Deadline: June 5, 2022.

The United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) is pleased to launch the Call for Applications for the 2022 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 and intercultural cooperation to challenge and deconstruct hate speech and stereotypes.

The theme of the Fellowship 2022 is “Countering discrimination and racism: the nexus to building pluralistic and diverse societies”. The choice of the theme stems from UNAOC’s core mandate of tackling racism and discrimination and finding ways to addressing root causes of polarization within and between societies.

The goal of the Fellowship is to challenge perceptions and deconstruct stereotypes by providing participants with first hand exposure to cultural diversity. In every country they visit, UNAOC Fellows will interact with a wide range of local stakeholders. Together, they will explore opportunities for intercultural collaboration and exchange ideas and good practices on building pluralistic and diverse societies as a foundation for sustainable peace.

ELIGIBILITY

EUNA COUNTRIES

Applicants have to meet the following eligibility criteria to apply:

• Be nationals of EUNA* countries: *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.
• 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.

MENA COUNTRIES

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

APPLICATION INSTRUCTION

• Only fill in the following application if you meet all the eligibility criteria mentioned above
• The application is to be completed in English only
• The application is to be completed truthfully and, in its entirety
• Make sure to attach all the documents required
• Resume must be in English
• Do not attach anything else but the documents required

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