UNAOC Fellowship for Young Leaders in MENA & EUNA Countries 2022

The United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) is pleased to launch the Call for Applications for the 2020 edition of its Fellowship Programme. The Call is open to participants between 25 to 35 years old, from the Middle East, North Africa, Europe and North America, with a strong interest in intercultural exchanges. The theme of the Fellowship 2020 is “Building peace in the age of new media”.

• Table of Content
• About United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC)
• UNAOC Fellowship
• Aim and Benefits of UNAOC Fellowship
• Requirements for UNAOC Fellowship Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC)

The United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) was established in 2005, as the political initiative of Mr. Kofi Annan, former UN Secretary-General and co-sponsored by the Governments of Spain and Turkey. A High-Level Group of experts was formed by Mr. Annan to explore the roots of polarization between societies and cultures today, and to recommend a practical programme of action to address this issue. The Report of the High-Level Group provided analysis and put forward practical recommendations that form the basis for the implementation plan of the U... continue reading

UNAOC Fellowship

Aim and Benefits of UNAOC Fellowship

The Fellowship provides participants with first hand exposure to diversity and with the opportunity to experience cultural immersion while interacting with a wide range of local actors and partners. In every country visited, participants are being provided with crucial comprehension tools to help them understand the plurality of their surroundings, and to get an extensive grasp of host countries’ culture, politics, society, religion, media and more.

Requirements for UNAOC Fellowship Qualification

 Applicants have to meet two eligibility criteria in order to apply. They have to be nationals of EUNA or MENA countries and be between 25 and 38 years old.

• Be nationals of EUNA* countries;
• Be born between 1 January 1987 and 31 December 1997;
• Be fluent in English;
• Have a solid experience in the fields of peacebuilding/conflict prevention and/or tackling discrimination and racism;
• Have knowledge of the UN and its global agenda;
• Be in possession of a passport valid at least 6 months beyond September 2022 (1 April 2023 and beyond);
• Must not have participated in any of UNAOC programmes before.

*Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kosovo* (References to Kosovo shall be understood to be in the context of Security Council resolution 1244 – 1999), Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States of America.

 MENA:

• Be nationals of MENA** countries;
• Be born between 1 January 1987 and 31 December 1997;
• Be fluent in English;
• Have a solid experience in the fields of peacebuilding/conflict prevention and/or tackling discrimination and racism;
• Have knowledge of the UN and its global agenda;
• Be in possession of a passport valid at least 6 months beyond September 2022 (1 April 2023 and beyond);
• Must not have participated in any of UNAOC programmes before.

**Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, State of Palestine, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen.

The jury will also make sure that the final selection is:

• Gender balanced
• Region balanced between participants from North America, Europe, North Africa and the Middle East
• Limited to two participants per country
• Professionally balanced with no more than a third of participants working in the same sector or industry.

To preserve the above-mentioned balance and to ensure the quality and diversity of participants, the selection jury will select the next highest scoring candidate to replace the lowest scoring redundant candidate.

Application Deadline

How to Apply

APPLY AS A EUNA CANDIDATE  

APPLY AS A MENA CANDIDATE

For more details, visit UNAOC website.