Dear all,
As you know, the 7th UNESCO Youth Forum of the 36th UNESCO General Conference will take place from 17 to 20 October 2011.
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.
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.
A young blogger from each of UNESCO’s five constituent regions (Africa, Arab States, Asia and the Pacific, Europe and North America & Latin America and the Caribbean) will be selected.
The application deadline is Thursday, September 15, 2011.
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.
Below are the basic selection criteria and the processes for application and selection.
Applications should be sent to youth@unesco.org with the reference “Youth blogger application for the 7th UNESCO Youth Forum”
Air travel and accommodation for the selected youth journalists and bloggers will be covered by UNESCO.
By reporting on the Youth Forum’s discussions, activities, regional follow-up, and outcomes, the youngjournalists and bloggers will directly enhance its results.
We look forward to receiving your applications!
UNESCO – Section for Youth, Sport and Physical Education
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Criteria for Selection
General requirements for youth journalists and bloggers:
- 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
Selection Process
The selection panel of the UNESCO Section for Youth, Sport and Physical Education is looking for youth journalists and bloggers based upon the above criteria. The final selection will take into consideration the representation from the five UNESCO regions, languages and gender parity.
* Required documents for selection process
- 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.
I am young man journalist who lives and works in somaliland Hargeisa (East Africa) i would like to apply to participate the 7th UNESCO Youth Forum of the 36th UNESCO General Conference will take place from 17 to 20 October 2011. and i am raedy to fill any required condotions.
Posted by Mustafe Ahmed Nuur. | September 9, 2011, 3:15 pmDear Mostafa,
All requirement and procedures are written in the above article, and the mail address to send your application as well.
Best regards.
Posted by Moderator | September 9, 2011, 3:33 pmThis is very interesting. However, I feel that it is too exclusive. What if one has not yet had the opportunity to work as a journalist. And, for someone like me, blogging sites are blocked by the school. I use the school’s network for internet access. Does this make me and many others out there incompetant for the job.
Posted by Belardina Zunguza | September 9, 2011, 8:00 pmDear Belardina,
For some point you are right. However this seminar will be only 3 days and only few bloggers and journalist can attend it. So as to apply you have to prove your experience in journalism and blogging which actually mean that you did blogging or writing of articles previously… This is the condition.
The reason is to improve the spreading out of the forum’s outcomes in local networks, and give occasion to active young media workers to expand their existing network, not to give a training to young journalists and bloggers.
And finally, I must say that if you take the example of Egypt, many internet activists were cut out of the net in a national level and find solution to keep posting and reporting on the event during the uprising. I guess this is what a journalist have to do to keep spreading his idea and not depending on a controled internet network…
Mrs PIERRE Laurine
Consultant at UCO
Disclaimer
The views mentioned in this comment are those of the author only and do not in anyway represent those of UNESCO.
Posted by Laurine Pierre | September 9, 2011, 9:59 pmI am Daniel A. Martinez, 16 years old. I am from Colombia, but reside in the U.S. Although I don’t have much experience writing as a published journalist, I have been part of a NPO called Global Potential. In which I traveled since 2009 to impoverished communities in Nicaragua, Dominican Republic and Haiti and carried on community development projects . While I lived in these communities for 6 weeks. I blogged every week, and diligently kept a daily journal. I believe I have the capability to be a journalist and be a potential participant for this opportunity.I am constantly writing for personal interest and I would describe my writing as very analytic, here there are two of my blogs written from my resent trip to Haiti and DR. My questions is if I am applicable to participate and how do I apply?
DR.: http://www.global-potential.org/blog/?p=1633
Haiti: http://www.global-potential.org/blog/?p=1516
Posted by Daniel A. Martinez | September 10, 2011, 3:36 amDear Daniel,
Please read the above article until the end, this is written “how to apply”
Posted by Moderator | September 10, 2011, 11:11 amI am a post-graduate student in Asian College Of Journalism specializing in New Media. I have experience in writing for an online tabloid of The Times Of India for a year during my graduation and also in the print as a freelancer and later as an intern with The Telegraph. I am looking forward to applying for this seminar.
Posted by Ritwika Mitra | September 10, 2011, 1:40 pmI dont quite understand the requirement for the references. Do i just send the name and email addresses of my references or ask them to send letters of reference to the same address for application?
Posted by deolascope | September 10, 2011, 5:04 pmDear Deolascope,
You need to include in your e-mail references of 2 people who are familiar with your work as a journalist or a blogger :
- Name
- Profession & Organization
- Contact or mail
Best regards.
Posted by Moderator | September 10, 2011, 7:20 pmI am young man journalist works in hargeisa somaliland, i would to participate the 7th UNESCO Youth Forum of the 36th UNESCO General Conference will take place from 17 to 20 October 2011.
I am ready to fill the required informations and supported documents.
Posted by Mustafe Ahmed Nuur. | September 10, 2011, 7:28 pmThe email in this application is not delivering …pls act fast as the day of closure is close
Posted by Stephen | September 12, 2011, 11:04 amI am sorry I am not the one who is taking care of this, I m just the messenger.
If the address doesn’t work, I guess it may be because of overcrowded e-mails or they closed it.
Best regards
Posted by Moderator | September 12, 2011, 11:17 ama lifetime opportunity……thank you…
Posted by hawulethu | September 12, 2011, 1:06 pmI’am 24 years , practicing journalist in Uganda ,i have the required CVs ,i would like to attend the conference.
Regards from Uganda.
TUSIIME FRANCIS
Fort Portal-Uganda
Posted by TUSIIME FRANCIS | September 12, 2011, 1:34 pmI’m a female journalist in Cambodia. I’m wondering if there is any application form that I have to fill up in addition to the above requirements? Best, Sothea
Posted by Sothea | September 13, 2011, 1:54 amDear Sothea,
You only need to fill up the requirement as noted in the above mail.
Best regards.
Posted by Moderator | September 13, 2011, 11:11 amvery nice ! i just have one question …. you only select one blogger or journalist from each country right ?
Posted by nuhagamal | September 13, 2011, 9:34 amWe select only 5 bloggers / journalist from all around the world to cover this event.
Best regards.
Posted by Moderator | September 13, 2011, 11:10 amhelo
i just applied and sent the application by mail.. i just want to know when the results will be announced, and how we will know?
thank you
Posted by Alaa Chehayeb | September 13, 2011, 12:59 pmDear Alaa,
As I said before I am just a messenger.
This is UNESCO Paris headquarter who is taking care of this procedure and will choose and answer the people, I guess, directly by mail.
Best regards.
Posted by Moderator | September 13, 2011, 1:42 pmCan you please let me know if we have to send the required documents in a particular format?
Posted by Ritwika Mitra | September 13, 2011, 1:53 pmHi, i have read through the requirements for selection and have noted in particular the second bullet which calls for a brief cover letter. is this a letter of motivation to qualify why one should be selected?
Posted by misskay777 | September 13, 2011, 4:04 pmDear Misskay,
Yes, this is a motivation letter in which you explain why you want to apply.
Best regards.
Posted by Moderator | September 14, 2011, 9:55 amThanks for this invaluable opportunity. Am a blogger based in Rwanda/Africa and am crossing both fingers and toes that i will do what i love most in Paris – Blogging!
Posted by Joseph | September 13, 2011, 8:35 pmIs there an alternative email where interested applicants can send the required documents for selection? An auto-reply from youth@unesco.org tells me of a failure of delivery everytime I send mine.
Help?
Posted by Jesse | September 13, 2011, 9:23 pmDear Jesse,
I am sorry but I am just a messenger here, I don’t have any alternative e-mail… Maybe they closed it due to the too big amount of mails they get.
Also, unesco.org mail doesn’t accept too heavy attached document, try to resend with less heavy documents.
Best regards.
Posted by Moderator | September 14, 2011, 9:54 amI am Narda am peridodista HIV in Latin America, writing voluntarily to http://www.corresponsalesclave.org, I would like to apply, my question is if I only send my documents to mail or any applications
Posted by Narda Bustillos Bozo | September 13, 2011, 10:38 pmThere are no application form. Everything is written in this add.
Best regards
Posted by Moderator | September 14, 2011, 9:53 amI am turning 30 years old in October 2nd. Can I still join?
Posted by Stephanie Mayo | September 14, 2011, 3:03 amYes, you can.
Best regards
Posted by Moderator | September 14, 2011, 9:53 amDear Sirs,
i send all the required files to: youth@unesco.org
Hope to see u all soon
Regards
Posted by salimallawzi | September 14, 2011, 8:48 am