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The Call will lead to the selection of a group of 12 young leaders from Europe, North-America (EUNA) on one end, and a group of 12 young leaders from the Middle East and North-Africa (MENA) on the other end. Participants from each geographic area will travel to their counterparts’ region for two weeks. The goal of the Fellowship is to challenge perceptions and deconstruct stereotypes by providing participants with first hand exposure to cultural diversity. In every country they visit, UNAOC Fellows will interact with a wide range of local stakeholders. Together, they will explore opportunities for intercultural collaboration and exchange ideas and good practices on the role of women in peacemaking and conflict prevention. Candidates have until Sunday March 10 th 2019 11:59pm EST to apply.

Eligibility Criteria To be eligible as EUNA candidates, applicants must be: • Nationals from the United States, Canada, or a country member of the (plus Belarus) • Born between January 1 st 1984 and December 31 st 1994 • Fluent in English • Working directly in the fields of gender ANDpeacemaking or conflict prevention. • In possession of a passport valid at least 3 months beyond July 2019 (October 1 st2019 and beyond) • Must not have participated in any of UNAOC programmes before.

• Available to travel for a period of 15 days in June or July 2019 as scheduled by UNAOC. Final dates will be confirmed 4 weeks before departure. To be eligible as MENA candidates, applicants must be: • Nationals from Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, State of Palestine, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, or Yemen. • Born between January 1 st1984 and December 31 st1994 • Fluent in English • Working directly in the fields of gender ANDpeacemaking or conflict prevention.

• In possession of a passport valid at least 6 months beyond November 2019 (May 1 st2020 and beyond) • Must not have participated in any of UNAOC programmes before. • Available to travel for a period of 15 days in October or November 2019 as scheduled by UNAOC. Final dates will be confirmed 4 weeks before departure. The jury will only evaluate applications meeting all of the above-mentioned criteria. Evaluation and Selection Candidates meeting all the eligibility criteria will have their application reviewed by a jury composed of UNAOC staff, experts working in the fields of gender, peacemaking and conflict prevention.

The jury will be looking for candidates with strong interest in learning more about other cultures and societies. To be selected, participants should also express their motivation in developing cross-cultural collaboration with peers and partners from different countries. The jury will also be assessing professional accomplishment in the fields of gender in connection with peacemaking or conflict prevention, and will look for applicants with a potential in shaping opinion and taking strong initiatives within their community. The jury will also make sure that the final selection is: • Gender balanced • Region balanced between participants from North America, Europe, North Africa and the Middle East • Limited to two participants per country • Professionally balanced with no more than a third of participants working in the same sector or industry. To preserve the above-mentioned balance and to ensure the quality and diversity of participants, the selection jury will select the next highest scoring candidate to replace the lowest scoring redundant candidate. Shortlisted candidates may be contacted for a short Skype or phone interview.

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3. Instructions Please submit your complete application no later than Sunday March 10th 2019, at 11:59 PM EST • Only fill in the following application if you meet all the eligibility criteria mentioned above • The application is to be completed in English only • The application is to be completed truthfully and in its entirety • Make sure to attach all the documents required • Resume must be in English • Do not attach anything else but the documents required Only complete applications meeting the eligibility criteria and submitted before the deadline will be considered. Disclaimer: UNAOC reserves the right to not select any applicants, or to cancel the Fellowship Programme for any reason.

UNAOC accepts no liability for cancelling the Fellowship Programme or for anyone’s failure to receive actual notification of cancellation. “What really changed my worldview is the fact that I found more similarities than I did differences in cultures. I was seeing things in Morocco that I recognized from my childhood.” Aaron Morison, U.S.A., 2013 EUNA cohort “This Fellowship helped me overcome biases that I was not aware of and breaking all the stereotypes. The irony is that it was not breaking stereotypes between East and West, it was breaking stereotypes between us as MENA fellows.” Sofana Dahlan, Saudi Arabia, 2011 MENA cohort “It was amazing because we visited three Muslim countries, Morocco, Egypt and Qatar, and it was really interesting to see that even if those three countries share the same religion they don’t have the same practice.” Fatoumata Kebe, France, 2015 EUNA cohort. “What really changed my worldview is the fact that I found more similarities than I did differences in cultures. I was seeing things in Morocco that I recognized from my childhood.” Aaron Morison, U.S.A., 2013 EUNA cohort “This Fellowship helped me overcome biases that I was not aware of and breaking all the stereotypes.