Deadline: 18th March 2020 | Age 18-24 | Fully Funded |
Are you motivated to use your talents to help raise awareness and promote change for a more peaceful and secure world? If so, the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs needs you!
In addition to young people with an interest in international affairs or international relations, we also strongly encourage individuals with a background in other areas such as history, science, economics, languages, film, media, dance, song, theatre, visual arts, creative writing or any other field to submit an application.
Our intention is to bring together an eclectic and geographically diverse group of young people, from across the globe, who can become advocates for disarmament.
The ten youth champions will receive training in general principles of disarmament, non-proliferation and arms control through on-line courses and a two-week in-person study tour in Vienna, Geneva, Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The study tour will take place in June 2020.
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Youth Champions will exchange ideas with disarmament experts from think tanks, civil society organizations and the diplomatic field, and develop their own plans on how to engage in their communities on issues related to disarmament, non-proliferation and arms control.
The United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs will support with mentoring and guidance throughout the programme.
The application requires three letters of recommendation and your most recent academic transcripts before the application deadline of 18 March 2020. Fluency in English is required for participation.
Follow this link to go directly to the application.
For enquiries, email disarmament-youth-champions@un.org
For more info, head to the UN’s website at the official link below:
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Apply before 18th March, 2020