United Nations Reham Al-Farra Memorial Journalism Fellowship 2025 – YOA

Deadline: March 31, 2025

Applications are open for the United Nations Reham Al-Farra Memorial Journalism Fellowship 2025. The Reham al-Farra Memorial Journalism Fellowship (RAF) invites proficient younger journalists from growing international locations and economies in transition to apply for the 2025 programme. The 4-week programme will happen in September and October 2025.

The RAF fellowship allows chosen journalists to realize invaluable insights into the work of the Organization, enhancing their understanding and curiosity, and thereby permitting them to report precisely on UN precedence points in their very own communities. The fellowship gives them alternatives to be taught from UN audio system and media specialists, in addition to to satisfy with senior UN officers, to obtain coaching, and to determine ties with UN workplaces to assist their future reporting. Previous RAF fellows produced excessive-high quality protection of the UN General Assembly and associated occasions and developed a various worldwide community, positively impacting their careers.

Eligibility

• Open to full-time working journalists between 22 and 35 years of age;
• Be nationals of the next growing international locations or international locations 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

Application

You will want the next paperwork:

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

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For extra data, see FAQ and go to Reham Al-Farra Memorial Journalism Fellowship.