Published: 29 Apr 2024
The Fellowship programme for people of African descent is an intensive human rights training for people of African descent, from the diaspora, who are engaged in promoting the rights of people of African descent.
It takes place once a year at the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Geneva.The Fellowship Programme was initiated by the Anti-Racial Discrimination Section in 2011 and was further supported by General Assembly resolution on the Programme of activities for the implementation of the International Decade for People of African Descent (A/RES/69/16). The High Commissioner is the coordinator of the Decade.
The aim is to strengthen participants' skills to contribute to the promotion and protection of civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights of people of African descent in their respective countries. The participants are equipped with the tools necessary to enhance the development of legislation, policies and programmes; to strengthen collaboration of civil society with governments; and to undertake local awareness-raising activities.
Application Deadline | May 31, 2024 |
Funding Type | Partially Funded |
Country to study | Switzerland |
Type | Fellowship |
Sponsor | United Nations |
Gender | Men and Women |
The Fellowship programme provides the participants with the opportunity to:
The candidate must be an individual of African descent living in the Diaspora.
Selection Process
The 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.
Please note that, because of the volume of messages, applications will not be acknowledged. Only short-listed candidates will be notified.
The Fellowship will be held from 11 November to 29 November 2024 in Geneva, Switzerland.
In addition, fellows are expected to dedicate a few hours to pre-online courses and preparatory assignments in the preceding two weeks.
Applicants are requested to submit the following documents in one single e-mail to [email protected]:
Important: Please mention in the subject header of your e-mail: "Application for the 2024 Fellowship Programme for People of African Descent."
Name the attached document as follows:
LAST NAME First name – Type of document
Example: SMITH Jacqueline – Application form.doc
SMITH Jacqueline – A Personal Statement.doc
SMITH Jacqueline – Letter certifying Status.pdf
SMITH Jacqueline – Passport.pdf
For more details,visit UN website