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Multilateral Diplomacy & UN Negotiation

How UN negotiations really work — rules of procedure, coalitions, resolution drafting and breaking deadlock.

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10 weeks 8 modules · 32 lessons ~1 hours of learning English Certificate of completion
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Amb. Susan Kilonzo
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What You'll Learn

Define multilateral diplomacy and distinguish it from bilateral and plurilateral negotiation.
Identify the main actors in a multilateral negotiation: states, blocs, the Secretariat, observers, and civil society.
Explain why consensus-based decision-making changes negotiating behavior.
Map the principal UN organs and subsidiary bodies where multilateral negotiation actually occurs.
Apply core rules of procedure: quorum, points of order, amendments, and voting thresholds.
Recognize how the choice of forum and chair shapes negotiating outcomes before substantive talks even begin.
Apply interest-based (“principled”) negotiation to a multi-party, multi-issue environment.
Distinguish distributive from integrative bargaining and know when each is appropriate.

About This Course

Multilateral Diplomacy & UN Negotiation is an insider's course on how agreements between 193 states actually get made. Eight units cover the foundations of multilateral negotiation, the UN system's organs and rules of procedure, interest-based negotiation theory in multi-party settings, coalition-building and bloc politics, the decisive craft of drafting resolutions, managing deadlock and crisis diplomacy, digital diplomacy, and career pathways — with a capstone simulation of a real negotiation.

How it works

  • Enroll free in the Tapi Learn app — no payment, no ads
  • Learn lesson-by-lesson; pass each module quiz (60%) to progress
  • Score 80%+ on the final assessment to earn your certificate

Course Curriculum

8 modules · 32 lessons · ~1h total
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Your Instructor

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Amb. Susan Kilonzo

Career Diplomat & Former Ambassador

ACLA Diplomacy Practice

Career diplomat who negotiated in UN forums for two decades and now trains the next generation of negotiators.

Former Ambassador to the UNMA International RelationsDiplomacy coach, ACLA

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