Application Deadline: 28 June 2024.
Applications are now open for the 2024 Regional Course in International Law for Asia-Pacific. The United Nations Regional Course in International Law for Asia-Pacific is organized by the Codification Division of the United Nations Office of Legal Affairs in cooperation with the Government of the Kingdom of Thailand and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP).
The Regional Course will be held at the facilities of ESCAP in Bangkok, from 18 November to 11 December 2024. The Regional Course will be conducted in English. The Regional Course will accommodate up to 30 participants, including a limited number of spaces for self-funded participants.
Benefits
For those participants receiving a fellowship, the fellowship will cover travel in economy class, accommodation, medical insurance, and training materials. Fellowship recipients will also receive a modest stipend to cover other living expenses in accordance with the policies and procedures governing the administration of United Nations fellowships.
There will also be a limited number of spaces for self-funded participants. With the exception of training materials, self-funded participants bear all costs associated with their participation in the Regional Course (e.g. travel, medical insurance, accommodation and living expenses).
Application Process
Qualifications
To be considered for the Regional Courses, candidates must have a legal background with professional experience in the field of international law. Candidates must also be fluent in the language in which the Regional Course is offered (English). The selected participants are required to certify that they are able to attend the Regional Course in its entirety. The Regional Course accommodates up to 30 participants.
This Regional Course is open to candidates from the Member States and the observer State to the United Nations in the Asia-Pacific region.
Selection process
When selecting participants for the Regional Courses, due consideration is given to the candidates’ qualifications, to the scope of their professional duties, to the relevance of the training to their professional duties and to gender balance. Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
The United Nations does not charge a fee at any stage of the application and selection process, and does not require information with respect to candidates’ bank accounts.
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