Mr. Joseph El Antoury has successfully completed the e-Learning Course on

MILESTONES IN UN PEACEKEEPING

16 December 2014

UNITAR e-Learning Course on Milestones in UN Peacekeeping Operations

Objectives and Expected Outcomes

The goal of the course History of UN Peacekeeping is to provide a panoramic overview of the pivotal events in the history of UN peacekeeping that have shaped its present form.

At the end of the course, participants are able to: 1) Describe the beginnings of UN peacekeeping and 2) Identify the four generations of UN peacekeeping operations and the main characteristics of each.

Duration and Workload

The course is composed of four lessons:

First Generation Peacekeeping: The Cold War (1945 - 1987);

Second Generation Peacekeeping: Following the Cold War (1988 - 1996);

Third Generation Peacekeeping: Peace Support Operations (1997 - present);

Fourth Generation Peacekeeping: The Next Twist

Approximately the course takes 4 hours to complete.

Methodology

The course is a self-guided, self-paced, web-based course that is on-going and can be accessed at any time. The material is presented in text format with visual aids and web-based reference resources. Multiple

choice quizzes at the end of each lesson serve a dual function of assessing and evaluating the students’ understanding and retention and provide further didactic function by reviewing the content.

Certificate

UNITAR attests that the bearer of this certificate has successfully completed this e-Learning course and has fulfilled all course requirements, obtaining a grade of 70% or above on the final assessment.

United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)

Peacekeeping Training Programme

Palais des Nations

1211 Geneva 10

Switzerland

Telephone: + 41 22 917 12 34

Facsimile: + 41 22 917 89 93

Website: www.unitar.org/ptp

Ref: UNP2011