Mediation and the Protection of Children in Armed Conflict – Intensive Advanced Course

📅 27-30 October 2025

▪ Hybrid Format (Rome Institute of Political Studies San Pius the V & Online)

Children are among the most affected yet overlooked in armed conflicts. This intensive advanced course, organized by the Universities Network for Children in Armed Conflict, explores how mediation can safeguard children’s rights and integrate child protection into peace processes. Through expert lectures, case studies, workshops, and simulations, participants will gain legal, operational, and negotiation tools to promote child-sensitive conflict resolution. The course is designed for mediators, child protection professionals, humanitarian workers, legal experts, and policymakers committed to building sustainable and inclusive peace.

Please find the programme at the following link: Mediation and the Protection of Children in Armed Conflict

For any further information or clarification, contact us at the following email address: unetchacadvancedcourse@gmail.com

 

 

Cultural Heritage and Children in Armed Conflict: Protection, Memory, and Peacebuilding – Intensive Advanced Course

📅 17–21 November 2025

▪ Hybrid Format (Faculty of Education, University of Pristina – Kosovo & Online)

This advanced course explores the critical intersection between cultural heritage and child protection in conflict and post-conflict contexts. Through lectures, field visits, workshops, and simulations, participants will gain tools to safeguard cultural heritage, support children’s recovery, and design child-sensitive peacebuilding strategies. The programme brings together cultural heritage professionals, child protection specialists, peacebuilders, and researchers to exchange best practices and foster international collaboration.

Please find the programme at the following link: Cultural Heritage and Children in Armed Conflict

For any further information or clarification, contact us at the following email address: unetchacadvancedcourse@gmail.com

 

 

5-Day Course on IHL and Children in Armed Conflict

📅 8–12 December 2025

▪ Sanremo Institute of International Humanitarian Law

The Universities Network for Children in Armed Conflict (UNETCHAC) is organizing a 5-day training course on International Humanitarian Law (IHL) and the protection of children in armed conflict. Targeted at military personnel, humanitarian workers, policymakers, and NGO staff, the course combines theoretical sessions and practical exercises to deepen understanding of legal frameworks, child protection during military operations, recruitment prevention, detention, displacement, and accountability mechanisms. Participants will engage in case studies, simulations, and tabletop exercises to build skills for protecting children affected by war.

Please find the programme at the following link: IHL and Children in Armed Conflict

For any further information or clarification, contact the following email address: eleonora.tranquillo@iihl.org