Accepting
2010-2011 Applications - Deadline is 15 August 2009
(see information for
applicants section below)
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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:
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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.
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Phase Two:
3-month
Research and Training -
normally undertaken at DOALOS at the United Nations Headquarters in New
York.
| PROGRAMME
INFORMATION PAGES |
Information
for
Applicants
(Qualifications and Application Materials)
updated: 26
May 09
-- new extended age qualification range
-- new simplified medical clearance
process |
List of
Host Institutions
(38
Institutions from 19 Nations)
updated: 20 April 09
-- welcome to the Coastal Resources Center of the
University of Rhode Island |
Information
for Successful Applicants
and
Current Fellows
(Forms,
Procedures, Administration, Reporting)
updated: 27 May 09
-- new
reporting requirements and thesis template
-- new simplified
medical clearance process |
The
Fellows and their Thesis
(Fellows'
Profiles and
Research
Papers and Presentations)
updated: 27 May 09
-- all 2008-2009 papers uploaded |
Status
of Placements
(Matches
and Fellows in
Session)
updated: 18 May 09
-- 8/10
2009-2010 Fellows have Started the Programme
-- All 2008-2009
Fellows Complete the
Programme
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Alumni Affairs
(Information,
Event Announcements, News Letters)
updated: 24 June 09
-- Alumni Representative election for 2009-2010 term
-- new news
letter Vol 2.2 (May-July-09)
-- important
message regarding user-maintained profiles
-- Asia-Pacific
alumni meeting (presentations+photos+video) |
PROGRAMME
NEWS and DEVELOPMENTS
New media
page (news items including photos and
URLs)
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2010-2011 Fellowship Programme pamphlet
available for download
(print
double sided turn-over) |
24
June 2009
New News Letter (May-July'09) available on the
Alumni
Affairs page |
22-26
June
2009
2 Alumni
and 2
Fellows participate in SPLOS
19
in New York, USA |
17-19
June
2009
3 Alumni
and 2
Fellows participate in ICP 10
in New York, USA |
25
May -5
June
2009
2 Alumni
participate in ISA 15
in Kingston, Jamaica |
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15
April
2009
Alumni
Meeting Inaugural 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
The 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 |
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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
Two United Nations Plaza, Room DC2-0414
New York, N.Y. 10017, U.S.A.
Telephone:
+1 (212) 963-3962
Facsimile: +1 (212) 963-5847
E-mail:
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