Calling Youth in Canada: GAC Canadian Delegation to the 58th UN Commission on Population & Development (Funded) – YOA

Deadline: February 2, 2025

The Global Affairs Canada (GAC) is searching for a youth delegate to be part of the Canadian delegation to the 58th United Nations (UN) Commission on Population and Development annual session. The Canadian delegation to CPD usually consists of delegates from GAC headquarters and Canada’s Permanent Mission to the UN. Since 2019, Canada has included a youth in its official delegation, with delegates taking part just about in 2020, 2021, and 2022. Delegates in 2023 and 2024 participated in individual.

The youth delegate will:

• Help inform Canada’s engagement at CPD by offering their views on the end result doc, Canada’s nationwide assertion and key points associated to the theme of CPD58;
• Have the function of observers at aspect occasions, participation in plenary, and different related conferences; and
• Prepare a delegate report following the CPD with key takeaways, classes realized and proposals to GAC for future consideration.

Benefits

• Travel bills (together with transportation and lodging) will likely be lined by GAC and per diems for meals will likely be offered. 

Eligibility

• Between the ages of 18 and 25 (at the time of the occasion);
• Must be based mostly in Canada and ready to journey to New York City;
• Interest and understanding of sustainable growth, inhabitants, or gender equality with a home or worldwide help focus, in Canada or inside a world growth context.

Merit Criteria:

• Experience associated to sustainable growth, inhabitants, gender equality, worldwide growth, or advocacy. Experience could be gained by volunteering, employment, academia, or different means.

Asset Criteria:

• Knowledge and/or expertise* working on SRHR points;
• Knowledge and/or expertise* with the UN system;
• Ability to present enter and recommendation from each a home and international perspective; 
• Bilingual (English and French).

*Experience could be gained by volunteering, employment, academia, or different means.

Application

Interested youth candidates should full the application form earlier than February 2, 2025, 23:59 (Pacific Standard Time). If you could have any bother finishing the application type, attain out to [email protected].

For extra info, go to GAC Canadian Delegation.