The University has also established the UPEACE Human Rights Centre which was created within the contours of the broader mission of the University to provide humanity with an international institution of higher education for peace and with the aim of promoting among all human beings the spirit of understanding, tolerance and peaceful coexistence, to stimulate cooperation among peoples and to help lessen obstacles and threats to world peace and progress, in keeping with the noble aspirations proclaimed in the Charter of the United Nations.

Over the last few years, the UPEACE Human Rights Centre has conducted several training courses for policy makers, staff members of the UN and other inter-governmental organizations, non-governmental organizations, practitioners, academics and civil servants.

The Geneva Office of UPEACE, established in 2001, has continued to support the development of the overall activities of the University, in particular its regional programmes in Africa and Central Asia.

UPEACE has been offering Master ’ s Degree Programmes at its Costa Rica campus for students from all parts of the world since its establishment.

The European Centre for Peace and Development ( ECPD ) in Belgrade, Serbia ; the World Centre for Training and Research in Conflict Resolution ( WCCR ) in Bogotá, Colombia ; and the World Centre for Research for Peace ( CMIP ) in Montevideo, Uruguay, have developed close links with their respective governments while being key UPEACE partners in areas of common interest.

The University for Peace ( UPEACE ) was established in Costa Rica in 1980 “ to provide humanity with an international institution of higher education for peace with the aim of promoting among all human beings the spirit of understanding, tolerance and peaceful coexistence, to stimulate cooperation among peoples and to help lessen obstacles and threats to world peace and progress, in keeping with the noble aspirations proclaimed in the Charter of the United Nations .”

Thereafter, by Resolution 35 / 55 of 5 December 1980, the UN General Assembly approved the establishment of the University for Peace by adopting the International Agreement for the Establishment of the University for Peace ( UPEACE ) along with the Charter of the University for Peace.

In addition to the activities at the Costa Rica Headquarters Campus, UPEACE works with an increasing number of partners in various parts of the world to ensure that the UPEACE mission is extended to reach as many individuals and institutions as possible.

UPEACE The Hague will focus on education and research at the forefront of peace studies, closely cooperating with academic and policy-oriented institutions in The Hague region.

UPEACE keeps operational agreements with them and lends its logos when necessary in order to undertake joint activities within the framework of UPEACE's and the Centres ’ mission.

Students at UPEACE receive a high quality education in a unique atmosphere with a focus on multicultural perspectives, rigorous theory and practical applications.

The University maintains a strong alumni network, all of whom get equipped with the necessary skills to pursue their chosen career paths at UPEACE.

UPEACE / US projects include DCPEACE, an initiative to empower teachers, youth, and families with the skills and knowledge necessary to effectively serve as peacebuilders in their communities and PeaceRooms, a program that connect classrooms of middle school students from Costa Rica and Washington D. C. through the use of innovative virtual networking technology for the purpose of developing core concepts of global citizenship and peace education. UPEACE / US website

The UN Secretary-General is the Honorary President of UPEACE.

The UN General Assembly maintains a constant interest in the activities of UPEACE, and in periodic resolutions calls on the UN Secretary-General to report to it on its activities.

Accordingly, the UN Secretary-General reports to the General Assembly of the UN periodically on the progress of UPEACE.

the Rector, two representatives designated by the UN Secretary-General and by the Director-General of the UNESCO, the Rector of the United Nations University, two representatives designated by the Government of the host country and the Chancellor of UPEACE.

UPEACE alumni are working in peace related activities in their home countries and internationally, often in the front lines of conflict situations, for non-governmental organizations, academic and intergovernmental institutions, including the UN system.

As a result of extensive international consultations, which have underlined the importance of according a high priority to activities in Africa, the University for Peace ( UPEACE ) officially launched its Africa Programme in January 2002.

The University for Peace ( UPEACE ) established its Africa Programme in 2002 on the basis of extensive consultations in the continent which aimed at developing a programme that responded to the true needs, aspirations and obstacles for education for building peace in Africa.

Apart from its online MA in Sustainable Peace in the Contemporary World, UPEACE also offers a series of individual online courses that can be taken for both academic credits or for certificates.

Africa Peace and Conflict Journal is an academic journal focused on African issues related to peace and security and is published by the UPEACE Africa office.

The UPEACE Centre for Executive Education delivers dynamic training courses to leaders from around the world.

In particular, the work of the UPEACE Human Rights Centre seeks to promote understanding, respect and enjoyment of universal human rights.

The website of the UPEACE Human Rights Centre states that the Centre takes a practice based approach to the respect, protection and fulfillment of human rights and promotes the integration of theory and practice.

The Headquarters and main campus of UPEACE also hosts the International Secretariat of the Earth Charter Initiative, whose stated mission is " to promote the transition to sustainable ways of living and a global society founded on a shared ethical framework that includes respect and care for the community of life, ecological integrity, universal human rights, respect for diversity, economic justice, democracy, and a culture of peace.

In 2012, the Earth Charter Initiative and UPEACE were jointly awarded the UNESCO Chair on Education for Sustainable Development and the Earth Charter.

The work related to this UNESCO Chair will be carried out at the newly constructed ' Earth Charter Center for Education for Sustainable Development ' at the UPEACE main campus.

In January 2012, UPEACE created a new Centre at The Hague, Netherlands ( UPEACE The Hague ), which is housed at the Academy Building of the Peace Palace, next to The Hague Academy of International Law.

UPEACE The Hague will initially advance three fields where it can be innovative and complementary: Peace & Conflict Studies, Water & Peace, and Urban Peace & Security.

In addition, UPEACE The Hague will strengthen peace education in The Hague region by organising professional trainings, lectures, seminars, and workshops.

In 2010, the UPEACE Asia Pacific Centre ( UPAPC ) was established in Seoul, The Republic of Korea.

No satisfactory solution has been found, but this is due more to the difficulties inherent in the problem than to a lack of interest or diligence on the part of the assessors.

It is recognized that a mail questionnaire has inherent limitations.

For a serious young man who plays golf with a serious intensity, Palmer has such an inherent sense of humor that it relieves the strain and keeps his nerves from jangling like banjo strings.

But, up to now, no one has attempted to analyze its inherent mathematical properties, or the numerical significance of its numbers -- singly or in combination -- and then tried to consider these in the light of Old Chinese cosmological concepts.

Tāna of the Maldives has dependent vowels and a zero vowel sign, but no inherent vowel.

These contradictions are inherent in reason when it is applied to the world as it is in itself, independently of our perceptions of it ( this has to do with the distinction between phenomena and noumena ).

Their inherent focus on practical implementation of technology has tended to keep them oriented more towards incremental-level redesigns and reconfigurations, as opposed to revolutionary research & development or ideas that would be many years from clinical adoption ; however, there is a growing effort to expand this time-horizon over which clinical engineers can influence the trajectory of biomedical innovation.

While it is possible through skillful play to minimize the house advantage, it is extremely rare that a player has sufficient skill to completely eliminate his inherent long-term disadvantage ( the house edge ( HE ) or house vigorish ) in a casino game.

For example, the Gregorian calendar has no inherent dependence on the seven-day week, but in Western society the two are used together, and calendar tools indicate both the Gregorian date and the day of week.

Most Baptists hold that no church or ecclesiastical organization has inherent authority over a Baptist church.

A denormalised data model is not the same as a data model that has not been normalised, and denormalisation should only take place after a satisfactory level of normalisation has taken place and that any required constraints and / or rules have been created to deal with the inherent anomalies in the design.

An inherent problem with the arcane Wade – Giles use of apostrophes to differentiate aspiration is that many English readers do not understand it, which has resulted in the frequent mispronunciation of Taoism as instead of.

Because deconstruction examines the internal logic of any given text or discourse it helped many authors to analyse the contradictions inherent in all schools of thought, and as such it has proved revolutionary in political analysis, particularly ideology critiques.

Each root word has an inherent part of speech: nominal, adjectival, verbal, or adverbial.

Biological tissue has little inherent contrast in either the light or electron microscope.

Since medical literature began to describe homosexuality, it has often been approached from a view that sought to find an inherent psychopathology as the root cause, influenced by the theories of Sigmund Freud.

Furthermore, continued disability has been linked to institutionalization, discrimination and social exclusion as well as to the inherent effects of disorders.

However, the orbital rendezvous required, while potentially reducing cost, has inherent risks.

* The inherent inertia of a monohull will help drive the vessel even after the wind has dropped.

While the mobility of walking vehicles is arguably higher than that of wheeled or tracked vehicles, their inherent complexity has limited their use mainly to experimental vehicles.

" The superiority of reward is not here the consequence of competition, but of its absence: not a compensation for disadvantages inherent in the employment, but an extra advantage ; a kind of monopoly price, the effect not of a legal, but of what has been termed a natural monopoly ... independently of ... artificial monopolies grants by government, there is a natural monopoly in favour of skilled labourers against the unskilled, which makes the difference of reward exceed, sometimes in a manifold proportion, what is sufficient merely to equalize their advantages.

However, in light of inherent problems with past protocols on acute nitrate toxicity experiments, the extent of nitrate toxicity has been the subject of recent debate.

The term pagan is a Christian adaptation of the " gentile " of Judaism, and as such has an inherent Abrahamic bias, and pejorative connotations among monotheists, comparable to heathen and infidel.

Wittgenstein has also said that " language is inherent and transcendental ", which is also not difficult to understand, since we can only comprehend and explain transcendental affairs through language.