The United Nations - The Nippon Foundation of Japan Fellowship Programme
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Fellowship Background and Overview

On 22 April 2004, the United Nations and The Nippon Foundation of Japan concluded a trust fund project agreement to provide capacity-building and human resource development to developing States Parties and non-Parties to UNCLOS through a new Fellowship Programme. The Programme is jointly executed by the Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea (DOALOS) of the Office of Legal Affairs and the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA). DOALOS serves as the focal point in charge of all substantive elements of the Project. DESA, in its capacity as implementing agency for the Project, is responsible for providing certain administrative services to the Project on behalf of DOALOS.

The main objective of the fellowship is to provide opportunities for advanced education and training in the field of ocean affairs and the law of the sea, and related disciplines including marine science in support of management frameworks, to Government officials and other mid-level professionals from developing States, so that they may obtain the necessary knowledge to assist their countries to formulate comprehensive ocean policy and to implement the legal regime set out in UNCLOS and related instruments.

Upon completion of the fellowship, fellows should have an advanced awareness and understanding of key issues and best international practices in ocean affairs and are expected to return to their home-countries to contribute their experience to assist with the effective implementation of UNCLOS and related instruments and programmes. Fellows should be able to design, implement and/or evaluate specific improvement projects in their home countries related to ocean affairs and the law of the sea, develop a core leadership capacity and have an in-depth understanding of legal frameworks, methodologies and tools to further improve implementation of instruments and programmes and to provide for their effective enforcement in conformity with international law.

Programme Structure

The 9-month Fellowship Programme is composed of two consecutive phases which provide Fellows with advanced and customized research and training opportunities in their chose fields:

• Phase One: 6-month Advanced Academic Research and Study - undertaken at one of the prestigious participating Host Institutions and under the guidance of subject matter expert(s) who have recognized in-depth expertise in the Fellows' chosen field of study.
• Phase Two: 3-month Research and Training - normally undertaken at DOALOS at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.

Programme Information Pages

Selection Committee Decision on 2010-2011 Fellowship Awards ---> click here

Programme News and Developments News and Media Page (news items including photos and URLs) 2010-2011 Fellowship Programme pamphlet available for download (print double sided "turn-over") 5 November 2009 Dr. Betsy Baker, Associate Professor, Vermont Law School, on sabbatical at Dartmouth College, Dickey Center, Institute of Arctic Studies (2009-2010) provides an informal briefing Arctic Ocean continental shelf mapping and ecosystem-based management 28 October 2009 Mr. Philippe Gautier, Registrar of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea provides a briefing on the Tribunal and various cases relevant to the Fellows' research projects 27 October 2009 Ms. Miriam Sara-Repetto (Peru), 2005-2006 Fellow visits the Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea 22 October 2009 Mr. Nagamitsu, Executive Director, The Nippon Foundation of Japan Meets several 2009-2010 Fellows in New York on the occasion of the 2009 Fellowship Selection Committee Meeting 1 September 2009 Ms. Sampan Panjarat (Thailand) 2007-2008 Programme Alumni is appointed as new Alumni Representative 31 Aug - 4 September 2009 Mr. Ahamada Mohamed (Comoros) 2007-2008 Programme Alumni represents the Comoros during the General Assembly Ad Hoc Working Group of the Whole to recommend a course of action to the General Assembly on the Regular Process for Global Reporting and Assessment of the State of the Marine Environment, Including Socio-Economic Aspects 29 Aug 2009 All 2009-2010 Fellows have begun their first-phase placements 19-21 Aug 2009 The Programme Advisor, Dr. Francois Bailet, conducts a site visit to Tulane University 24 June 2009 New News Letter (May-July'09) available on the Alumni Affairs page 22-26 June 2009 2 Alumni and Fellows participate in SPLOS 19 in New York, USA 17-19 June 2009 3 Alumni and Fellows participate in ICP 10 in New York, USA 25 May -5 June 2009 2 Alumni participate in ISA 15 in Kingston, Jamaica 16 April 2009 Alumni establish an Alumni website and commit to publishing a quarterly electronic news letter 15 April 2009 Alumni Leadership and Team-building Challenge won by team "Reza" congratulations to the team and its leader 13-17 April 2009 Asia-Pacific Alumni Meeting held in Tokyo at The Nippon Foundation of Japan Headquarters, co-organized by the Ocean Policy Research Foundation, with briefings provided by Academic Host Institution Professors, the Alumni, the Ocean Policy Research Foundation, the University of Tokyo, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan. 13 April 2009 Chairman Sasakawa and the Executive Director of The Nippon Foundation meet in Tokyo with the Deputy Director of the Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea and the Division's Programme Adviser on the occasion of the Asia-Pacific Alumni Meeting 12 Feb 2009 United Nations General Assembly once again takes note with satisfaction of the ongoing implementation of the United Nations - Nippon Foundation Fellowship Programme in its latest Oceans and the Law of the Sea Resolution ( A/RES/63/111) The United Nations - Nippon Foundation Fellowship Programme Selection Committee announces the 2009-2010 Fellowship Awards ---> click here Successful candidates, including reserve candidates, have been contacted. The United Nations - Nippon Foundation Fellowship Programme thanks all those who applied. click here for News Archive

For more information, please contact:

The United Nations - The Nippon Foundation of Japan Fellowship Programme
Attn. Dr. Francois Bailet, Programme Advisor
Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea
Office of Legal Affairs of the United Nations
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New York, N.Y. 10017, U.S.A.

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