[hr-education] 2007 OHCHR/UNITAR Human Rights Fellowships Programme for Students from Least Developed Countries

Dear listserv members, 

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
(OHCHR) and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research
(UNITAR) have established a Human Rights Fellowship Programme for
Students from Least Developed Countries (LDC). The overall objectives
of this project are: 
- To increase the understanding of the LDC fellows of current human
rights issues at the international level and give them an insight
into the work of the United Nations and OHCHR; and 
- To provide OHCHR and the United Nations human rights mechanisms
with the assistance and contribution of outstanding students or
graduates from LDCs. 

To qualify for the fellowship, candidates from the countries listed
below must be graduate students or holders of a graduate degree in a
discipline related to the work of the United Nations (e.g.
international law, political science, social sciences, history or
other related topics). 
Experience with or a specialization in human rights will be
considered an asset. Candidates should be less than 30 years old at
the time they send their candidature. 

The 2007 fellowship is open to candidates from:  Afghanistan, Angola,
Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cape Verde,
Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo,
Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea,
Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kiribati, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Lesotho,
Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique,
Myanmar, Nepal, Niger, Rwanda, Samoa, São Tomé and Principe,
Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Sudan, Timor-Leste, Togo,
Tuvalu, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Vanuatu, Yemen, Zambia.

The 2007 fellowship will be run in English. The deadline for applications
is 20 August 2007.

More information, including the application forms, is available at the
link: http://www.ohchr.org/english/about/ldcfellowship.htm

Kind regards,

Elena Ippoliti 
Methodology, Education and Training Unit / RRDB 
Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) 





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