United Nations Fellowship Program 2025
The application process for the 2025 United Nations Regional Course in International Law for Africa is now open.
The United Nations Fellowship Program is organized by the Codification Division of the United Nations Office of Legal Affairs in cooperation with the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, the African Union, and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA).
The Regional Course is scheduled to be held in person at the facilities of the ECA in Addis Ababa, from 20 February to 14 March 2025 and will be conducted in English.
The course will accommodate up to 30 participants, including a limited number of spaces for self-funded participants.
Each fellow is entitled to a return ticket (economy class) from the country of residence to Geneva; basic health insurance; and a stipend to cover modest accommodation and other living expenses for the duration of the Programme.
Fellowship Summary
- Type: Fellowships
- Country to study: Ethiopia
- Sponsor: United Nations
- Funding Type: Fully Funded
- Eligible Countries: African Countries
- Benefits: Full Sponsorship, Living Allowance, Travel Costs, Accommodation
- Deadline: October 29, 2024
Eligibility Requirements
To be considered for the United Nations Fellowship Program, you must:
- have a legal background with professional experience in the field of international law.
- Candidates must also be fluent in the language in which the Course is offered (English in 2025).
- The selected candidates are required to certify that they are able to attend the course in its entirety.
- The Regional Course accommodates up to 30 participants.
- This Regional Course is open to candidates from Member States of the United Nations which are also members of the African Group .
Benefits
- For those participants receiving a fellowship, the fellowship will cover travel, accommodation, meals, medical insurance, and training materials.
- Fellowship recipients will also receive a modest stipend to cover other living expenses in accordance with the policies and procedures governing the administration of United Nations fellowships.
- There will also be a limited number of spaces for self-funded participants.
- With the exception of training materials, self-funded participants bear all costs associated with their participation in the Regional Course (eg travel, medical insurance, accommodation and living expenses).
- The Regional Courses provide high-quality training by leading scholars and practitioners on a broad range of core subjects of international law, as well as specific subjects of particular interest in a given region.
- In addition, the interactive nature of the training allows the participants to share experiences and exchange ideas, which promotes greater understanding and cooperation on legal matters in the region.
Course content for United Nations Fellowship Program 2025
The Regional Courses may include seminars on the following topics:
- Introduction to international law
- Treaty law
- State responsibility
- International peace and security
- Peaceful settlement of international disputes
- Diplomatic and consular law
- International organizations
- United Nations institutions and law making
- The Work of the International Law Commission
- African Union law and institutions
- Organization of American States law and institutions
- International human rights law
- Movements of persons
- International humanitarian law
- International criminal law
- International environmental law
- International watercourses
- Law of the sea
- International trade law
- International investment law
- Legal research
- Legal drafting
How to Apply
Program, applicants should follow the procedures outlined below;
- When selecting participants for the Regional Courses, due consideration is given to the candidates’ qualifications, to the scope of their professional duties, to the relevance of the training to their professional duties, and to gender balance.
- Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
- Click on the button below to visit the United Nations’s fellowship page.
Deadline: 29th October, 2024