The Youth Solidarity Fund (YSF) supports youth-led organizations that foster peaceful and inclusive societies. Seed funding is given to projects, for and by young people, that demonstrate innovative and effective approaches to intercultural or interfaith dialogue. Established in 2008, the Fund responded to calls for action made by youth-led organizations around the world on the importance of…
Consultant to support the development of a survey tool to measure the degree of compliance by Member States with CTED-related Security Council resolutions Redesigning CTED’s Survey Tools 1. Background Operative Paragraph 17 of Security Council Resolution 2395 (2017) directs the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) to, inter alia, review its survey tools with a view at improving their utility…
The UNESCO-led GAPMIL (Global Alliance for Partnerships on Media and Information Literacy) is calling for nominations for the GAPMIL Global Media and Information Literacy (MIL) Awards 2019. The Awards will recognize significant work and contributions in the field of MIL, and will honour individuals or organizations who have demonstrated excellence and leadership in integrating MIL into their activities and…
UNESCO YouthMobile Seed-Grants is now seeking applications for supporting local organizations to implement Africa Code Week workshops. The project aims to empower girls with digital skills and equip teachers with coding knowledge to teach more students in the future. UNESCO YouthMobile is joining forces with SAP to empower young Africans with coding and digital skills…
Climate Tracker is looking for young journalists from around the world who want to make a big impact in their countries by publishing about a youth movement or young leader pushing for climate action in their country. As of today, the plans presented by countries are not enough to keep global warming within the Paris Agreement’s 1.5C degree limit.…
This is a call for application for civil society organizations (CSOs) to participate in the Regional Conference Fast-tracking the Implementation of UNCAC in Southern Africa. The conference will take place from 14-18 October 2019 in Livingstone, Zambia. This conference seeks to build on the momentum generated by the UK Anti-Corruption Summit that took place in London in May 2016,…
UN Solutions Summit is an annual catalytic process that culminates at UN Headquarters in New York during UN General Assembly high-level week at the end of September. This initiative lifts up and advances the work of exceptional teams with innovative solutions that advance the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and convenes resources and talent around them. WHAT ARE…
International Peace Institute (IPI) and the UN Human Security Unit (HSU), in collaboration with the Government of The Gambia, the Senegalo-Gambian Permanent Secretariat, the UN Resident Coordinator and the UN Country Team in The Gambia are pleased to announce the expression of interest and call for applications to participate in a forum on Localizing the 2030…
African Young Women Leaders Fellowship Programme – a partnership between the African Union Commission (AUC) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). This exciting partnership aims to build a new generation of young African women leaders and experts to serve Africa and the world in designing and implementing development programmes in the context of the SDGs and Agenda 2063. AUC and…
The new Population Data Fellowship Programme is an initiative of United Nations Volunteere (UNV) and United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and is supported by Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC). This is a new programme designed to develop a talent pipeline of early career population and data specialists in the area of civil registration and vital statistics.…
