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United Nations OHCHR Indigenous Fellowship Programme 2026– Human Rights Training in Geneva Switzerland

🏛 Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) 📍 Geneva, Switzerland 📅 2026
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About this opportunity

The Indigenous Fellowship Programme provides indigenous individuals with training on UN human rights mechanisms and indigenous rights, with four weeks of training in Geneva aligned with the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Fellows are prepared to share knowledge with their communities and organisations on return.

Benefits & funding

Return flight ticket, living expenses and basic health insurance for the duration of the training.

Eligibility

Applicants must identify as indigenous; candidates should be proposed by their indigenous organisation or community and have a good working knowledge of the programme language.

How to apply

Candidacy must be supported by the indigenous organization and reflect community sponsorship.

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