SE4U Self-Paced Course on UNTOC and its Review Mechanism: AR|EN|FR|SP (25 September – 5 November 2023)

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The next course will be offered in Arabic, English, French, and Spanish from 25 September to 5 November 2023. Please register here for the course in Arabic, English, French or Spanish by 3 September 2023.

Training objectives

The overall objective of this course is to improve the capacity of civil society organizations, academia and the private sector to contribute to the implementation of the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (UNTOC) and its Review Mechanism in accordance with Resolution 9/1 of the Conference of the Parties (COP) and to prepare them for constructive dialogue with government authorities and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).

More specifically, the course aims to:

Equip non-governmental stakeholders with knowledge about the UNTOC and its supplementing Protocols;
Provide practical information about entry points and tools for engagement of non-governmental stakeholders in the Review Mechanism;
Stimulate the sharing of experiences, networking and collaborative initiatives addressing organized crime at national, regional and global levels.

Duration

The course will run between 25 September and 5 November 2023.

Training Format

This is a self-paced (asynchronous) online course. Participants can access study materials and complete assignments anytime during the given period. The course is conducted through the UNODC Global eLearning Platform, a Web-based learning management system in which a password-protected course environment is created for the course. This platform can be accessed from any computer with internet connection. Google Chrome is the recommended internet browser. This online course is held in Arabic, English, French, and Spanish.

Workload

Participants should be prepared to invest approximately 18 hours of their time into the course. The course does not have to be completed in one seating. All participants are welcome to split the workload throughout the duration of the course in the way that works best for their schedules and learning styles.

Course materials

The course is based on UNODC Toolkit on Stakeholder Engagement: Implementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime. Relevant parts of the Toolkit are provided in each section of the course.

Eligibility

belong to one of the following groups: (i) civil society organizations, (ii) academia and (iii) the private sector;
have a vested interested in countering transnational organized crime, addressing at least one of the following topics: (i) trafficking in persons, (ii) migrant smuggling, (iii) illicit firearms, and (iv) emerging crimes (e.g., cybercrime);

How to apply

All interested participants must complete this application form by 3 September 2023

Questions

For any additional information please contact us at unodc-se4u@un.org

Anticipated benefits for participants

Participants who successfully complete the SE4U course are expected to have the following benefits:

gain in-depth knowledge about transnational organized crime, UNTOC and the Review Mechanism;
learn about entry points and tools for engagement in the implementation of UNTOC and draft an action plan for participation in the UNTOC Review Mechanism;
be considered for follow-up activities.

Selected SE4U alumni will be invited to join:

pilot initiatives with their respective governments to discuss the self-assessment stage of the UNTOC Review Mechanism and how to address broader organized crime-related issues in their respective national and/or regional contexts);
constructive dialogues between non-governmental stakeholders and government focal points that take place in the margins of the UNTOC Working Group meetings;
WhatsOn – UNODC’s interactive online multistakeholder database and knowledge hub for non-governmental stakeholders working to counter organized crime and corruption;

Additionally, outstanding SE4U alumni will be featured in the Human Story section on WhatsOn and on UNODC-CSU social media and will thus have a chance to showcase their organizational and individual achievements related to the implementation of UNTOC.