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Call for chapter submissions: Emerging technologies in enhancing disaster resilience

UNDRR launches a call for contributions for a new compendium titled “State of Art Policy and Practice of Emerging Technologies in Enhancing Resilience.” The compendium aims to compile and analyze global case studies on the application of emerging and disruptive...

2026 UNNF Ocean Governance Fellowship for SIDS

Objectives Tailored to address the special circumstances of SIDS, along with the diverse challenges, opportunities and needs across different regions, this Fellowship aims to increase the capacity of Government officials from SIDS to effectively implement ocean governance and international...

UNNF Strategic Needs Fellowship 2026

The Strategic Needs Fellowship aims to enable developing States, particularly least developed countries, small island developing States and landlocked developing countries, to better address strategically important and time-sensitive issues facing them in ocean affairs and the law of the sea....

“Diplomat for a Day” 2026 in Brussels

The British, Canadian, Australian, Dutch and New Zealand embassies in Belgium invite female Belgian high-school students aged 16 to 19, to enter a competition to become a diplomat for a day in 2026. Diplomat for a Day The ‘Diplomat for a...

64th Graduate Study Programme (GSP)

The Graduate Study Programme (GSP) at UN Geneva is the longest-running educational initiative of the United Nations. Over the past 63 years, almost 3,500 young people from more than 120 countries have successfully completed the Programme. This intensive two-week summer seminar...

2025 IAEA Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellowship Programme

The latest application cycle of the IAEA Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellowship Programme is now open. Women interested in studying nuclear-related subjects at the master’s degree level are encouraged to apply by 31 October 2025. Launched in 2020 by  IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi,...

UNAOC Youth Solidarity Fund (YSF)

The United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) invites youth-led organizations from eligible countries to apply for the 11th edition of the Youth Solidarity Fund (YSF). YSF supports projects that promote peace and social inclusion by enhancing mutual understanding, respect, and collaboration...

2026 UNNF Fellowship on Ocean and the Law of the Sea

The Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea of the Office of Legal Affairs of the United Nations (“OLA/DOALOS”) is now accepting applications for the 2026 session of the United Nations - The Nippon Foundation (UNNF) Fellowship Programme.  Objectives: The...

Call for research papers: “In the minds of Gen Z: Understanding Today’s Citizens”

Gen Z civic and political participation. “In the minds of Gen Z” is a UNESCO knowledge project that explores the phenomena and factors informing Generation Z’s civic and political participation and actions. It is framed with the support of an Expert...

Young Leaders for the SDGs

The Young Leaders for the SDGs initiative recognizes exceptional young people who are leading efforts to support the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Every two years, 17 young leaders are selected to work with the United Nations...