[Fully Funded] UN HUMAN RIGHTS MINORITIES FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM

November 02-30, 2020 – Geneva, Switzerland
Deadline: 28 February 2020

Launched in 2005, the Minorities Fellowship Programme (MFP) is OHCHR’s most comprehensive training programme for human rights and minority rights defenders belonging to national or ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities. At the end of the MFP, the fellows should have a general knowledge of the United Nations system, international human rights instruments and mechanisms in general and those relevant to minorities in particular and be capable of further training their communities/organizations.

BENEFITS
1. A return ticket (economy class) from the country of residence to Geneva;
2. Basic health insurance for the duration of the Programme;
3. Astipend to cover modest accommodation and other living expenses for the duration of the Programme.

ELIGIBILITIES
The candidate must belong to a national, ethnic, linguistic or religious minority group (persons who do not belong to a minority group will not be taken into consideration, even if they have close links with minority communities and/or organizations).

Interested candidates should submit their applications http://bit.ly/AP-YouthSUNHRMF indicating “Application to the 2020 Minorities Fellowship” as subject either as a single attachment by e-mail* to minorityfellowships@ohchr.org, copy to mflores@ohchr.org
* E-mailed applications must be signed, scanned and submitted as a single PDF file.