The Youth Peace Initiative (YPI) is a young and dynamic organisation that facilitates youth in conflict areas to participate in the peace process. It does so by organising international conferences, currently focussing on Israeli and Palestinian youth as well as young Syrians that live in The Netherlands. Additionally, YPI sets up lectures for Dutch and…
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The Young Professionals Programme (YPP) is a recruitment initiative for talented, highly qualified professionals to start a career as an international civil servant with the United Nations Secretariat. It consists of an entrance examination and professional development programmes once successful candidates start their career with the UN. The YPP examination is held once a year…
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Peace Direct is looking for a dynamic and passionate International Programmes Officer to provide short term additional capacity for our busy International Programmes team (this vacancy is a six month contract). The postholder will work closely with 2-3 of Peace Direct’s local partners, including those from Francophone Africa, providing them with support and guidance to…
We are delighted to announce a new partnership to share job opportunities with Jooble. Jooble is a great source for finding job postings, vacancies and current openings. One can expect to find many job vacancies in the United Kingdom on Jooble. This is not because Jooble is “the largest job site in the United Kingdom”, “leading…
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United Nations Migration Agency (IOM) is the leading inter-governmental organization in the field of migration and works closely with governmental, intergovernmental and non-governmental partners. With 169 member states, a further 8 states holding observer status and offices in over 100 countries, IOM is dedicated to promoting humane and orderly migration for the benefit of all. It…
I saw an opportunity posted on Diplomacy opportunities on their mailing list. This opportunity was about an Anti Corruption contest by an organization called African Rising. I submitted my work on fighting corruption in Africa, which is my book 24 Hours of Equality. I was shortlisted for nomination and election where I came second. The…
WorldLabs’ mission is to help ideas develop and grow by providing the funding, tools and connections needed to thrive. Too many promising entrepreneurial projects fall by the wayside due to lack of resources, help or funding. This is why the Elevating Ideas Competition was created; to give you the ability to showcase your idea, find…
The Youth SDGs cafe is an opportunity for youth non-state Sustainable Development Goals advocate to learn and network about the 2030 Agenda and how they can help localize the SDGs in their community through advocacy and project implementation. This Thursday, the Youth SDGs Cafe will discuss the critical role that data plays in ensuring that…
The Global Media and Information Literacy (MIL) Week Youth Agenda Forum will take place on 26 October, 2018, at the University of Latvia, in Riga. The forum will seek to answer many pressing questions: how young people can act as MIL agents of positive changes in the era of digital algorithms? What can they do…
The United Nations Regional Course in International Law for Africa is organized by the Codification Division of the United Nations Office of Legal Affairs in cooperation with Ethiopia, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the African Union. The Regional Course will be held at the facilities of the ECA in Addis Ababa,…
Model ASEM Bratislava 2018 is a part of the Model ASEM spin-off editions that will take place at the Faculty of Social and Economic Sciences of Comenius University in Bratislava from 26 to 28 October 2018. The Model will bring together 53 young delegates from ASEM Partner countries who will engage in a political simulation…
United Nations Association of Nigeria (UNAN), Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA) and United Nations Information Centre (UNIC), Lagos invites you to the 2018 International Peace Day symposium. The International Day of Peace (“Peace Day”) was established in 1981 by unanimous United Nations resolution. The day provides a globally shared date for all humanity to…
The Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders, begun in 2014, is the flagship program of the Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) that empowers young people through academic coursework, leadership training, and networking. In 2019, the Fellowship will provide 700 outstanding young leaders from Sub-Saharan Africa with the opportunity to hone their skills at a…
The Global Teacher Prize is a US $1million dollar award, presented annually to an exceptional teacher who has made an outstanding contribution to the profession. The Varkey Foundation established the prize in 2014, to recognise and celebrate the impact that teachers have around the world – not only on their students, but on the communities…
The North-South Prize is awarded each year since 1995 to two candidates who have stood out for their exceptional commitment to promoting North-South solidarity. The candidates, preferably a man and a woman, must have distinguished themselves in the following areas: protection of human rights, defence of pluralist democracy, public awareness raising on issues of global…
