How to Find Hundreds of Free Courses for Humanitarian, Development & Peacebuilding Professionals

Landing your dream job within an international organization often requires that you already have the skills needed to do the job. The recruitment process is often lengthy and by the time you can actually start your new role, your new employer will be expecting you to hit the ground running. Regardless if you are a recent graduate looking to get a foot in the door, a mid-career professional looking for a new role, or you are trying to transition from another sector into the world of social impact, humanitarian assistance and/or international development, this article is for you!

Professional development courses are often costly and require you to take time off from work to complete...but they don't have to be.

Here is a list of free (or almost free), self-paced, and online courses to help you develop or improve your professional skills when/where you can and without hurting your budget. I have only included courses in English below, but many of these sites offer courses in Spanish, French, Arabic and/or other languages too. Please note that you may need to register (for free) to be able to open the links.

Happy learning!

Agriculture, Food Security and Nutrition

• Feeding a Hungry Planet: Agriculture, Nutrition and Sustainability - SDG Academy
• Food Waste Prevention - UN CC: Learn
• Fundamentals of Nutrition Cluster Coordination - United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
• Global Nutrition Targets Tracking Tool - United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
• Introduction to Nutrition - United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
• Nutrition Capacity Strengthening Course for the Health Workforce in the context of COVID-19 - UN Women
• Nutrition in Emergencies - United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
• Nutrition in Emergencies – An Introduction - World Health Organization (WHO)
• Programming for infant and young child feeding - United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
• Sustainable Diet - UN CC: Learn
• Sustainable Food Production Through Livestock Health Management – University of Illinois?
• Sustainable Food Systems: A Mediterranean Perspective - SDG Academy
• The Food Insecurity and Health Readiness and Response Strategic Framework – World Health Organization (WHO)
• The United Nations Decade of Action on Nutrition (2016-2025) - World Health Organization (WHO)
• WASH'Nutrition - United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
• WHO's Ambition and Action in Nutrition 2016-2025 - World Health Organization (WHO)
• WHO Nutrition Guideline Development - World Health Organization (WHO)

Cash-Based Interventions (CBI)

• Harmonized approach to cash transfers (HACT) - United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
• Humanitarian Cash Transfers (HCT) - United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
• Making the case for cash: trends, evidence and advocacy - Humanitarian Leadership Academy

Children and Youth

• Action to End Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse - United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
• Adolescents in Humanitarian Contexts - Humanitarian Leadership Academy
• Bystanders Protecting Children from Sexual Abuse - Disaster Ready
• Caring for Children Moving Alone - CELCIS?and others
• Caring for Vulnerable Children - University of Strathclyde
• Child-friendly Justice and Children’s Rights - Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals (HELP) – Council of Europe
• Child Psychology - Oxford Home Study Centre
• Children and Climate Change - United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
• Children in Migration Processes - United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
• Children’s Human Rights – An Interdisciplinary Introduction - University of Geneva
• Child rights and why they matter - United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
• Child protection case management for front liners - United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
• Child Protection: Children’s Rights in Theory and Practice - Harvard University
• Child Protection for Teachers - Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
• Child Protection in Emergencies - United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
• Child protection results-based management resource pack – how to plan, monitor and evaluate child protection programmes - United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
• Child Safeguarding Training – United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
• Child safeguarding for face-to-face fundraisers - United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
• Common Parenting Concerns - United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
• Early childhood programming in the field - United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
• Emergency Child Protection Programming in the ECA Region - United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
• Engaged and Heard! Adolescent Participation and Civic Engagement - United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
• Engaging Fathers - United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
• Exploring the Drivers of Behaviour: The Case of Child Marriage - United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
• Gender-Transformative Approaches to Adolescent Girls Programming - United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
• Gender-Transformative Approaches to End Child Marriage - United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) & United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
• Implementing the Child Friendly Cities Initiative (CFCI) - United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
• Integrating child rights in development cooperation - United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
• Introduction to Child Protection - United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
• Introduction to Child Protection – Disaster Ready
• Migration and Youth in Rural Areas - Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) & the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency?(Sida)
• Online Child Safeguarding - United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
• Prevention of childhood overweight and obesity – United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
• Programming for infant and young child feeding - United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
• Programming with and for Adolescents - United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
• Protecting Children During a Crisis – Disaster Ready
• Protecting Children in Humanitarian Settings -?Columbia University
• Refugee and Migrant Children - Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals (HELP) – Council of Europe
• Resilience in Children Exposed to Trauma, Disaster and War - University of Minnesota
• Strategies to strengthen the Social Service Workforce for Child Protection - United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
• The Best Start in Life: Early Childhood Development for Sustainable Development - SDG Academy
• The early childhood years - United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
• Youth and Peacebuilding - United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
• Youth and Road Safety: Championing Safer Road Users - United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
• Youth and the Sustainable Development Goals - United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
• Youth, Peace and Security Primer - United Nations System Staff College (UNSSC)

Climate Change, Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Environment

• Advancing on REDD+ e-course - UN CC: Learn
• An Introduction to Climate Change and Human Rights - United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
• Building Climate Resilience through Ecosystem-based Adaptation Planning - United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
• Carbon Taxation - UN CC: Learn
• Cities and Climate Change - UN CC: Learn
• Children and Climate Change - United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
• Climate Action: Solutions for a Changing Planet - SDG Academy
• Climate Change: From Learning to Action - UN CC: Learn
• Climate Change International Legal Regime - UN CC: Learn
• Climate Change Negotiations and Health - UN CC: Learn
• Climate Change, Peace and Security: Understanding Climate-Related Security Risks Through an Integrated Lens - United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
• Climate Change Science and Negotiations - SDG Academy
• Climate Change: The Science and Global Impact - SDG Academy
• Climate Information and Services - UN CC: Learn
• Climate Policy and Public Finance - United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
• Climate Responsive Budgeting - UN CC: Learn
• Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution - UN CC: Learn
• Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Pathway for East Africa - Humanitarian Leadership Academy
• Environmental Management Diploma - Alison
• Environmental SDG indicators - United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
• Environmental Security and Sustaining Peace - SDG Academy
• Environment, Natural Resources and UN Peacekeeping Operations: Restoring Governance of Natural Resources - United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
• Finding the Money - Financing Climate Action - UN CC: Learn
• Forest Management Diploma - Alison
• From the Ground Up: Managing and Preserving Our Terrestrial Ecosystems - SDG Academy
• Fundamentals on REDD+ e-course - UN CC: Learn
• Gender and Environment - UN CC: Learn
• Gender Equality and Human Rights in Climate Action and Renewable Energy - United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
• Green Economy and Trade - UN CC: Learn
• Green Fiscal Policy - UN CC: Learn
• Green Industrial Policy - UN CC: Learn
• Green Transition in Eastern Partnership Countries - UN CC: Learn
• Governance for Transboundary Freshwater Security - SDG Academy
• How to Review IPCC Assessment Reports: Webinars and Guidance for Climate Experts - UN CC: Learn
• Human Health and Climate Change - UN CC: Learn
• Indicators for an inclusive green economy: Advanced course - UN CC: Learn
• Integrating Climate Change in UNICEF’s Planning and Programming - UN CC: Learn
• Integrating Climate Information Risk into NAPs - UN CC: Learn
• International Aviation: Intro to States' Action Plans to reduce CO2 - UN CC: Learn
• Introduction to Environment, Natural Resources and UN Peacekeeping Operations - United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
• Introduction to Inclusive Green Economy - UN CC: Learn
• Introductory e-Course on Climate Change - UN CC: Learn
• Introductory Course on Energy Efficient Ship Operation - UN CC: Learn
• Keeping the Taps Running in a Changing Climate - UN CC: Learn
• Laudato Si: On Care for Our Common Home - SDG Academy
• Making the Right Choices - Prioritizing Adaptation Options - United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
• Mastering NAPs: from Start to Finish - United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
• MOOC on Marine Litter - UN Environmental Programme (UNEP) & Open Universiteit?
• National Implementation Plans and the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants - UN CC: Learn
• Natural Resources for Sustainable Development - SDG Academy
• Nature-based Solutions for Disaster and Climate Resilience - SDG Academy
• One Planet, One Ocean - SDG Academy
• Planetary Boundaries - SDG Academy
• Plastic Waste and the Basel Convention - UN CC: Learn
• Prevention of Air Pollution by Ships Diploma - Alison
• Reducing environmental impacts of displacement in the Pacific - UN Environmental Program (UNEP)
• Sustainable Food Systems: A Mediterranean Perspective - SDG Academy
• The Environment and Human Rights - Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals (HELP) – Council of Europe
• The LoCAL Mechanism - UN CC: Learn
• Waste Management and Circular Economy - United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
• Water: Addressing the Global Crisis - SDG Academy
• Wildlife Conservation (Advanced Diploma) - Alison

Education and Training

• Accessibility and inclusion in online learning: a curriculum for learning designers - United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
• Child Protection for Teachers - Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
• Educational Psychology Diploma - Alison
• Education in Emergencies - United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
• Education sector analysis and data literacy - United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
• e-Toolkit on gender equality in education - United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
• Gender Equality and Education - UN Women
• Global Education Cluster Core Coordination Training - United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
• Gender Responsive EiE (2.4) - Humanitarian Leadership Academy
• Introduction to School Disaster Management – Disaster Ready
• Micro Training of Trainers - United Nations Institute for Training and Research?(UNITAR)?
• Special Needs Diploma - Alison
• Teaching Skills for Educators Diploma - Alison
• Training of Trainers (ToT) – Disaster Ready
• Training of Trainers (Advanced Diploma) - Alison

Emergency Response and Humanitarian Assistance

• Acceptance in Action - Disaster Ready
• Accountability to Affected Populations - United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
• Basic Principles of Disability Inclusion in Humanitarian Response - Age and Disability Capacity Programme (ADCAP)
• Beyond Response: Better Preparedness for Environmental Emergencies – Disaster Ready
• Child Protection in Emergencies - United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
• Child Protection in Emergencies - Humanitarian Leadership Academy
• Construction Good Practice Standards – Disaster Ready
• Crisis Management Leadership Team: Fatality and Repatriation – Disaster Ready
• Disaster Displacement – Disaster Ready?
• Distribution of Relief Goods – Disaster Ready
• Duty of Care for Managers – Disaster Ready
• Education in Emergencies - United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
• Emergency Child Protection Programming in the ECA Region - United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
• Emergency Healthcare in Insecure Settings - Disaster Ready
• Emergency Needs Assessment – Disaster Ready
• Emergency Telecommunications - United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
• Environment in Humanitarian Action – Disaster Ready
• Essential Services Package for Women and Girls Subject to Violence - UN Women
• Fundamentals of Humanitarian Action - United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
• Gender Equality in Emergencies?- UN Women
• Gender Equality in Humanitarian Action - IASC & UN Women
• Gender Equality in Humanitarian Action - United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
• Good Shelter Distributions – Disaster Ready
• Housing, Land, and Property in Shelter Programs – Disaster Ready
• How To Set Up and Run A Response Operation – Disaster Ready
• Humanitarian Access - Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)
• Humanitarian Cash Transfers (HCT) - United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
• Humanitarian Needs Assessments for Clusters - United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
• Humanitarian WASH Coordination (training series) - United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
• Human Trafficking in Emergencies – Disaster Ready
• Integrating GBV risk mitigation interventions in humanitarian action - United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
• Introduction to School Disaster Management – Disaster Ready
• Introduction to Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) in Emergencies – Disaster Ready
• Managing in Emergencies and High-Threat Environments - United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
• Measles Control in Emergencies - United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
• Medical Emergency Management for Organizations – Disaster Ready
• Needs Assessments – Disaster Ready
• Negotiating for Humanitarian Access – Disaster Ready
• Nutrition in Emergencies - United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
• Overview of Post Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) - United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
• Post Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) - United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
• Protecting Children During a Crisis – Disaster Ready
• Protecting Children in Humanitarian Settings -?Columbia University in the City of New York
• Provision of Assistive Products in Emergencies – Disaster Ready
• Public Health in Humanitarian Crises - John Hopkins University?
• Remote Programming – Disaster Ready
• Resilience in Children Exposed to Trauma, Disaster and War - University of Minnesota
• Response Monitoring and Reporting for a Cluster - United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
• Shelter Fundamentals – Disaster Ready
• The Importance of Duty of Care – Disaster Ready
• Understanding Older People and Their Needs in a Humanitarian Context - Age and Disability Capacity Programme (ADCAP)
• Vaccination during humanitarian emergencies - United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
• Valuing and Transferring Local Humanitarian Knowledge – Disaster Ready
• Visualizing and Communicating Information in an Emergency - United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
• Wash’Em - Hand Hygiene in Emergencies - United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
• Working In Partnerships – Disaster Ready?

Gender, GBV, LGBTIQ+ and PSEA

• Access to Justice for Women – Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals (HELP) – Council of Europe
• Building Gender IQ - HeForShe & PwC
• Essential Services Package for Women and Girls Subject to Violence - UN Women
• e-Toolkit on gender equality in education - United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
• Feminism and Gender Studies - Alison
• Fight Against Racism, Xenophobia, Homophobia and Transphobia- Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals (HELP) – Council of Europe
• Foundations of Gender-Transformative Approaches - United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
• Gender – Disaster Ready
• Gender Data 201: Paving the Way for Gender Data Literacy - Data-Pop Alliance & TechChange
• Gender and Disarmament - UN Women
• Gender and Environment - UN CC: Learn
• Gender-based violence and the forms of domestic abuse - The University of Sheffield?
• Gender-Based Violence: Responding to Intimate Partner Violence and Abuse - University of Glasgow?
• Gender Equality and Human Rights in Climate Action and Renewable Energy - United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
• Gender Equality in Preparedness and Humanitarian Action – United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
• Gender Equality in Transportation?- UN Women
• Gender Justice: An Introduction – Disaster Ready
• Gender Matters - United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
• Gender, Peacebuilding, and Human Security – Cynara
• Gender Responsive EiE (2.4) - Humanitarian Leadership Academy
• Gender-Responsive Monitoring & Evaluation - United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
• Gender-Sensitive Detention Monitoring - Association for the Prevention of Torture (APT)
• Gender-Transformative Approaches to Adolescent Girls Programming - United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
• Gender-Transformative Approaches to End Child Marriage - United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) & United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
• How to Manage Gender-responsive Evaluation - UN Women
• How To Series - Module 1: Implementing Gender Equality Markers - UN Women
• How To Series - Module 1.1: Implementing Gender Equality Markers – Coding Definitions - UN Women
• How to Series 2: Gender Equality and Sustainable project management? - UN Women
• How to Series 3: Mainstreaming Gender Equality in Infrastructure - UN Women
• How to Series 4: Mainstreaming Gender Equality in Procurement - UN Women
• I Know Gender 1-2-3: Gender Concepts to get Started; International Frameworks for Gender Equality; and Promoting Gender Equality throughout the UN System - UN Women
• I Know Gender 4: Women′s Economic Empowerment?- UN Women
• I Know Gender 5: Women′s Leadership and Decision Making?- UN Women
• I Know Gender 6: Violence against Women and Girls?- UN Women
• I Know Gender 7: Gender Equality in the World of Work?- UN Women
• I Know Gender 8: Gender Equality and Education?- UN Women
• I Know Gender 9: Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights?- UN Women
• I Know Gender 10: Gender Equality in Emergencies?- UN Women
• I Know Gender 11: Women, Peace and Security?- UN Women
• I Know Gender 12: Sexual and Gender Diversity: A Matter of Human Rights?- UN Women
• I Know Gender 13: Trade and Gender Equality?- UN Women
• I Know Gender 14: Gender Equality and Voluntarism?- UN Women
• I Know Gender 15: Gender, Inclusive, and Sustainable Industrial Development (ISID)?- UN Women
• I Know Gender 16: Gender Equality and Migration?- UN Women & International Organzation for Migration (IOM)
• I Know Gender 17: Gender Equality and Organized Crime?- UN Women & UN Office on Drugs & Crime (UNODC)
• Integrating GBV risk mitigation interventions in humanitarian action - United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
• International Women's Health & Human Rights – Stanford Online?
• Managing Gender-Based Violence Programmes in Emergencies - United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
• Menstruation in a Global Context: Addressing Policy and Practice – Columbia University
• Migration and Gender - Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
• Military Gender Adviser course - United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
• Monitoring LGBTI+ People in Detention - Association for the Prevention of Torture (APT)
• Prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse (PSEA) - United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
• Prevention of sexual harassment and abuse of authority - United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
• Responding to Gender-Based Violence Disclosures – Disaster Ready
• Security Sector Reform (SSR): Rights & Needs of Women in Border Management - UN Women (cost $60)
• Security Sector Reform (SSR): Rights & Needs of Women in Prisons - UN Women (cost $60)
• Survivor-Centered Care for Sexual Assault – Disaster Ready
• Understanding masculinities and violence against women and girls: An Introduction - UN Women (cost $60)
• Understanding violence against women and girls - UN Women
• Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence - Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals (HELP) – Council of Europe

Governance and Civic Participation

• An Introduction to Thinking and Working Politically - United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
• Engaged and Heard! Adolescent Participation and Civic Engagement - United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
• Ethics in Action - SDG Academy
• Gender Equality and Voluntarism?- UN Women
• Governance for Transboundary Freshwater Security - SDG Academy
• Local Governance for Sustaining Peace - United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
• Belize - Course on Migration Management Best Practices - International Organization for Migration (IOM)
• Essentials of Migration Management 2.0 Guyana - International Organization for Migration (IOM)
• Essentials of Migration Management 2.0 Grenada - International Organization for Migration (IOM)

Health, Mental Health and Psychosocial Support

• Abortion Matters: An Introduction – Disaster Ready
• Adverse Events Following Immunization (AEFI) Communication - United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
• Antenatal Care – Disaster Ready
• Behaviour Change - SDG Academy
• Cholera Toolkit eLearning - United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
• Climate Change Negotiations and Health - UN CC: Learn
• Confronting trauma - United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
• Communication for Immunization - United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
• Data Analytics and Visualization in Health Care - Rochester Institute of Technology
• Designing and implementing campaigns in support of vaccination efforts to prevent and reduce the spread of COVID-19 - United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
• Ebola Safety - United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
• Emergency Healthcare in Insecure Settings - Disaster Ready
• Family Planning Methods – Disaster Ready?
• First Aid and CPR - Alison
• Global Public Health - SDG Academy
• GPEI polio outbreak response - United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
• Guidelines for Quality Medical Product Donations - Disaster Ready
• Health Economics and Financing - United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
• Health Studies Diploma - Alison
• High-Quality Measles and Rubella Supplementary Immunization Activities (SIAs) - United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
• How to Manage Immunization Stock - United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
• Human Health and Climate Change - UN CC: Learn
• Immunization Supply Chain Management - United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
• International Women's Health & Human Rights – Stanford Online?
• Introduction to Outbreak Investigation - World Health Organization (WHO)
• iRHIS: Integrated Refugee Health Information System – Disaster Ready
• IYCF Remote Counseling: How to support caregivers during infectious disease outbreaks and other settings – Save the Children
• Key human rights principles in Biomedicine - Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals (HELP) – Council of Europe
• Measles Control in Emergencies - United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
• Medical Emergency Management for Organizations – Disaster Ready
• Mental Health Studies Diploma - Alison
• Mental Health: Understanding Suicide, Violent and Hostile Behavior, and Substance Abuse - Alison
• Microplanning for immunization: How to strengthen every step of your process - United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
• Polio eLearning Course for the Introduction of nOPV2 - United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
• Provision of Assistive Products in Emergencies – Disaster Ready
• Psychiatry Diploma / Psychology Diploma - Alison
• Public Health in Humanitarian Crises - John Hopkins University?
• Responding to Gender-Based Violence Disclosures – Disaster Ready
• Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights?- UN Women
• Strategies to strengthen the Social Service Workforce for Child Protection - United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
• Survivor-Centered Care for Sexual Assault – Disaster Ready
• The Inside Job of Collaboration | Wellbeing for Peace - United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
• Toolkit 2.0 Strategies for Companies: Designing and implementing campaigns in support of vaccination efforts to prevent and reduce the spread of COVID-19 - United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
• Understanding and Transforming Stress - United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
• Vaccination during humanitarian emergencies - United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
• Visibility for Vaccines (ViVa): using data in the immunization supply chain - United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
• Working in an Ebola Treatment Unit (ETU) – Disaster Ready

Human Rights, Law and Protection

• Action to End Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse - United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
• Admissibility Criteria in applications submitted to the European Court of Human Rights – Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals (HELP) – Council of Europe
• Asylum and Human Rights - Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals (HELP) – Council of Europe
• Business and Human Rights - Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals (HELP) – Council of Europe
• Bystanders Protecting Children from Sexual Abuse - Disaster Ready
• Caring for Vulnerable Children - University of Strathclyde
• Child-friendly Justice and Children’s Rights - Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals (HELP) – Council of Europe
• Children’s Human Rights – An Interdisciplinary Introduction - University of Geneva
• Child rights and why they matter - United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
• Child protection case management for front liners - United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
• Child Protection: Children’s Rights in Theory and Practice - Harvard University
• Child protection results-based management resource pack – how to plan, monitor and evaluate child protection programmes - United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
• CPT Standards - Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals (HELP) – Council of Europe
• Data Protection and Privacy Rights - Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals (HELP) – Council of Europe
• Engaging with Human Rights Systems on Displacement and Statelessness - ?United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) / DisasterReady
• Essential Services Package for Women and Girls Subject to Violence - UN Women
• Ethical Recruitment of Migrant Domestic Workers for Employers - International Organization for Migration (IOM)
• Ethics for Judges, Prosecutors and Lawyers - Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals (HELP) – Council of Europe
• Ethics in Action - SDG Academy
• Family Law and Human Rights - Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals (HELP) – Council of Europe
• Fight Against Racism, Xenophobia, Homophobia and Transphobia- Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals (HELP) – Council of Europe
• Freedom of Expression - Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals (HELP) – Council of Europe
• Fundamentals of Detention Monitoring - Association for the Prevention of Torture (APT)
• Gender Equality and Human Rights in Climate Action and Renewable Energy - United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
• Gender-Sensitive Detention Monitoring - Association for the Prevention of Torture (APT)
• Hate Crime and Hate Speech - Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals (HELP) – Council of Europe
• Human Rights and International Criminal Law: An Introduction - University of Padova
• Human Rights in Sports - Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals (HELP) – Council of Europe
• Human Rights, Human Wrongs: Challenging Poverty, Vulnerability and Social Exclusion - SDG Academy
• Integrating child rights in development cooperation - United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
• International Women's Health & Human Rights – Stanford Online?
• Introduction to Child Protection - United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
• Introduction to the International Recruitment Integrity System (IRIS) - International Organization for Migration (IOM)
• Key human rights principles in Biomedicine - Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals (HELP) – Council of Europe
• Labour Rights as Human Rights - Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals (HELP) – Council of Europe
• Legal Studies Diploma - Alison
• Monitoring LGBTI+ People in Detention - Association for the Prevention of Torture (APT)
• Protection and Assistance for Migrants Vulnerable to Violence, Exploitation and Abuse - International Organization for Migration (IOM)
• Protection in Humanitarian Action – Disaster Ready
• Protection Mainstreaming – Disaster Ready
• Protecting Children During a Crisis – Disaster Ready
• Reception and Reintegration of Forced Returnees in the Caribbean - International Organization for Migration (IOM)
• Rights of Persons with Disabilities - Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals (HELP) – Council of Europe
• Right to the Integrity of the person (Bioethics) - Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals (HELP) – Council of Europe
• Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults - Alison
• Sexual and Gender Diversity: A Matter of Human Rights?- UN Women
• Strategies to strengthen the Social Service Workforce for Child Protection - United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
• Strengthening Civilian Capacities to Protect Civilians: Unarmed Civilian Protection - United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
• The Environment and Human Rights - Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals (HELP) – Council of Europe
• Understanding violence against women and girls - UN Women
• Women, Peace and Security?- UN Women

Migration, Asylum, Human Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling

• Asylum and Human Rights - Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals (HELP) – Council of Europe
• Asylum/Migration HELP eDesk - Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals (HELP) – Council of Europe
• Alternative Measures to Detention and Community Sanctions - Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals (HELP) – Council of Europe
• Alternatives to Immigration Detention - Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals (HELP) – Council of Europe
• Belize - Course on Migration Management Best Practices - International Organization for Migration (IOM)
• Caring for Children Moving Alone - CELCIS?and others
• Children in Migration Processes - United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
• Combating Trafficking in Human Beings and Protecting Victims - Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals (HELP) – Council of Europe
• Diaspora Humanitarian Training - Humanitarian Leadership Academy
• Disaster Displacement – Disaster Ready?
• Essentials of Migration Management 2.0 Guyana - International Organization for Migration (IOM)
• Essentials of Migration Management 2.0 Grenada - International Organization for Migration (IOM)
• Ethical Recruitment of Migrant Domestic Workers for Employers - International Organization for Migration (IOM)
• Fight Against Racism, Xenophobia, Homophobia and Transphobia- Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals (HELP) – Council of Europe
• Fundamentals of Immigration Detention – Disaster Ready
• Humanitarian Accountability and Protection in Displacement Contexts - Humanitarian Leadership Academy
• Human Trafficking in Emergencies – Disaster Ready
• Internal Displacement - Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals (HELP) – Council of Europe
• Internal Displacement, Conflict and Protection - University of London
• Introduction to the International Recruitment Integrity System (IRIS) - International Organization for Migration (IOM)
• Introduction to the Management of Fair and Ethical Recruitment and Employment of Migrant Workers - International Organization for Migration (IOM)
• iRHIS: Integrated Refugee Health Information System – Disaster Ready
• Mainstreaming Migration Into International Cooperation and Development (MMICD) - International Organization for Migration (IOM)
• Mainstreaming Migration into Policy Development - International Labor Organization (ILO), International Organization for Migration (IOM), Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), UN Women; United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), and United Nations Populations Fund (UNFPA)
• Migration and Gender - Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
• Migration and Local Development - International Labor Organization (ILO), International Organization for Migration (IOM), Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), UN Women; United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), and United Nations Populations Fund (UNFPA)
• Migration and Youth in Rural Areas - Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) & the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency?(Sida)
• Migration Data in Africa - International Organization for Migration (IOM)
• Migration Data in the Caribbean - International Organization for Migration (IOM)
• Migration Governance and Diaspora Engagement - International Organization for Migration (IOM); Africa-Europe Diaspora Development Platform (ADEPT), Centre de Investigaciones sobre América del Norte (CISAN), Global Research Forum on Diaspora and Transnationalism (GRFDT)
• Migration Governance in the Caribbean?- International Organization for Migration (IOM)
• Monitoring and Evaluating Return and Reintegration Programmes - International Organization for Migration (IOM)
• Protection and Assistance for Migrants Vulnerable to Violence, Exploitation and Abuse - International Organization for Migration (IOM)
• Reducing environmental impacts of displacement in the Pacific - UN Environmental Progra, (UNEP)
• Refugee and Migrant Children - Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals (HELP) – Council of Europe
• Refugees in the 21st Century - University of London
• Reintegration Handbook Online Course - International Organization for Migration (IOM)
• Reception and Reintegration of Forced Returnees in the Caribbean - International Organization for Migration (IOM)
• Safety Planning in Resettlement, Asylum, and Integration Settings - Humanitarian Leadership Academy

Peacebuilding, Conflict Prevention and Community Stabilization

• Alternative Dispute Resolution Diploma Di - Alison
• Climate Change, Peace and Security: Understanding Climate-Related Security Risks Through an Integrated Lens - United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
• Conflict series - 1. What is conflict? - United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
• Conflict series - 2. Conflict analysis - United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
• Conflict series - 3. From conflict to peace - United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
• Environmental Security and Sustaining Peace - SDG Academy
• Environment, Natural Resources and UN Peacekeeping Operations: Restoring Governance of Natural Resources - United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
• Gender and Disarmament - UN Women
• Gender, Peacebuilding, and Human Security – Cynara
• Implementation of the UN Security Council Resolutions on the Women, Peace, and Security Agenda - UN Women
• Introduction to Environment, Natural Resources and UN Peacekeeping Operations - United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
• Introduction to Peacebuilding ?- United States Institute of Peace
• Introduction to risk-informed, conflict-sensitive and peacebuilding programming - United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
• Local Governance for Sustaining Peace - United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
• Media and Arts for Peace - United States Institute of Peace
• Milestones in UN Peacekeeping - United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
• Strengthening Civilian Capacities to Protect Civilians: Unarmed Civilian Protection - United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
• Synergizing Nonviolent Action and Peacebuilding - United States Institute of Peace
• Youth and Peacebuilding - United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
• Youth, Peace and Security Primer - United Nations System Staff College (UNSSC)
• Women, Peace and Security?- UN Women

Tip: To get started, watch this introductory video to Peacebuilding - Definitions & Strategies.

Security Sector, Law Enforcement and Military

• Climate Change, Peace and Security: Understanding Climate-Related Security Risks Through an Integrated Lens - United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
• Cybercrime and Electronic Evidence - Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals (HELP) – Council of Europe
• Gathering and Use of Evidence in Counter Terrorism Cases - Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals (HELP) – Council of Europe
• International Cooperation on Criminal Matters - Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals (HELP) – Council of Europe
• Military Gender Adviser course - United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
• Security Sector Reform (SSR): Rights & Needs of Women in Border Management - UN Women (cost $60)
• Security Sector Reform (SSR): Rights & Needs of Women in Prisons - UN Women (cost $60)
• Strengthening Civilian Capacities to Protect Civilians: Unarmed Civilian Protection - United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
• Understanding Risk Concepts - United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
• Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence for Law Enforcement - Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals (HELP) – Council of Europe
• Women, Peace and Security?- UN Women
• Youth, Peace and Security Primer - United Nations System Staff College (UNSSC)

If you are interested in international law, see also sections on Children, Human Rights and Migration.

Sustainable Development

• Age of Sustainable Development - SDG Academy
• Beyond the Outbreak: The Importance of Local Public Services - United Nations Human Settlement Programme (UN-HABITAT), United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) & Metropolis
• Building Climate Resilience through Ecosystem-based Adaptation Planning - United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
• Cities and Climate Change - UN CC: Learn
• Cities and the Challenge of Sustainable Development - SDG Academy
• Community Development Diploma - Alison
• Develop and Implement Science, Technology and Innovation for SDGs Roadmaps – Level I - United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
• Communication for Development (C4D) - United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
• Designing a Multidimensional Poverty Index - United Nations Development Programme (UNDP); Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI)
• Economic Growth and Development Diploma - Ontario Healthy Communities Coalition
• Energy Economics, Energy Systems and Environmental Impact Diploma - Alison
• Environmental SDG indicators - United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
• Family Planning Methods – Disaster Ready?
• Getting a Good Deal: Negotiating Extractive Industry Contracts - SDG Academy
• Globalization: Past and Future - SDG Academy
• Green Economy and Trade - UN CC: Learn
• Green Fiscal Policy - UN CC: Learn
• Green Industrial Policy - UN CC: Learn
• Green Transition in Eastern Partnership Countries - UN CC: Learn
• How to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals - SDG Academy
• Industrial Policy in the 21st Century: The Challenge for Africa - SDG Academy
• Infrastructure Asset Management for Sustainable Development - United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
• Integrated Approaches to Mainstreaming, Acceleration and Policy Support for the SDGs - International Labor Organization (ILO); United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF); United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
• Integrated Recovery Planning and Policy Coherence Towards SDGs - United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
• Integrating child rights in development cooperation - United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
• Integration of the SDGs into National Planning - United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
• Introduction to data governance for monitoring the SDGs (MOOC) - United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
• Introduction to Sustainable Finance - UN CC: Learn
• Introduction to the 2030 Agenda: A New Agenda for a Sustainable World - United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR); United Nations Development Coordination Office
• Living Heritage and Sustainable Development - SDG Academy
• Localizing the SDGs: Introduction + Planning + Monitoring - United Nations Development Programme (UNDP); United Nations Human Settlement Programme (UN-HABITAT); United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG); Global Taskforce of Local and Regional Governments; Diputacio Barcelona
• Macroeconomics for a Sustainable Planet - SDG Academy
• Making the Right Choices - Prioritizing Adaptation Options - United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
• Measuring Sustainable Development - SDG Academy
• Natural Resources for Sustainable Development - SDG Academy
• SDG-aligned Budgeting - United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
• SDG Primer - United Nations System Staff College (UNSSC)
• Strengthening Stakeholder Engagement for the Implementation and Review of the 2030 Agenda - United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
• Sustainable Cities - SDG Academy
• Sustainable Development: The Post-Capitalist Order - SDG Academy
• Sustainable Materials and Green Buildings Diploma - Alison
• Tech for Good: The Role of ICT in Achieving the SDGs - SDG Academy
• The 2030 Agenda and SDGs - United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
• The Korean Story: Secrets of an Economic Miracle - SDG Academy
• The LoCAL Mechanism - UN CC: Learn
• Transforming Our World: Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals - SDG Academy
• Understanding data and statistics better – for more effective SDG decision making - United Nations Institute for Training and Research?(UNITAR)?
• Understanding Poverty and Inequality - SDG Academy
• United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework - United Nations System Staff College (UNSSC)
• Urban Transportation and Sustainability Diploma - Alison
• Waste Management and Circular Economy - United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
• Work and Employment for a Sustainable Future - SDG Academy
• Youth & the Sustainable Development Goals - United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)

Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)

• An Introduction to Soil Water & Vegetation Conservation for Watershed Management – Disaster Ready
• Cost Recovery for Water Systems – Disaster Ready
• Humanitarian WASH Coordination (training series) - United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
• Hygiene Promotion – Disaster Ready
• Introduction to Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) - United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
• Introduction to Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) in Emergencies – Disaster Ready
• Strengthening Enabling Environment for Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) - United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
• WASH'Nutrition - United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
• WASH foundational course - United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
• WASH Operational Coordination - United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
• WASH Information Management Training - United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
• Wastewater Treatment and Recycling (Advanced Diploma) - Alison
• Water Trucking – Disaster Ready

Good sites to find other courses

Here are some other sites to find for more interesting courses:

• Bioforce
• ClassCentral
• Coursera
• DisasterReady
• edX
• FutureLearn
• HPass
• Humanitarian Leadership Academy
• ICRC
• IFRC
• IOM eCampus
• Kaya
• KUNO platform
• La Cooperativa Humanitaria
• Oxfam
• (American) Red Cross Learning Centre
• ReliefWeb
• Save the Children
• Sphere
• Strategia Netherlands
• UN-CMCoord
• UNHCR?
• UNICEF (Agora)
• WFP Nutrition platform
• WHO

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