The UNESCO Chair & Institute of Comparative Human Rights at the University of Connecticut is pleased to accept applications for 9th annual International Leadership Training Programme: A Global Intergenerational Forum, focuses on young leaders specifically is because, more than any other group in society, their training will most likely have great and ripple impact on society.
Accordingly, the Forum will place premium on nurturing and developing young people for local and global leadership and building bridges and a network of solidarity, which promote the sharing of experiences and understanding of, and provide an impetus for, the empowerment of young leaders that will enable them to play a crucial and constructive role in the development of human right in their communities and the world at large.
The Leadership Training Programme is informed by the principle of reciprocal consultation, learning and empowerment and cross pollination of ideas and ideals.