Overview

The President of the General Assembly Fellowship Programme aims to promote youth engagement in multilateralism and support the next generation of diplomats.

The Fellowship brings to New York a small group of young diplomats and civil servants from developing countries, particularly from Least Developed Countries (LDCs), Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs) and Small Island Developing States (SIDS), while also ensuring geographical representation and gender balance.

Fellows are attached on a rotational basis with the teams of the Office of the President of the General Assembly (OPGA) – Peace and Security; Human Rights and Humanitarian; Sustainable Development; Reform, Legal and Budget; and Communication and Media.

The Fellowship partners with United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) to impart training on the United Nations, its organs and subsidiary bodies. The trainings also cover topics such as sustainable development, climate change, peace and conflict resolution and human rights as well as skills development in negotiation, drafting and public diplomacy.

The Fellowship is made possible by generous contributions to the Trust Fund in support of the Office of the President of the General Assembly from the following: the European Union, Qatar, Kuwait, Australia, China, Italy, Brunei Darussalam, the Slovak Republic, Switzerland, Japan, Turkey, Portugal and Zimbabwe.

mEET THE 2023 PGA FELLOWS

Syuzanna Martirosyan

Syuzanna Martirosyan

Armenia

Amr Danyal Shamun

Amr Danyal Shamun

Maldives

Mmoloki Tsheole

Mmoloki Tsheole

Botswana

Nathalie Gasaro

Nathalie Gasaro

Rwanda

Aimé Triana Sevajanes

Aimé Triana Sevajanes

Cuba

Gerard Tuii Anapu

Gerard Tuii Anapu

Samoa

The OPGA Fellows podcast is a conversation with the biggest names in the international community working on solutions to the biggest global challenges.

You will be hearing from our six Fellows over the coming weeks as they interview UN and Government officials, civil society representatives and scientists.

Trying to get a better idea of where the world is headed and how young people can get it back on track.

“Young people should play a key role in addressing today’s complex and interlinked challenges. When given the opportunity, young people have tremendous potential to contribute to transformative solutions that are sustainable, based on science, and demonstrating solidarity within and among societies.”

President Csaba Kőrösi