The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
(OHCHR) and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research
(UNITAR) have established a Human Rights Fellowship Programme for
Students from Least Developed Countries (LDC).

The overall objectives of
this project are:
- To increase the understanding of the LDC fellows of current human
rights issues at the international level and give them an insight into
the work of the United Nations and OHCHR; and
- To provide OHCHR and the United Nations human rights mechanisms with
the assistance and contribution of outstanding students or graduates
from LDCs.

To qualify for the fellowship, candidates from the countries listed
below must be graduate students or holders of a graduate degree in a
discipline related to the work of the United Nations (e.g. international
law, political science, social sciences, history or other related topics).
Experience with or a specialization in human rights will be considered
an asset. Candidates should be less than 30 years old at the time they
send their candidature.

The 2007 fellowship is open to candidates from:
Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burundi,
Cambodia, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros,
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea,
Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kiribati, Lao People's
Democratic Republic, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Maldives,
Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Niger, Rwanda, Samoa, S?o
Tom? and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia,
Sudan, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania,
Vanuatu, Yemen, Zambia.

The 2007 fellowship will be run in English. The deadline for
applications is 20 August 2007.

More information, including the application forms, is available at the
link: http://www.ohchr.org/english/about/ldcfellowship.htm