September 25th, 2012
Deadline- November 1, 2012
Countries/Region- All Countries
Applications are invited from Youth from all around the world to build understanding and respect among various cultural and religious communities. 5th Forum of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations will take place in Vienna, Austria, from February 26 to 28, 2013.
The primary mission of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) is to forge collective political will and to mobilize concerted action aimed at improving cross-cultural understanding and cooperation among countries, peoples and communities. The UNAOC develops its actions at both governmental and civil society levels. It also works to counter the forces that fuel polarization and extremism. While acting at the global level, the UNAOC’s focus is on improving relations within and between Western and Muslim societies and addressing persistent tensions and divides.
The Forum will explore on how responsible leadership can make a difference in the following three major issues-
- Addressing the universal right to religious freedom and promoting a new religious pluralism through education
- Media pluralism and diversity of media content and their contribution to fostering public debate, democracy and awareness of diverse opinions;
- Shaping a new narrative for migration, integration and mobility in the global economy.
Eligibility criteria-
- Organization- applicants are members of non-government and non-for-profit youth organizations (organizations lead by youth for the benefit of youth). Applications from local, national, regional or international youth organizations will be reviewed; priority will be given to applicants from local and national youth organizations; in rare cases we’ll accept individual applications, if participants prove an outstanding commitment/expertise in the field of intercultural dialogue
- Mandate of the youth organization is related to the UNAOC’s objectives
- Age- at a point of the 5th UNAOC Forum, the applicant is 18 years old (born before February 26 1994), however, not older than 35 years old
- Passport and Visa- the applicant holds a passport valid until at least September 2013 (for a visa to be issued, a passport needs to be valid for at least 6 months after the expected date of entry into the Schengen zone). The applicant possesses sufficient funds to cover the cost of any necessary exit visa, transit visa and a Schengen visa to Austria, including pictures, mailing, courier, local transportation needed to obtain these visas. The applicants also have sufficient funds to cover the costs of medical insurance and any vaccinations required to enter Austria (if applicable)
- Local transportation- the applicant possesses sufficient funds to cover inner-city travel in Vienna as well as travel to and from the airport in their country of residence as well as in Austria
- The application is duly completed in English, submitted by the deadline (November 1, 2012, at 11:59pm, NY time) and contains all supporting documentation, requested as part of the call (see application form). The application is submitted in Word (please do not PDF the application form), with the file saved using this format “FAMILY NAME_Surname_Country.doc”. The application is submitted by email to address given in website with the email subject line in this format “FAMILY NAME_Surname_Country”. Incomplete or late applications will not be reviewed and considered.
- A good command of English is required to take part in the 5th UNAOC Forum. The applicant understands English very well; possesses intermediate to fluent levels of English.
How to apply?
- Candidates application form, completed and certified (please keep the Word format, do not PDF the file), and respecting the word limit for each of the essay questions. The application file needs to be saved with this format “FAMILY NAME_Surname_Country.doc”.
- A scan of the identification page of your passport (the PDF format is preferred); and
- Candidates resume/CV in English (maximum 3 pages);
- The application package is submitted by email address provided in website with the email subject line in this format “FAMILY NAME_Surname_Country”.
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