United Nations System Staff College - UNSSC

At UNSSC, we design and deliver learning and training experiences that strengthen the capabilities UN organizations need to deliver on their mandates—supporting individual professional development and system-wide capacity building across the UN system.

We work with:

👥 45,000+ learners per year
🌐 177 UN entities served
⭐ A 97% recommendation rate from participants

We bring together expertise across 22 thematic areas to deliver impactful, high-quality learning for the UN system: from leadership and management to sustaining peace, digital skills, and the SDGs, each thematic area strengthens skills, deepens expertise, and supports transformation at every level.

As one learning partner, we connect knowledge, practice, and innovation to help UN personnel and organizations learn, adapt, and deliver impact at scale.

Learn more 🔗 https://www.unssc.org/learning-and-training-un-system

From tailored learning programmes and change management to digital learning infrastructure and academic credentials, UNSSC works alongside UN entities to strengthen capacity, enable transformation, and support impact at scale.

📊 Our impact in numbers:

92% of UNSSC work is tailored to organizations
117 UN agencies served
97% of participants recommend our learning experiences

We deliver impact through four interconnected service areas that strengthen learning and drive transformation across the UN system:

🎓 Learning & Training: Open enrolment courses and tailored learning journeys across 22 thematic areas, designed for individuals and teams.
🤝 Tailored Learning Solutions: Co-designed programmes with UN entities—from needs assessment through to delivery and evaluation—ensuring relevance and impact.
💻 Digital Learning: End-to-end support for learning at scale, including learning infrastructure, instructional design, UX, and technical development.
🎓 Academic Partnerships: Bridging the UN and leading academic institutions through joint programmes, fellowships, and research collaborations.

Learn more 🔗 https://www.unssc.org/learning-and-advisory-services-un-system

Looking at housing as an interconnected system, not just a single sector, can make development efforts more effective. 🏡🔁

In the free microlearning course, “The Housing Primer: Why Adequate Housing Matters,” developed jointly by UN Habitat and UNSCC, we explore housing from a people-centred perspective. One where multiple priorities intersect: health, education, climate resilience, social inclusion, land, water, infrastructure, governance, and financing.

Presented during the World Urban Forum WUF13 Academy Campus, is now available globally.

👥 Designed for urban professionals, policymakers, development practitioners, and anyone committed to building inclusive and resilient cities.
⌛ Self-paced, 20-minute course.
🆓 Free and accessible for all.

Learn more about adequate housing today: https://microlearning.unssc.org/OnNr6tn3okCY

Learning can translate strategic ambition into practical action, enabling leaders and teams across the United Nations and beyond to think differently, collaborate more effectively, and adapt to change in real time.

Behind every UNSSC learning programme is a real challenge: teams working in new ways, systems under pressure to reform, and individuals stepping into roles that demand more than technical skill.

Our impact stories bring these moments to life, concrete examples of change where learning shifted how people think, act, and lead across the UN system.

Read them now: https://www.unssc.org/impact/stories

🎓 Congratulations to the 7th cohort of the Master in International Development on their graduation! Delivered through the partnership between IE University and UNSSC, the programme equips future leaders with the knowledge and experience to tackle complex global development challenges.

🌍 UNSSC’s Simona Costanzo Sow joined the ceremony to celebrate the graduates and present the inaugural UNSSC–IE SPEGA Outstanding Capstone Award, recognizing projects that turn academic learning into real-world solutions.

🏆 Congratulations to all award recipients for their outstanding capstone projects and academic achievements, and to the entire graduating class for reaching this important milestone.

👏 Thank you to IE School of Politics, Economics & Global Affairs, UNSSC partners, faculty and mentors for continuing to build meaningful learning experiences for future development leaders.

Climate resilience starts with connecting knowledge to action.
Our “Synergizing Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Climate Action” Learning Path has been expanded to deliver an even richer, more practical learning experience.

🎓 Joined by 12,000+ learners
🧭 Now available as a complete learning pathway
🌱 Featuring real-world case studies and practical insights

Learn what works, why it works, and how to apply those lessons across sectors and at every scale: https://www.unssc.org/courses/thought-leadership-course-synergizing-disaster-risk-reduction-and-climate-change-1

How can AI be used to strengthen political judgement, accountability, and decision-making?

That question was at the heart of a panel co-organized by UNSSC and the DPPA Innovation Cell during the Data for Peace Conference 2026 and it's the focus of our latest blog post, co-authored by Ginevra Cucinotta and MinJi Song.

The blog highlights three key lessons on building trust in data and AI for conflict prevention:

1️⃣ Trust in Data: Trustworthy AI begins with trustworthy data.
2️⃣ Trust in Human Oversight: Keep political judgement at the centre.
3️⃣ Trust in Institutions: Bridge global frameworks and field practice.

Read the full blog: https://www.unssc.org/news-and-insights/blog/building-trust-data-and-ai-conflict-prevention-three-lessons-data-peace

United Nations Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs

Today is World Youth Skills Day! 🌍 As our world is rapidly changing, equipping young people with the skills and capabilities to adapt, lead, and help build more inclusive and sustainable societies for our shared future is more important than ever.

For the occasion, we've compiled a list of FREE and OPEN learning opportunities. Explore them now:

Digital4Sustainability Learning Path https://www.unssc.org/courses/digital4sustainability-learning-path-0
Engaging Safely at the UN (also available in French, Spanish, Arabic) https://www.unssc.org/courses/engaging-safely-un
Human Security: From Principles to Practice (also available in French, Spanish, Arabic) https://www.unssc.org/courses/human-security-principles-practice-2
Green Marketing Challenge (also available in Spanish) https://www.unssc.org/courses/green-marketing-challenge
Foundational Course on UNSDCF Guiding Principles: HRBA, GEWE & LNOB https://www.unssc.org/courses/foundational-course-unsdcf-guiding-principles-hrba-gewe-lnob-3
Synergizing Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Action Learning Path https://www.unssc.org/courses/thought-leadership-course-synergizing-disaster-risk-reduction-and-climate-change-1
The SDG Primer https://www.unssc.org/courses/sdg-primer-2
Sustainable Lifestyles https://www.unssc.org/courses/sustainable-lifestyles-
The Children and Armed Conflict Primer (also available in French and Arabic) https://www.unssc.org/courses/children-and-armed-conflict-primer
The Youth, Peace and Security Primer (also available in French, Spanish, Portuguese, Georgian and Arabic) https://www.unssc.org/courses/youth-peace-and-security-primer-1
The Youth, Peace and Security Primer on In-country Implementation (also available in French, Spanish, Portuguese, and Arabic) https://www.unssc.org/courses/youth-peace-and-security-primer-country-implementation
Systems Change x Behavioural Science for Climate Action https://www.unssc.org/courses/systems-change-x-behavioural-science-climate-action

UNSSC is the UN’s trusted interagency learning partner, building the capability the UN needs—today and tomorrow.

We design and deliver learning, advisory services, and digital solutions that enable the United Nations system to transform and deliver on its mandate.

Through innovative, scalable, and cost-efficient capacity-building solutions, we support the transformative change that Member States seek.

👉 Learn more about our work: https://www.unssc.org/