Deadline: 15 September 2011
Open to: Young bloggers from each of UNESCO’s five constituent regions (Africa, Arab States, Asia and the Pacific, Europe and North America & Latin America and the Caribbean)
Costs:Air travel and accommodation will be covered by UNESCO
Established in 1999, the Youth Forum has become an integral part of UNESCO’s highest decision-making body – the General Conference. It brings together young delegates from all over the world to exchange views, share experiences and identify common opportunities and challenges. The 7th UNESCO Youth Forum of the 36th UNESCO General Conference will take place from 17 to 20 October 2011.
As part of the 7th Youth Forum, UNESCO will be offering five young journalists and bloggers the opportunity to participate in the Paris event. Journalists and bloggers who are selected to attend the 7thUNESCO Youth Forum will be able to network with youth delegates from 193 countries, with key members of international organizations and with non-governmental organizations.
Youth journalists and bloggers have three roles: Firstly, they will ensure internal coverage of the Forum through blogs, articles, video clips, radio coverage and other relevant mediums. Secondly, they will be responsible for reporting news of the Forum to their regional and local communities, networks and organizations. Thirdly, they will accompany the action of youth delegates in implementing the recommendations of the Forum in the regions.
Eligibility
The General requirements for youth journalists and bloggers are:
- Be below 30 years of age
- To have journalism (online, print, photo, video, radio) and/or blogging experience
- To have a working knowledge of English and/or French. Knowledge of another of the six official United Nations languages (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish) will be an asset
Costs
Air travel and accommodation for the selected youth journalists and bloggers will be covered by UNESCO.
Application
The documents required for the application are the following:
- CV
- A brief cover letter.
- Online articles, videos, etc which prove journalism experience.
- Name and e-mail of two references from people who are familiar with the work of the youth blogger.
Applications should be sent to youth@unesco.org with the reference “Youth blogger application for the 7th UNESCO Youth Forum” no later than Thursday, September 15, 2011.
Dear Sirs,
e-mail that you specified in the tender is incorrect. I sent the application several times, but we came back to e-mail message is incorrect.
with regards, Aleksandar Radovic
Dear Aleksandar
We just sent application to the mentioned email address and its seems is correct. Can you try again, maybe the server was busy or the email was over quota, but now is working.the email was not returned to us.
Thank you very much
Error was in sending audio packets, because a lot!
Help me, how can I provide to you?
Dear Aleksandar,
I am afraid the the deadline for submitting an application has passed yesterday.
Kind regards,
Dijana
Mladiinfo
I didn't see any time frames about when they will respond or when the even will take place.
Is it me missing something major obvious here?
Correction.
I found the WHEN it will the event be, but I am still missing the response time.
Dear Eneya,
I could also not find that information of the official webpage. So, the best thing you can do is send the question here – youth@unesco.org.
Kind Regards,
Dijana
Mladiinfo
Thank, I already did that.
The reason I am beginning to freak out a bit is that nobody is responding and I didn't receive an auto response as well, which makes me question do they receive my e-mails at all?
Dear Eneya,
You can send them an e-mail to make sure that they received your application,
youth@unesco.org
Regards,
Marija
Mladiinfo
I did and received a response today.
Thank you very much for the assistance on your side.
Could you, please, tell us, when the results of selection will be ready? And on what site we could find them?
Dear Anna,
It is not specified in the call when the results will be declared, so it is the best to direct your question to the contact e-mail: youth@unesco.org
Regards,
Marija
Mladiinfo
Excuse me, but there is no response from this address! When and where could we get the results?
Dear Julia,
That is the only address that they have provided. Since the deadline was 15 September, maybe it is still early for the official results. I suggest you be patient and wait for their response.
Kind regards,
Dijana
Mladiinfo