The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights has issued a call for applications for (i) a Senior minorities fellow and (ii) Arabic language minorities fellows. The deadline for applications is 31 May 2011.
outline
Senior fellowship provides an opportunity for a member of a minority with to work with OHCHR from 2 October to 16 December 2011, and the Arabic fellowship programme will take place from 14 November to 16 December 2011, giving five (5) fellows the opportunity to learn more about the promotion and protection of minority rights, OHCHR, and the UN system as well give them an opportunity to attend the 4th session of the Forum on Minority Issues.
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The call for applications for the senior minority fellowship position is published on the Minorities Fellowship webpagehttp://www2.ohchr.org/english/issues/minorities/fellowprog.htm, the word document can also be accessed through: http://tiny.cc/OHCHR-seniorfellow.
The application form and additional information for the Arabic language minorities fellowship can be accessed through http://www2.ohchr.org/english/issues/minorities/docs/InfoApplications2011_ar.doc and is also available as tiny url at http://tiny.cc/OHCHR-arabicfellows.
Minorities Fellowship Programme
Indigenous Peoples and Minorities Unit
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Palais des Nations
8-14 Avenue de la Paix
CH-1211 Geneva 10
Switzerland
Telefax number: (+41 22) 928 90 66
E-mail: minorityfellowships@ohchr.org
