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SUMMARY:Rule of Law Training
DESCRIPTION:The Matra Rule of Law Training Programme is designed to strengthen institutional capacity in the field of rule of law within government organisations in Albania\, Armenia\, Bosnia and Herzegovina\, Georgia\, Kosovo\, Moldova\, Montenegro\, North Macedonia\, Serbia\, Türkiye\, and Ukraine. Each year we offer (hybrid) training courses\, providing participants with insights into best practices across a wide range of rule of law topics. \n\n\n\nThrough interactive sessions that blend theory with practical skills\, as well as study visits\, our programme equips policy advisors\, members of the judiciary and other civil servants working in the government and justice sectors with the knowledge and skills needed to drive reforms within their respective countries. \n\n\n\nIn addition\, by taking part in the training programme\, participants become part of a large international network of alumni\, lecturers and public institutions in the Netherlands and in the target countries. This network serves as a platform for learning\, exchange and collaboration. \n\n\n\nThe Matra Rule of Law Training Programme is designed and delivered by the Netherlands Helsinki Committee\, Leiden Law School and The Hague Academy for Local Governance. It is financed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands\, and administered by the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) on behalf of the Ministry. For questions relating to the Matra Rule of Law Training Programme please contact us via matrarolt@nhc.nl \n\n\n\nThe following hybrid training courses are on offer in 2024-2025: \n\n\n\nIn 2024-2025 the following hybrid training courses are offered: \n\n\n\n1. Administration of Justice (full brochure) \n\n\n\nThis training will focus on the “judicial” dimension of Chapter 23. The training will focus on the fundamental principles of judicial organisation under the EU acquis – with a special focus on the case law of the EU Court of Justice – and groundbreaking case law of the European Court of Human Rights. Participants will also learn about best practices in the administration of justice in the Netherlands\, and the organisation and functioning of the judiciary. Participants will be introduced to the concept of independence and impartiality as developed in the robust case law of the European Court of Human Rights. Participants will discuss the legal framework regarding the principles of accountability and independence and the application of these principles; judicial culture as a backdrop against which courts function; the role of judicial councils and the role of precedent in legal practice. \n\n\n\nThis training will be held online from 02 to 13 December 2024 and will be held in-person from 20-31 January 2025. Applications are now closed. \n\n\n\n2. Integrity of Civil Servants (full brochure) \n\n\n\nPublic integrity is a core value of the European vision on good governance. It is essential for a well-functioning and transparent government\, and an important precondition for economic growth. This training will help participants developing integrity policies\, in order to ensure transparency\, accountability\, efficiency and ethical behaviour within government institutions. \n\n\n\nThis training will focus on three pillars of public integrity as defined by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD): system\, culture and accountability. Participants will discuss international and European standards\, while also learning about examples and practices from the Netherlands. How are integrity policies designed\, implemented and enforced? \n\n\n\nThis training will be held online from 27 January – 07 February 2025 and will be held in-person from 10 – 21 March 2025. \n\n\n\n3. Public Procurement (full brochure) \n\n\n\nThe acquis on public procurement includes general principles of transparency\, free movement of goods\, and non-discrimination. In addition\, specific EU rules apply for the coordination of awarding public works contracts\, services and supplies. Government contracts are of great economic and strategic importance and it is therefore necessary that systems are designed in such a way that conflicts of interest and corruption are prevented as much as possible. \n\n\n\nWith this training\, we want to increase knowledge of European regulations in the field of public procurement by looking at Dutch and international experience with regard to legitimacy and integrity of the purchasing process. Strong\, independent institutions protect the integrity of the system. This prevents inappropriate political or economic influence. This training also pays attention to gender responsive and transformative public procurement\, showing casing how public procurement can contribute to increasing gender equality. \n\n\n\nThis training will be held online from 27 January – 07 February 2025 and will be held in-person from 10 – 21 March 2025. \n\n\n\n4. Management of Public Services (full brochure) \n\n\n\nThis training addresses the question of how the public sector can be better organised to enable good public services. We look at the public sector from the perspective of multi-level governance: cooperation and coordination between multiple layers of government\, non-government actors and citizens for effective and efficient public services. Challenges surrounding decentralisation and privatisation (including public-private partnerships) are discussed\, including the financing of services. We also discuss the potential of digitalisation to make services more efficient\, transparent and accessible\, as well as accompanying challenges – for example regarding privacy\, data security and the digital divide. We discuss the importance of good personnel policy for well-functioning public institutions and services. We look at issues such as merit-based selection and promotion\, transparent performance assessments and offering training and development opportunities to government officials. \n\n\n\nThis training will be held online from 12 to 23 May 2025\, and in-person from 09 to 20 June 2025. Click here to apply. \n\n\n\n5. Management of Borders (full brochure) \n\n\n\nAll Matra countries share common challenges when it comes to migration\, asylum\, border management and organised transnational crime. The Western Balkans and Turkey are located on the crossroads of migration routes from conflict areas to EU member states\, while Armenia\, Georgia\, Moldova and Ukraine share common challenges in the field of border management and adjusting national legislation in order to meet the EU acquis. \n\n\n\nIn this training\, participants will strengthen their knowledge of EU asylum law and its interpretation by European courts. Sessions will be dedicated to the EU acquis\, including the EU return and readmission policy. In the field of border management\, participants will learn about Schengen legislation and the mandate of Frontex\, whiles sessions will also be held on the fight against organised crime. \n\n\n\nThe training will be held online from 12 to 23 May 2025 and in-person from 09 to 20 June 2025. Click here to apply. \n\n\n\n6. Human Rights \n\n\n\nDepending on the selected participants\, this training can be used in a number of ways to address fundamental and human rights. All government policy initiatives must be monitored for their impact on (human) rights and there must be mechanisms for monitoring and correcting practices that conflict with these rights. This training looks at mechanisms and policies that can be used to (better) safeguard internationally agreed human rights standards. Together with Dutch institutions active in this area\, we will exchange practical experiences with the participants and encourage them to reflect on the situation in their own country. \n\n\n\nThis training will be held online from 15 to 26 September 2025\, and in-person from 6 to 17 October 2025. \n\n\n\n7. (Functioning of) Democratic Institutions \n\n\n\nWell-functioning institutions that guarantee democracy\, the rule of law and human rights are essential for preserving the EU’s identity and values. They must guarantee and safeguard fundamental rights and freedoms. In this training we not only look at international standards (the role of the Venice Commission and the Council of Europe)\, but also at practice: how can civil servants themselves contribute to democratic policy and decision-making and increasing confidence in the government? How can organisations work more transparently? And how can the distance between the government and the citizen be reduced? \n\n\n\nThis training will be held online from 10 to 21 November 2025\, and in-person from 01 to 12 December 2025. \n\n\n\nThese training was held in 2023-2024: \n\n\n\nJudicial Cooperation \n\n\n\nIn this training we look at the importance of collaboration within the justice sector\, both at a national and international level. We will tailor the programme specifically based on the sectors in which the selected participants work. For example\, we look at the ways in which international cooperation between judges works (recognition of foreign judgments\, transfer of suspects). Regarding the enforcement of sentences\, we look at chain cooperation\, in which the fundamental values and standards of the EU are central. For example\, within criminal law\, the right balance must be found between punishment\, reintegration and the protection of victims and society. When it comes to punishment\, we will highlight the value of alternative sanctions to prison sentences. Within this training we pay special attention to cooperation between civil servants and civil society\, because Dutch chain cooperation within criminal law between government parties and civil society is highly developed and is often a revelation for experts from other countries. \n\n\n\nThis training was held online from 11 to 22 November 2024\, and in-person from 1 to 14 December 2024. \n	Register Here This link opens in a new tab\n	\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://www.humanityhub.org/calendar/rule-of-law-training/
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SUMMARY:President Trump's first 100 days and their implications for Central Asia
DESCRIPTION:What does President Trump’s return mean for Central Asia? \n\n\n\nJoin us for an insightful online panel discussion hosted in cooperation with the OSCE Academy in Bishkek! \n\n\n\nDate: Tuesday\, 1 April 2025Time: 11:00–13:00 CETLocation: Online (Google Meet) meet.google.com/ndb-xbsj-csh \n\n\n\nWe’ll explore the first 100 days of President Trump’s new term and the geopolitical implications for the Central Asian region. \n\n\n\nTo do so\, we will be joined by the following speakers: \n\n\n\nProf. Pal Dunay (OSCE Academy in Bishkek): ”God Has a Special Providence for Fools\, Drunkards\, and the United States of America” (Otto von Bismarck) \n\n\n\nProf. Ikboljon Qoraboyev (Professor and Director of the Center for Global and Regional Governance at Maqsut Narikbayev University Kazakhstan): Trump 2.0 and Central Asia: The Dilemmas of Deeper Engagement \n\n\n\nDr. Emil Dzhuraev (OSCE Academy in Bishkek): The US foreign policy in Central Asia: what Trump 2.0 may bring\, and what has preceded it \n\n\n\nDr. Fabio Indeo (University of Siena): Connectivity and energy developments in Central Asia under the second Trump Administration \n\n\n\nProf. Sebastian Mayer (OSCE Academy in Bishkek): Changing Patterns of Central Asian Security Cooperation
URL:https://www.humanityhub.org/calendar/president-trumps-first-100-days-and-their-implications-for-central-asia/
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SUMMARY:Children in armed conflict: The protective role of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Children and other institutional responses
DESCRIPTION:During this event co-organized at the International Institute of Social Studies (ISS) by Save the Children and the Legal Mobilization Platform with The Hague Humanitarian Studies Centre\, panellists will discuss how the rights of children affected by armed conflict have been violated\, the role of the UN Committee on the Rights of Children to try and address these violations and what still needs to be done\, particularly at an institutional level.  \n\n\n\n© Cartoonistarif (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Children_in_war.jpg)\n\n\n\nChildren tend to bear the greatest brunt of any armed conflict and their human rights violated\, despite many decades of efforts by states\, international organizations and NGOs to try and prevent this.  According to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)\, 2024 was one of the very worst years in recent history for children affected by armed conflict. This includes children being killed and injured\, missing school\, being denied life-saving vaccines and critically malnourishment.  \n\n\n\nWhile an estimated 1 in 6 children live in a situation of armed conflict\, in the past year these conflicts have been especially intense in the Democratic Republic of Congo\, Haiti\, Lebanon\, Myanmar\, Gaza (Palestine)\, Ukraine and Sudan.  \n\n\n\nThis event is an opportunity to critically focus on the role of various actors\, including Humanitarian NGOs and the United Nations Committee on Children’s Rights\, regarding children in armed conflict and the challenges in addressing these institutional gaps at supra-national\, state and local levels\, through the expertise of three well-known experts. \n\n\n\nSpeakers \n\n\n\nTo inform this discussion\, we will be joined by Ann Skelton\, who is Professor of Children’s Rights in a Sustainable World at Leiden University and UNESCO Chair at the University of Pretorial as well as being a Member and outgoing Chair of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child since 2017. After being re-elelected for a second term\, her tenure on the Committee ended on 28 February 2025. \n\n\n\nWe will also be joined by Aurélie Lamazière\, who is a Senior Programme Manager at Save the Children International. Based in Geneva\, she leads and coordinates the organization’s work on accountability for grave violations affecting children in armed conflicts.   \n\n\n\nThe discussion will be moderated by Karin Arts\, who is Professor of International Law and Development at the International Institute of Social Studies (ISS) of Erasmus University Rotterdam. There will also be an opportunity for the audience to pose questions. \n\n\n\nJeff Handmaker\, Associate Professor of Legal Sociology at the ISS and member of the Legal Mobilization Platform\, will say some opening words and Pim Kraan\, Director of Save the Children Netherlands will close the event. \n\n\n\nOrganizers \n\n\n\nThe event is organized by the Legal Mobilization Platform\, The Hague Humanitarian Studies Centre (both based at ISS) and Save the Children.
URL:https://www.humanityhub.org/calendar/children-in-armed-conflict-the-protective-role-of-the-united-nations-committee-on-the-rights-of-children-and-other-institutional-responses/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20250403T093000
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SUMMARY: Ubuntu Economy: The African Approach to Global Trade
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a Roundtable for Change as we explore how the Equal Trade Model can reshape global trade relations and create a more just and inclusive economy. This is your chance to be part of a movement that empowers producers in the Global South by giving them a stake in the entire value chain. Location: Wageningen University\, Plus Ultra II\, Room: Connect
URL:https://www.humanityhub.org/calendar/ubuntu-economy-the-african-approach-to-global-trade/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20250403T100000
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SUMMARY:The South Caucasus\, Again in Transition Conference
DESCRIPTION:SAVE THE DATE \n\n\n\nThe conference will be  a good opportunity for experts and activists from the South Caucasus\, the EU and beyond to discuss the role of the EU in the South Caucasus in the context of radically changing domestic and regional dynamics. Türkiye’s role in the region will also be on the agenda of the conference.
URL:https://www.humanityhub.org/calendar/the-south-caucasus-and-in-transition-conference/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20250403T123000
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SUMMARY:The Collapse of the Liberal World Order: Implications for the Humanitarian System and the Future of Humanitarianism
DESCRIPTION:First session \n\n\n\nAbout the event\n\n\n\nChallenges to the aid system as it is are not unique to this moment. Fears over a shrinking humanitarian space have been an ongoing concern over the last decade. So how can we think with and beyond these concerns\, recognising their profound impacts on the lives of the affected people\, and the possibilities for doing things differently? \n\n\n\nSpeakers\n\n\n\n-Polly Pallister-Wilkins\, Associate Professor in the Department of Politics\, University of Amsterdam\, \n\n\n\n-Lata Narayanaswamy\, Associate Professor in the Politics of Global Development\, University of Leeds. \n\n\n\nAbout the series\n\n\n\nThis session is part of a series organised by KUNO\, preceeding a senior level working conference (on invitation only) in June\, organised by KUNO\, Clingendael and the Hague Humanitarian Studies Centre.  \n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n\n\nTo sign up for this session\, please send an email to: kuno@kuno-platform.nl.
URL:https://www.humanityhub.org/calendar/the-collapse-of-the-liberal-world-order-implications-for-the-humanitarian-system-and-the-future-of-humanitarianism/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20250403T153000
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SUMMARY:Follow-up Info Session Road to Summit and Just Peace Festival
DESCRIPTION:During this next info-session on the Just Peace Festival\, we will provide more details on the process\, communication plan\, and additional opportunities for collaboration. This meeting will take place online.  \n\n\n\nWe look forward to hearing about your progress!
URL:https://www.humanityhub.org/calendar/follow-up-info-session-road-to-summit-and-just-peace-festival/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20250404T150000
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SUMMARY:Humanitarian Data at the Crossroads: Preparing for the AI Revolution
DESCRIPTION:As the humanitarian sector wades deeper into the AI age\, critical questions about data readiness come to the forefront. This webinar delves into the challenges and opportunities of adapting humanitarian data systems—examining the need for robust standards\, secure APIs\, and scalable infrastructure and interoperability. It also highlights the growing role of the private sector in providing data warehousing and computational power\, while hinting towards the ethical and practical implications of these partnerships (addressed fully in another session). \n\n\n\nAdditionally\, the discussion will cover what data can be collected and why\, referencing the Responsible Data for Children initiative (UNICEF\, GovLab) for best practices in ethical data use. One aspect to consider is what changes when data can be aggregated and the added value that aggregation and annotation provide. \n\n\n\nParticipants will gain insights into best practices for data management and explore case studies showcasing successful AI integration in humanitarian contexts. Join us to explore how the humanitarian community can harness AI responsibly to transform data into actionable insights for crisis response. \n\n\n\nThe key learning objectives of the webinar are to: \n\n\n\ni.Identify the key challenges and opportunities in adapting humanitarian data systems for AI integration. \n\n\n\nii.Describe the importance of robust standards\, secure APIs\, and scalable infrastructure in managing humanitarian data. \n\n\n\niii.Use best practices for data management and responsible data governance in humanitarian contexts. \n\n\n\nTarget Audience: \n\n\n\nThis event is designed for humanitarian workers at all levels\, policymakers\, academics\, data specialists\, communication specialists\, and technology experts who are involved in crisis response and interested in the ethical use of AI. \n\n\n\nPrerequisites: \n\n\n\nNo prerequisite knowledge is required. \n\n\n\nBasic understanding of AI and humanitarian principles is recommended. \n\n\n\nLivestream link: \n\n\n\nHumanitarian Data at the Crossroads: Preparing for the AI Revolution – YouTube
URL:https://www.humanityhub.org/calendar/humanitarian-data-at-the-crossroads-preparing-for-the-ai-revolution/
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