The United
Nations - The Nippon Foundation
Fellowship Programme
~ Human Resources Development
and Advancement of the Legal
Order of the World's Oceans ~
UN-NF Programmes: Responding to the impacts of COVID-19
Please note that the in-person implementation of the 2020 Fellowship programmes has been delayed until 2021 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. There will, accordingly, be no call for applications issued for the 2021 sessions of the Fellowship programmes.
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 executed by the
Division for Ocean Affairs and
the Law of the Sea (DOALOS) of
the Office of Legal Affairs. The objective of the
fellowship is to provide
opportunities for advanced
education and research 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, 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. 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: The United
Nations - The Nippon Foundation
of Japan Alumni contribute to a
United Nations publication
entitled "How
oceans and seas-related
measures contribute to the
economic, social and
environmental dimensions of
sustainable development: Local
and regional experiences"
, launched on the occasion of
World Oceans Day 2014.Programme Structure
Programme
Information Pages
The
United Nations - The Nippon
Foundation of Japan Alumni
contribute to the Report of the
United Nations Secretary-General
on Oceans and the Law of the
Sea.
Chairman Sasakawa and
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
share podium and
exchanged views
on the occasion of World Oceans
Day and an
event to mark the 30th
Anniversary of UNCLOS
in New York at the United
Nations on 8 June 2012
Information
for
Applicants
(Qualifications and
Application Materials)
Information
for
Successful Applicants and
Current Fellows
(Forms, Procedures,
Administration, Reporting)
Status
of Placements
(Placements and Fellows
in Session)
List
of Host Institutions
(48 Institutions in 24
States)
The
Fellows and their Thesis
(Fellows' Profiles and
Research Thesis and
Presentations)
Alumni
Affairs
(Information, Events ,
News Letters)
Alumni
Website
and the
Alumni Facebook Group
Programme News and Developments
For the latest news and events of
the programme at its alumni
check out the Alumni
Website
pre-2012 Fellowship News and Media Page
-- Some Alumni Testimonials --
For more information, please contact:
The United
Nations - The Nippon Foundation of
Japan Fellowship Programme
Attn. Valentina Germani, Legal
Officer, 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
DC2-0412
New York, N.Y. 10017, U.S.A.
Telephone: +1
(212) 963-3962
Facsimile: +1 (917) 367-0560
For questions e-mail: here