The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Geneva, Switzerland is organizing the Indigenous Fellowship Programme with sessions imparted in English, French, Spanish and Russian languages. Applications can now be submitted for this programme to be held in 2013.
Under this Fellowship, the Fellows are based at the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Geneva, Switzerland. The programme is an inter-active process, which consists of briefings on several topics (OHCHR’s mandate and activities, the UN system, Human Rights instruments and mechanisms, including those more specifically dealing with indigenous issues) and individual and group assignments.
Fellows will also have the opportunity to receive training/briefing sessions with other UN and specialized agencies (ILO, WIPO, UNESCO, UNDP, UNITAR) and with other international organizations and Geneva based Human Rights NGOs.
At the end of the Programme, each Fellow will have a general knowledge on the United Nations system, international human rights instruments and mechanisms, in particular those relevant to indigenous peoples and be capable of giving training sessions within their communities/organizations on the knowledge acquired.
There are various deadlines for different sessions to apply. The closing date to apply for the English linguistic component of the Programme is 1 May 2012. For more information, visit this link.
