{"id":53485,"date":"2018-04-16T10:02:41","date_gmt":"2018-04-16T09:02:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/joblistnigeria.com\/?p=53485"},"modified":"2018-04-16T10:02:41","modified_gmt":"2018-04-16T09:02:41","slug":"un-human-rights-2018-fellowship-programme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/joblistnigeria.com\/un-human-rights-2018-fellowship-programme.html","title":{"rendered":"UN Human Rights 2018 Fellowship Programme"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Fellowship Programme for People of African Descent provides the participants with an intensive learning opportunity to deepen their understanding of the United Nations human rights system, instruments and mechanisms, with a focus on issues of particular relevance to people of African descent. The Fellowship Programme will allow the participants to better contribute to the protection and promotion of civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights of people of African descent in their respective countries.<\/p>\n<p>In the framework of the Programme of Activities for the Implementation of the International Decade for People of African Descent, this year the Fellowship will be held from\u00a0<strong>19 November to 7 December\u00a02018<\/strong>\u00a0in Geneva, Switzerland.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Participant\u2019s entitlement:\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\nEach fellow is entitled to a return ticket (economy class) from the country of residence to Geneva; basic health insurance; and a stipend to cover modest accommodation and other living expenses for the duration of the Programme.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Who can apply?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The candidate must be an individual of\u00a0<strong>African descent living in the Diaspora.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The candidate must have a minimum of 4 years of work experience related to the rights of People of African Descent.<\/li>\n<li>The candidate needs to have sufficient command of the English language to be able to participate fully in the programme.<\/li>\n<li>The candidate has to submit a letter from an organization working on issues related to People of African Descent or minority rights certifying their status.<\/li>\n<li>The candidates must be available to attend the full duration of the programme. The selected fellows will be expected to participate in different activities and to strictly follow the programme.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Selection Process<\/strong><br \/>\nThe selection of the fellows will reflect gender and regional balance. The human rights situation of People of African Descent in the respective countries will also be taken into consideration.<\/p>\n<p>Please note, that because of the volume of messages, applications will not be acknowledged. Only short-listed candidates will be notified.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How to Apply?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Applicants are requested to submit the following documents in one single e-mail to\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:africandescentfellowship@ohchr.org\">africandescentfellowship@ohchr.org<\/a>\u00a0:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>A Curriculum Vitae<\/li>\n<li>A completed, signed and scanned\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ohchr.org\/Documents\/Issues\/Racism\/WGEAPD\/ApplicationFormFPPAD2018.doc\">Application Form<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>in one single document.<\/li>\n<li>A Personal Statement (maximum 500 words) in which the candidate will explain his\/her motivation for applying, and how he\/she will use the knowledge gained from the fellowship to promote the interests and rights of people of African descent.<\/li>\n<li>An Official Letter from the nominating organization or community certifying the status<\/li>\n<li>A copy of the applicant\u2019s passport.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Please note that submissions with more than five attachments will not be accepted.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Important<\/strong>: Please mention in the subject header of your e-mail:<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<strong>Application for the 2018 Fellowship Programme for People of African Descent<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Name the attached document as follows:<\/p>\n<p>LAST NAME First name \u2013 Type of document<\/p>\n<p>Example: SMITH Jacqueline \u2013 Application form.doc<\/p>\n<p>SMITH Jacqueline \u2013 A Personal Statement.doc<\/p>\n<p>SMITH Jacqueline \u2013 Letter certifying Status.pdf<\/p>\n<p>SMITH Jacqueline \u2013 Passport.pdf<\/p>\n<p><strong>Deadline for Applications<\/strong>:\u00a01 June 2018<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Fellowship Programme for People of African Descent provides the participants with an intensive learning opportunity to deepen their understanding of the United Nations human rights system, instruments and mechanisms,&#8230;..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[2704],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.5 - 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