United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) May 2015
InterWorks conducted an Emergency Preparedness Training of Trainers (ToT) workshop in the Islamic Republic of Iran from 10-13 May 2015. Read more
Projects North Africa & The Middle East
Emergency Management Training
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Jan 2015
InterWorks facilitated an Emergency Management Training workshop for UNHCR and International Humanitarian City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates from 18-25 January 2015. The objective of both the workshop and field exercise was to prepare emergency response professionals from the Gulf States for international deployment to humanitarian crises around the globe. Read more
Emergency Response Workshop on Refugee Protection
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) April 2014
InterWorks facilitated an Emergency Response Workshop on Refugee Protection in Tehran, Iran from 20-24 April 2014. The event was co-sponsored by the UNHCR Branch Office in Tehran and the Bureau for Aliens and Foreign Immigrants Affairs (BAFIA) of the Islamic Republic of Iran to focus on the primary protection issues and technical sectors involved in a refugee emergency response. Read more
Situational Emergency Training (SET)
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Dec 2012
InterWorks conducted a Situational Emergency Training (SET) workshop from 11-13 December 2012 in Gammarth, Tunisia. Following the Tunisia experience with the Libyan Refugee Influx in 2011, UNHCR, in consultation with the Tunisian Government, identified a need for the national authorities and other emergency organizations to have a better grasp on international standards for assistance and protection in emergencies. Read more
Evaluation of UNESCO’s Programme of Emergency Support to the Education System in Gaza
Post-Conflict and Post Disaster Preparedness Training (PCPD)
UNESCO April 2011
Interworks conducted a Post-Conflict and Post-Disaster (PCPD) Preparedness Training in Amman, Jordan. The workshop was based on the previous regional workshops conducted in 2009 in Bangkok, Santiago and Maputo and was modified slightly to include two sessions related to the UN Post Conflict Needs Assessment (PCNA) and Post Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) processes. Read more
Strategic Planning Retreat
United Nations System Staff College United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) Oct 2010
InterWorks facilitated the UNDAF Strategic Planning Retreat for the UNCT-Syria in Damascus, Syria from 13-14 October 2010.
The meeting was consultative and the group achieved general consensus around 3-4 priority areas for the UNDAF. There was good participation by non-resident agencies and attendance by government, civil society and donor representatives. Read more
High Risk Environment Security Training (HEST)
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) May-Sep 2010
InterWorks conducted a series of High Risk Environment Security Trainings (HEST) from May to September 2010. The HEST was an innovation of the Global Learning Centre in late 2009 to deliver training to international staff operating in high risk environments. Read more
Regional UNDAF Workshop for the 2010 Rollout Countries of the Arab States
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Apr 2010
InterWorks facilitated a strategic prioritization retreat for the United Nations Country Team UNDAF process in Cairo, Egypt April 12-15, 2010. The retreat was developed to provide participants with information, knowledge and tools to help them support their UNCT and partners in the planning and implementation phase of the Common Country Programming Process in key areas Read more
Security Management Learning Programme (SMLP) Workshop
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Dec 2009
InterWorks facilitated the 12th workshop event of the ongoing Security Management Learning Programme (SMLP) in Amman, Jordan from 5-10 December 2009. Read more