Before applying, please ensure that you fulfill the eligibility requirements for the UNAOC Young Peacebuilders programme’s 6th edition: Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). Deadline: 19 February 2023 Quick links: About UNAOC Young Peacebuilders Read the Application Guidelines YPB - 6th Edition (2023 LAC) Your Passport and Personal Details First Name / Given Name (exactly as it appears in your international passport) * Middle Name (exactly as it appears in your international passport, if applicable) Last Name / Family Name (exactly as it appears in your international passport) * Full Name (exactly as it appears in your international passport) * Gender * Male Female OtherOther Nationality (as per the international passport you would use to travel. If you hold more than one citizenship, give us the country whose passport you would most likely travel with) * Afghanistan Albania Algeria Andorra Angola Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Brunei Darussalam Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cabo Verde Cambodia Cameroon Canada Central African Republic Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Côte d’Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czechia Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Democratic Republic of the Congo Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Eswatini Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia (Republic of The) Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran (Islamic Republic of) Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Lao People’s Democratic Republic Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Marshall Islands Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia (Federated States of) Monaco Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nauru Nepal Netherlands New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria North Macedonia Norway Oman Pakistan Palau Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Republic of Korea Republic of Moldova Romania Russian Federation Rwanda Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa San Marino Sao Tome and Principe Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands Somalia South Africa South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka State of Palestine Sudan Suriname Sweden Switzerland Syrian Arab Republic Tajikistan Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Türkiye Turkmenistan Tuvalu Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland United Republic of Tanzania United States of America Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe Date of birth * Applicants selected for this programme must be aged 18-25 at the time of applying and for its total duration (until October 24, 2023). To be considered eligible, applicants must be born on or between October 25, 1996 and October 25, 2004. Birth Month * January February March April May June July August September October November December Birth date * 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Birth year * Select Year 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Place of Birth (Town/City, Country) * Passport Number * Date of issue * Issue Month * January February March April May June July August September October November December Select the date when your passport was issued. Issue day * 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Issue Year * 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Passport Expiration Date * Expiration Month * January February March April May June July August September October November December Select the date when your passport will expire. Day * 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Year * 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 2035 2036 2037 2038 2039 2040 2041 2042 2043 2044 2045 2046 2047 2048 2049 2050 2051 2052 2053 2054 2055 2056 2057 2058 2059 2060 Issued by * Afghanistan Albania Algeria Andorra Angola Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Brunei Darussalam Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cabo Verde Cambodia Cameroon Canada Central African Republic Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Côte d’Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czechia Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Democratic Republic of the Congo Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Eswatini Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia (Republic of The) Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran (Islamic Republic of) Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Lao People’s Democratic Republic Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Marshall Islands Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia (Federated States of) Monaco Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nauru Nepal Netherlands New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria North Macedonia Norway Oman Pakistan Palau Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Republic of Korea Republic of Moldova Romania Russian Federation Rwanda Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa San Marino Sao Tome and Principe Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands Somalia South Africa South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka State of Palestine Sudan Suriname Sweden Switzerland Syrian Arab Republic Tajikistan Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Türkiye Turkmenistan Tuvalu Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland United Republic of Tanzania United States of America Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe Your Contact Information Please list the best email and phone numbers where we can reach you. Email Address * Primary Contact Number * Please include the country code and the city/area code of your number. Don't include +, -, or space between numbers. Your primary contact number is your: * Mobile Office Home Facebook Profile If you want to share your Facebook profile, you can. Twitter Account If you want to share your Twitter profile, you can. Instagram Account If you want to share your Instagram profile, you can. Residential Address * Where do you currently live (town/city, country)? * What is the closest airport you can fly from for international travel? * Is there another airport that might be more convenient for you to fly from; for example, because it has flights to more destinations? (If yes, please indicate which one.) * Emergency Contact Name * Please provide the name of a person who can be reached in case of emergency. Relationship of this person to you (e.g. relative, friend, father, etc.) * Emergency Contact Number * Please include the country code and the city/area code of your emergency contact number. Don't include +, -, or space between numbers. Type of emergency contact number * Mobile Office Home Your Affiliation and Experience with a Youth-Led Organization / Network / Initiative I am working with and/or affiliated with an organization, network or initiative I will represent in this programme. * Yes No Name of Organization / Network / Initiative * Telephone number of the organization/network/initiative (include country code). * If needed, we want to be able to reach the leadership of your organization. Please include the country code and the city/area code of the contact number. Don't include +, -, or space between numbers. Email of the organization/network/initiative * If needed, we want to be able to reach the leadership of your organization. Website * If your organization does not have a website, kindly input your Facebook page instead. But please note that you still need to type it in the next field, regardless of the repetition. Facebook page * Is your organization/network/initiative youth-led? Are the majority of leadership positions in the organization filled by youth under the age of 35? * Yes No Which of the following best describe your organization/network/initiative? * An international organization An international network A national network A national organization A local organization A regional network of organizations An informal youth initiative A youth council OtherOther What is your main role in the youth sector? Select all that apply. * I am a youth activist I am a youth policy maker I am a youth representative I am a youth researcher I am a youth trainer I am a youth worker I am a youth leader I am a youth...(please specify)I am a youth...(please specify) How many members, volunteers or employees? Please answer to the best of your knowledge. Members * Volunteers * Employees * Describe your organization/network/initiative in one or two sentences. Tell us about its main activities and mandate. * Please use a maximum of 75 words or less. What is your current Title / Designation / Position / Role within this organization/network/initiative? * What are your responsibilities within this organization/network/initiative? * Please use a maximum of 75 words or less. What areas do you mostly work on? Select all that apply. * Arts and/or culture Education Employment Civic participation Gender Governance Health Human rights Inclusion Housing Media Migration Participation Peacebuilding Peace Education Religion Sexuality Other (please specify)Other (please specify) Please list your highest educational attainment. * Primary University (Bachelors) Secondary University (Masters) College University (Doctorate) Technical education Other graduate certificates (please specify)Other graduate certificates (please specify) Please list courses taken that are relevant to peace, social inclusion, intercultural and interreligious dialogue, etc. * Have you ever attended any other international or regional events, conferences or trainings abroad/outside of your country? * Yes No If yes, how many international or regional events, conferences or trainings abroad/outside your country have you attended? 1 2 3 4 5 or more If yes, please list these international or regional events, and where they took place. Did you ever take part in a UNAOC programme or event? * Yes No If yes, please specify which one(s): UNAOC Fellowship Program Intercultural Innovation Hub PLURAL+ Youth Video Festival Sport for One Humanity Young Peacebuilders Youth Solidarity Fund #YouthWagingPeace Digital Games for Peace Sport and PVE Youth Fora Youth Event at the UNAOC Global Forum Summer School Entrepreneurs for Social Change PeaceApp OtherOther Essay Questions on your motivation and interest, your experience and your potential dissemination and application of lessons learned. Question 1: Tell us more about your experience and your goals. How and why did you decide to get involved in this type of work and with your organization? What do you hope to achieve? Can you share an experience that makes you proud or a challenge you have faced that you want or wanted to solve? * Please use a maximum of 200 words or less. Question 2: Why are you interested in participating in this specific programme? What do you hope to gain and how do you expect to contribute to it? * Please use a maximum of 200 words or less. Question 3: An important part of this programme is the follow-up action that each participant will take after the workshop. How and with whom do you intend to apply the lessons learned? How will your participation have an effect on your organization and community? * Please use a maximum of 200 words or less. Questions on your interest and understanding of issues (these will be used to help develop the content of modules and workshops). Complete the following sentence: In my community, the most pressing issues to resolve or address in connection to diversity, inter-group relationships, shaping peaceful and inclusive societies are... (Please list a maximum of 3 issues) 1 * Please use a maximum of 25 words or less. 2 Please use a maximum of 25 words or less. 3 Please use a maximum of 25 words or less. Complete the following sentence: In Latin America and the Caribbean, some of the most pressing issues to resolve or address in connection to diversity, inter-group relationships, shaping peaceful and inclusive societies are... (Please list a maximum of 3 issues) 1 * Please use a maximum of 25 words or less. 2 Please use a maximum of 25 words or less. 3 Please use a maximum of 25 words or less. What are the topics, skills and concrete actions you would like to develop and learn about during the Young Peacebuilders Programme? (Please list a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 5) 1 * Please use a maximum of 25 words or less. 2 * Please use a maximum of 25 words or less. 3 * Please use a maximum of 25 words or less. 4 Please use a maximum of 25 words or less. 5 Please use a maximum of 25 words or less. Supporting Documents Please upload a picture or scan of your passport's identification page. Make sure that the scan includes both your picture and the information about your name, date of birth, passport number and validity of the document (date issued, date of expiration). If you upload only the page with your picture or only the page with your name, birth date, etc., your application will not be reviewed. If you do not have an international passport, upload your national identification card. Please also note that if you are selected, you will need to obtain your international passport and provide a copy to the organizers very shortly after being selected. Failure to do so by the deadline will result in cancellation of your participation since an international passport will be required to travel and make travel arrangements. * Drop a file here or click to upload Choose File Maximum upload size: 67.11MB Agreements Please check all that apply to you: Agreement #1 * I am fully proficient and will be able to communicate professionally in English during this programme. Agreement #2 * If selected, I am committed to prepare for and participate in all the components of this programme, by reading relevant materials shared with me, by contributing to the online phase and completing online modules. Agreement #3 * If selected, I will actively participate and take part in the full programme of the face-to-face workshop and will make a personal commitment to complete the follow-up actions after the workshop. These include collaborating online with trainers and participants and implementing the action points in my community (presentations, media piece, local project, etc.). I will also participate in the results sharing symposium. I confirm that the information provided above (and any associated information which I have provided in reference to this application), is true and complete. I recognize and accept that providing false, misleading, or intentionally incomplete information might lead to immediate refusal of my application. * Yes NOTE: Before submitting this form, please review the information carefully. You will only be allowed to submit the application once. Multiple submissions are not allowed; therefore, it is your responsibility to ensure that all details are correct prior to submission. If you are human, leave this field blank.