This course covers UNICEF commitments and practical guidance on risk-informed, conflict-sensitive, and peacebuilding programming. It introduces tools staff can (and should) use to analyze risk and conflict in the field and to design, adjust, implement and monitor programmes that foster resilience, sustainability, peace and social cohesion.
The course draws on UNICEF Guidance for Risk-Informed Programming, UNICEF Guide to Conflict Analysis and Programme Guidance on Conflict Sensitivity and Peacebuilding.
At the end of the course the learner will be able analyze risks to children and vulnerable groups and will be equipped with the resources they need to elaborate a basic risk analysis and conflict analysis. The learner will also be able to better design, implement and monitor risk-informed programmes that foster resilience, sustainability, peace and social cohesion.
Learning objectives:
Upon successful completion of the course, you should be able to:
- explain what risk-informed programming is and how the new global landscape is making risk-informed, conflict-sensitive, and peacebuilding programming essential to all of UNICEF’s work;
- use new tools to conduct a basic child-sensitive risk analysis;
- understand fundamental concepts related to conflict and peace and be able to conduct a basic child-centered conflict analysis;
- access the tools you need to design, adapt and implement risk-informed programmes that foster resilience, peace, and social cohesion;
- ensure risk-informed programmes that foster resilience, peace, and social cohesion are part of integrated programming and programming in specific thematic areas;
- identify and guard against potential negative unintended consequences of the programme – ensuring that UNICEF programmes “Do No Harm”; and
- begin to monitor risks, conflict sensitivity, risk-informed, and peacebuilding programmes.