The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization with its headquarters in New York City, It is an intergovernmental organization responsible for maintaining international peace and developing friendly relations among nations, achieving international cooperation, and being a center for harmonizing the actions of nations.
The human rights fellowship scheme for people of African genealogy bestows the candidates with an in-depth learning chance to solidify their understanding of the united nations human rights administration, instruments and mechanisms, with an aim on issues of particular importance to the people of African lineage.
The human rights fellowship programme will allow the candidates to contribute immensely to the promotion of civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights of people of African lineage in their different countries.
The English language component of the Indigenous Fellowship Programme (IFP) was established in 1997. It takes place at the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Geneva, Switzerland, with it major aim to enhance the knowledge of indigenous peoples on existing international human rights instruments and mechanisms, so they can use them to more effectively advocate for the rights of their communities.
Eligibility criteria for UN Human Rights Fellowship Qualification:
- The candidate must be an individual of African lineage living in the Diaspora.
- The candidate must have a minimum of 4 years of work experience related to the rights of People of African lineage.
- The candidate needs to have sufficient command of the English language to be able to participate fully in the scheme.
- The prospective participants has to submit a letter from an organization working on issues related to People of African Descent or minority rights certifying their status.
- The candidates must be available to attend the full duration of the scheme. The selected fellows will be expected to participate in different activities and to strictly follow the scheme.
Required Documents needed for fellowship Application:
- A Curriculum Vitae
- A completed, signed and scanned Application Form (English | Français | Español) in one single document.
- A Personal Statement (maximum 500 words) in which the candidate will explain his/her motivation for applying, and how he/she will use the knowledge gained from the fellowship to promote the interests and rights of people of African descent.
- An Official Letter from the nominating organization or community certifying the status
- A copy of the applicant’s passport.
- Please note that submissions with more than five attachments will not be accepted.
Mode of application:
Applicants are requested to submit the following documents in one single e-mail to ohchr-africandescentfellowship@un.org
Kindly note : Kindly mention in the subject header of your e-mail: “Application for the 2022 Fellowship Programme for People of African Descent.”
Summary:
- Organisation : United Nations
- Fellowship Base: Geneva, Switzerland
- Course :Not Enumerated
- Gender: Gender balance
- Eligible Nationality: Candidates of African Lineage
- Application Deadline: June, 2022
