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UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL LAW SEMINAR

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Application Deadline: 12 April, 2024

LOCATION: Switzerland

In connection with the seventy-fifth session of the International Law Commission to be held from 29 April to 31 May and from 1 July to 2 August 2024, the United Nations Office at Geneva is organizing the fifty-eighth session of the International Law Seminar, to be held at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland from 1 to 19 July 2024.

ELIGIBILITY:

The Seminar is designed for postgraduate students in international law, young scholars, government officials as well as young lawyers in the field of international law, to widen their knowledge of both the work of the International Law Commission and of the codification and progressive development of international law. 

New candidates applying this year must be between 24 and 38 years of age on 1 January 2024.  This rule will be strictly applied. This year, 25 participants will be selected by the Selection Committee to participate in the Seminar. 

The International Law Seminar is not intended to be an introduction to international law. Applicants must prove sound knowledge of public international law, based on either their postgraduate studies or significant professional experience.

Candidates can apply online on the website (www.ilsgeneva.ch) between from 16 February to 12 April 2024. Applications received after 12 April 2024 will not be considered.  The Selection Committee will meet early May 2024 to select the participants.

BENEFIT:

While participation in the Seminar is free, the United Nations cannot cover the cost of travel or subsistence for all participants. A limited number of fellowships will be made available to participants from developing countries for travel and/or living expenses.

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DAG HAMMARSKJÖLD JOURNALISM FELLOWSHIP

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Application Deadline: 11:59 PM US Eastern Daylight Time on April 05, 2024.

LOCATION: United Nations

The Dag Hammarskjöld Fund for Journalists is now accepting applications from career print, television, radio or internet journalists from mainly developing nations of Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Oceania to cover deliberations of the 79th United Nations General Assembly for approximately 10 weeks. Applicants should have a compelling interest in international affairs and the work of the United Nations and its member agencies. Both full-time and freelance journalists are invited to apply.

ELIGIBILITY:

Career journalists, age 25-35, from nations of Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Oceania are eligible to apply.  Freelance journalists are also eligible (see Freelance Requirements below).

Applicant journalists must have a current passport which will be required to apply for and obtain a I-1 journalist visa from a U.S. Embassy or Consulate in order to accept the Fellowship.

Work samples no earlier than 2023 must be provided.  (See Work Samples on Application Form)

Applicants must be employed by bona fide media organizations such as print, television, radio or web journalists.

Speaking English with proficiency is required since it is one of the primary languages used at the United Nations.

Journalists younger than 25 and older than 35 are not eligible to apply since the program is intended for mid-career journalists.

Students of journalism are not eligible to apply.

Journalists residing in European countries are not eligible to apply unless they are still reporting to audiences in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Oceania.

BENEFIT:

The Fund will provide an Award Letter to selected recipients to facilitate the process of obtaining the Visa.

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