UN Reham Al-Farra Memorial Journalists Fellowship Programme 2025 for young Journalists

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Application Deadline: 31 March 2025.

Applications are actually open for the 2025 UN Reham Al-Farra Memorial Journalists Fellowship Programme. The Reham Al-Farra Memorial Journalism Fellowship was mandated in December 1980 by United Nations (UN) General Assembly Resolution 35/201. Formerly referred to as the DPI Training Programme for Broadcasters and Journalists from Developing Countries, the programme was renamed in 2003 in honor of Reham Al-Farra, a 29-year-old Jordanian UN Public Information Officer who was killed within the 19 August 2003 bombing of the UN headquarters in Baghdad.

The fellowship is a novel alternative for young working journalists (between the ages of 22-35) from growing nations and nations with economies in transition to cowl the UN. Hosted each autumn by the UN, the programme allows this choose group of journalists to be taught first-hand concerning the UN’s work and to cowl the General Assembly for their information retailers.

During the programme, fellows have a chance to take heed to particular briefings, interview senior UN officers, and change concepts with colleagues from all over the world. In earlier years, RAF fellows have met with the UN Secretary-General, Deputy Secretary-General, President of the General Assembly, and Permanent Representatives to the United Nations from their nation.  Fellows additionally meet with information organizations in New York and have numerous coaching periods with media consultants.

Requirements

The RAF fellowship is open to full-time working journalists between 22 and 35 years of age who’re nationals of the next growing nations or nations with economies in transition:

Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Cuba, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong SAR, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Israel, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, North Macedonia, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, State of Palestine, Sudan, Suriname, Syrian Arab Republic, Taiwan Province of China, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Türkiye, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Viet Nam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe

How to Apply

You should apply through the online application form.

You will want the next paperwork:

1. At least six (6) work samples associated to the UN and its precedence points revealed within the final 6 months. These will be submitted in unique language.
2. Your CV in English or French.
3. A accomplished application with robust solutions to the related questions within the application kind. 
4. Two reference letters. 

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the UN Reham Al-Farra Memorial Journalists Fellowship Programme