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The
United Nations - The Nippon Foundation of Japan Fellowship Programme
~ Human Resources Development and Advancement of the Legal Order of the
World's Oceans ~
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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
coastal 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, to
Government officials and other mid-level professionals from developing
coastal 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.
Fellowship
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 NEWS |
2009-2010 Fellowship application forms are now available for download
Deadline for applications is 15 August 2008 |
2 May 2008: The Fellowship Programme is proud to welcome the:
Centro de Estudos do Mar of the Universidade Federal do Parana, in cooperation with the
International Ocean Institute - South Western Atlantic Ocean |
18 April 2008: Mr. Landry Etoga (Cameroon) starts the first phase placement with the
Centre d'Etudes et de Recherches sur le Droit des Activités
Maritimes et l'Environnement (CERDAME),
Institut du Droit et de la Paix et du Développement, Université de Nice Sophia Antipolis (Nice,
France) |
14 April 2008: Mr. Izildo Ferreira (Mozambique) starts the first phase placement with
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1 April 2008: Ms. Asha Singh (Guyana) starts the first phase placement with
the Marine Affairs Programme, Dalhousie University (Halifax, Canada) |
1 April 2008: Ms. Nasuchon Nopparat (Thailand) starts the first phase placement with
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26 March 2008: Ms. Tricia Lovell COMPLETES the Fellowship Programme
All 2007-2008 Fellows complete the Programme |
12 March 2008: The Fellowship Programme is proud to welcome
Melbourne University Law School (Victoria, Australia) |
12 March 2008: The Fellowship Programme is proud to welcome the
Netherlands Institute for the Law of the Sea of Utrecht University School of Law |
10 March 2008: Mr. Robert Kibiwot COMPLETES the Fellowship Programme |
28 February 2008: Mr. Mikulka (Director, Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea) and Mr. Bailet
(Programme Advisor, Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea) meet with Mr. Sasakawa
(Chairman, The Nippon Foundation of Japan) and Mr. Nagamitsu
(Executive Director, The Nippon Foundation of Japan) |
18 February 2008: Mr. Mazen Adi (Syria) is the first 2008-2009 Fellow to start the first phase placement with
Prof. Lee of Columbia University in New York |
January 2008: The Fellowship Programme is proud to welcome the:
Centre d'Etudes et de Recherches sur le Droit des Activités Maritimes et l'Environnement (CERDAME),
Institut du Droit et de la Paix et du Développement, Université de Nice Sophia Antipolis (Nice, France)
(link to photo of ceremony) |
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more information, please
contact: |
The
United Nations - The Nippon
Foundation of Japan Fellowship Programme Advisor
Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea
Office of Legal Affairs
United Nations
Room DC2-0414
New York, N.Y. 10017
U.S.A.
Telephone:
+1 (212) 963-3962
Facsimile: +1 (212) 963-5847
E-mail:
questions
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