Hello everyone,
I'd like to remind you about this upcoming 8th Annual UNESCO Chair International Leadership Training Programme: A Global Intergenerational Forum (www.unescochair.uconn.edu/upspecialevents.htm) and encourage everyone to apply. The forum will be held from August 3-12, 2012 at the University of Connecticut and application ) deadline is March 2, 2012.
Each year we receive around 800 applications from over 100 countries and select about 75 participants through comprehensive, transparent and diverse selection process.
The objectives of the forum are:
1) Involve young leaders in finding solutions to emerging human rights problems (Action Plan Process)
2) Nurture individuals to be effective leaders in the field of human rights
3) Promote the sharing of experiences and understanding
4) Provide an impetus for, and the empowerment of, youth leaders that will enable them to play a role in the development of human rights in their communities
5) Build a network of solidarity among future leaders in the field of human rights; hone the skills and expand the knowledge relevant to human rights practice
6) Provide tools and a platform for open debates about policies, programmes, activities and processes necessary for human rights leadership
Please let me know if you have any concerns or questions, and feel free to share or invite anyone to apply.
Thanks,
~Tim Aye-Hardy (Tin Maung Aye)
Co-Chair, UNESCO Chair International Planning Committee
(www.unescochair.uconn.edu)
“The worth of the individual human being is the most unique and precious of all our assets and must be the beginning and end of all our efforts. Governments, systems, ideologies and institutions come and go, but humanity remains.” – U Thant, UN Secretary-General (1961-1971)
