United Nations OHCHR Fellowship Programme for People of African Descent 2026 (Funded) – YOA

Deadline: May 15, 2026

Applications are open for the United Nations OHCHR Fellowship Programme for People of African Descent 2026. The Fellowship programme for folks of African descent is an intensive human rights coaching for folks of African descent, from the diaspora, who’re engaged in selling the rights of folks of African descent. It takes place every year on the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Geneva.

The Fellowship programme supplies the contributors with the OPPORTUNITY to:

• Learn about and deepen their understanding of worldwide human rights regulation and the UN human rights system, worldwide frameworks to fight racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and associated intolerance, and intersecting points with a deal with folks of African descent.
• Gain first-hand publicity to worldwide human rights mechanisms and OHCHR.
• Engage with the worldwide human rights mechanisms and OHCHR and strengthen abilities in growing challenge proposals and delivering shows.

Benefits

• Each fellow is entitled to a return ticket (financial system class) from the nation of residence to Geneva; primary medical health insurance; and a stipend to cowl modest lodging and different dwelling bills for the length of the Programme.

Eligibility

• The candidate should be a person of African descent dwelling within the diaspora.
• The candidate will need to have a minimal of 4 years of work expertise associated to the rights of folks of African descent.
• The candidate ought to submit an official letter from a corporation engaged on points associated to folks of African descent or minority rights – on official letterhead – certifying the candidate’s function inside the group.
• The candidates should be accessible to attend the total length of the programme. The chosen fellows will probably be anticipated to take part in numerous actions and to strictly observe the programme.

Application

Applications might be submitted in English and Spanish. Applicants are requested to submit the next paperwork in a single single e-mail to [email protected]:

• A Curriculum Vitae
• A accomplished, signed and scanned Application Form in a single single doc.
• A private assertion (most 500 phrases) through which the candidate will clarify their motivation for making use of, and the way they’ll use the information gained from the fellowship to advertise the pursuits and rights of folks of African descent.
• An official letter from an organisation engaged on points associated to folks of African descent or different associated points – on official letterhead – certifying the candidate’s function inside the group.
• A replica of the applicant’s passport.
• Please observe that submissions with greater than 5 attachments won’t be accepted.

Important: Mention within the topic header of your e-mail: “Application for the 2026 Fellowship Programme for People of African Descent.”
Name the hooked up doc as follows:

LAST NAME First title – Type of doc
Example: SMITH Jacqueline – Application kind.doc
SMITH Jacqueline – A Personal Statement.doc
SMITH Jacqueline – Official letter from nominating organisation .pdf
SMITH Jacqueline – Passport.pdf

For extra data, go to United Nations OHCHR Fellowship.