthen Education for Peace in Africa, has assigned priority to in strengthening capabilities throughout Africa to provide high-quality teaching on issues critical to the mediation, resolution, and prevention of violent conflict, reconciliation, and the building of peace. Report
and Video Documentary on the Curriculum Development Workshop on Justice,
Human Rights and Peace
The final report and a video documentary on the UPEACE Curriculum Development Workshop for the Great Lakes and Eastern African region have now been released. The workshop was held in Kampala, Uganda from 1-5 December 2003 and was organized in partnership with Makerere University, Mbarara University of Science and Technology and the Advocates Coalition for Development and Environment (ACODE) under the auspices of the MACOMBA Link. The goal of the workshop was to provide a basis for designing a curriculum for the teaching of peace, human rights and justice while focusing on the linkages between these concepts. The report and the documentary are available for downloading on Upeace Africa Programme web site. If you encounter difficulties downloading the materials, please send an email to info@upeace.ch. Online
Courses in Conflict Analysis: 'Transforming Civil Conflict' and 'Gender
and Conflict Transformation'
"Transforming
Civil Conflict" The course is designed for professionals working in conflict areas and students with a special interest or background in the topic. It covers subject of Conflict Resolution, Conflict Prevention, Conflict Analysis and recent debates in the field. You can choose your own conflict to analyse during the course. The aim is also to actively exchange experiences between participants. For more information contact conflict@netuni.uva.nl, or visit www.netuni.nl/demos/tcc/. "Gender
and Conflict Transformation" (NEW) Intensive
training in Conflict Resolution: INCORE International Summer School
14-18 June 2004
The International Summer School provides an intensive week of training, networking and discussion in the field of conflict resolution. Facilitated by leading experts, the International Summer School is aimed at mid to senior level policy makers, practitioners, academics, members of the media, military and religious organisations. The School provides an interactive learning environment and attempts to bridge the gap between policy, practice and research. Three courses are on offer for 2004:
For further information on the courses, facilitators, tuition fees, and the online application form, please visit the Summer School web site at www.incore.ulst.ac.uk/news/events/ss/index.html or contact:
INCORE INCORE is a joint research institute of the United Nations University at the University of Ulster. It seeks to address the management and resolution of contemporary conflicts through research, training, practice, policy and theory. A short course on 'Preparing for the Rehabilitation Effort in Iraq' by Peace Operations Policy Program, George Mason University The "Preparing for the Rehabilitation Effort in Iraq" course will target mid to senior level professionals in areas related to community re-building, rehabilitation, humanitarian relief work, and post-conflict reconstruction, especially those who are likely to be deployed to Iraq. It is a two-week course hosted by George Mason University (GMU)’s Peace Operations Policy Program (POPP). The course is scheduled to be conducted from Monday May 17 to Friday May 28, 2004, at GMU’s Arlington campus, in the Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Area. This course has been necessitated by the current events in Iraq, and POPP’s tremendous success in offering and conducting similar courses on Afghanistan in 2002 and 2003. For more information on this course please contact Prof. Dave Davis (ddavis@gmu.edu), Director of POPP, at +1-703-993-1703, or Dr. Amr Abdalla (aabdalla@gmu.edu), course director, at +1-703-993-3700. To apply for the course please complete the course application form, available from the website http://popp.gmu.edu, and follow the mailing instructions provided with the application form. |
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