United Nations Youth Champions for Disarmament Training Programme
Applications from eligible and qualified candidates from across the globe for United Nations Youth Champions for Disarmament Training Programme for the 2023/2024 session.
This Training Programme is organized by UNODA and is located in USA. The training is an innovative learning program aimed at empowering them to work for disarmament in their communities. The program will bring together a geographically diverse group of young disarmament advocates and enable them to share their specific regional perspectives.
The UN Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) (French: Bureau des affaires du désarmement) is an Office of the United Nations Secretariat established in January 1998 as the Department for Disarmament Affairs, part of United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s plan to reform the UN as presented in his report to the General Assembly in July 1997. Its goal is to promote nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation and the strengthening of the disarmament regimes in respect to other weapons of mass destruction, chemical and biological weapons. It also promotes disarmament efforts in the area of conventional weapons, especially landmines and small arms, which are often the weapons of choice in contemporary conflicts. It is led by an Under-Secretary-General (USG) and High Representative (HR), Izumi Nakamitsu of Japan, who took office on 1 May 2017.
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Internship Summary:
Company/Organisation(s): UNODA
Program Type: Training Programme
Program Location: USA
Available Slot: 15
Basic Qualifications: Not specified
Nationality: All Nationalities
Requirement and Eligibility Criteria for United Nations Youth Champions for Disarmament Training Programme 2023:
- Applicants must be between the ages of 18 and 24 years.
- Be interested in taking part in an innovative learning program to improve their ability to advocate for peace, disarmament, non-proliferation, and arms control in their community.
- If successful, be available to participate in a face-to-face regional workshop, as well as travel to the United Nations Headquarters in New York.
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Application Procedures for the 2023/2024 United Nations Youth Champions for Disarmament Training Programme (how to apply):
Interested applicants for the United Nations Youth Champions for Disarmament Training are to complete an online application and provide all the required information and documents on or before the application deadline.
Application Deadline: 27 November 2023
For more information about this opportunity, Visit the Official Website.
