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Applications are Open for the OHCHR Indigenous Fellowship Program 2025




Duration: 4 weeks


Place: Geneva


Working language: English, Spanish, French, Russian and Portuguese


Last Date of Application: 31 August 2024


Link to Apply:



When does it take place?


Fellows from all 5 language components of the programme are trained together with simultaneous interpretation over 4 weeks in Geneva. The date of the training programme usually coincides with the annual session of the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (June/July each year), allowing the fellows to participate more actively in that Mechanism.


What does the Programme cover?


The selected candidates are entitled to a return flight ticket, living expenses and basic health insurance for the duration of the training.


Who can apply for the programme?


  • The candidate must be Indigenous (non-indigenous persons will not be taken into consideration, even if they have close links with Indigenous communities and/or organizations).

  • Age should not be a limitation to participation in the programme.

  • Formal education should not be a limitation to participation in the IFP given the socio-economic barriers confronted by many indigenous peoples that limit access to formal educational institutions.

  • Candidates should agree to train other Indigenous persons after they return to their respective communities/organizations.

  • The candidate should be proposed, and his/her candidacy supported by his/her indigenous organization and/or community. It is desirable that the sponsoring organization has a firm constituency or membership and that it is representative.

  • The candidate should have a good working knowledge of the language in which the programme is imparted.


How to apply


Fellowship applications will only be taken into consideration if they are fully completed. Both parts I and II of the application form must be signed and sent by regular post to the following address:


Mr. Morse Caoagas Flores

Coordinator, Indigenous Fellowship Programme

Indigenous Peoples and Minorities Section

Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

48, Avenue Giuseppe-Motta, Office 2-05

CH-1211 Geneva 10

Switzerland


Scanned applications are also accepted and can be sent to the following email: ohchr-fellowship@un.org and copy: morse.flores@un.org


Application forms need to be accompanied by an official recommendation letter from the nominating indigenous organization or community.

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