The 30th of September 2023 is the deadline | indigenous Fellowship Program of the UN OHCHR 2024 (Fully Funded)
For the UN OHCHR Indigenous Fellowship Program 2024, applications are being accepted. The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) introduced the Indigenous Fellowship Program in 1997 as part of the first International Decade of the World’s Indigenous People.
The program’s goal is to provide indigenous people with the chance to learn more about the UN system and the procedures that deal with issues related to human rights in general and indigenous concerns in particular. Participants who have received training are better prepared to support their organizations and communities in defending and advancing their rights. The five languages that make up this training curriculum are English, Spanish, French, Russian, and Portuguese.
Over the course of four weeks in Geneva, fellows from the program’s five language components get training in tandem with simultaneous interpretation. The annual session of the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (June/July each year) and the training program are typically held at the same time, allowing fellows to engage more fully in that Mechanism.
Benefits
For the length of the program, the chosen candidates are entitled to a round-trip ticket, living expenses, and fundamental health insurance.
Eligibility for indigenous Fellowship Program of the UN OHCHR 2024
- (Non-indigenous people will not be considered, even if they have significant relationships to indigenous communities and/or organizations.) The applicant must be indigenous.
- The program should not restrict participation based on age.
- Given the socioeconomic obstacles many indigenous peoples face in accessing official educational institutions, formal schooling should not be a barrier to participation in the IFP.
- After returning to their respective communities or organizations, candidates should be willing to mentor other indigenous people.
- The candidate should be put forth and have the backing of the candidate’s indigenous group or community. The sponsoring organization should be representative and have a solid constituency or membership.
- The candidate should have a solid understanding of the language used to deliver the program.
Application for indigenous Fellowship Program of the UN OHCHR 2024
- You are strongly advised by the OHCHR to submit your application form well in advance of the deadline. Only fully completed applications for fellowships will be taken into consideration. The application form’s parts I and II must be completed, signed, and sent by standard mail to the following address:
- Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights 48, Avenue Giuseppe-Motta, Office 2-05 CH-1211 Geneva 10 Switzerland Mr. Morse Caoagas Flores Coordinator, Indigenous Fellowship Programme Indigenous Peoples and Minorities Section
- Applications that have been scanned in can also be submitted by emailing ohchr-fellowship@un.org with a copy to morse.flores@un.org.
- A formal letter of recommendation from the indigenous group or community making the nomination must be submitted with the application.
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