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United Nations: Janos Tisovszky Director, United Nations Information Service (UNIS) Vienna
United Nations: Janos Tisovszky Director, United Nations Information Service (UNIS) Vienna
Janos Tisovszky
Director,
United Nations Information Service
(UNIS) Vienna
United Nations:
Introduction
What/who is the UN?
Forum (Member States)
Actor (Staff)
Community - platform/umbrella (other
actors)
Ideal (set of expectations)
UN Secretariat
Carries out day-to-day work of the Organization
and services its principal organs
Staffed by international civil servants
Headquartered in New York, Geneva, Vienna,
Nairobi, with offices and field missions around
the world
44,000 staff members
United Nations: Areas of Work
Development
Peace and Security
Human Rights
Humanitarian Affairs
International Law
Priorities and the way ahead
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has
outlined five imperatives:
Five generational opportunities to shape the
world tomorrow by the decisions we make
today
Five imperatives
Sustainable development
Prevention
Building a safer and more secure world
Supporting nations in transition
Working for and with women and
young people
Working for the UN
Who we are
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Admission
First Screening- Eligibility
Nationality: Must hold the nationality of a
participating member state at the time of application
Age: 32 years or younger (Date of birth: On or after 1
January 1979)
Education: First-level university degree acceptable
for each job family
Language: Fluency in English or French
Experience: No experience required
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Admission
Second Screening
If more than 40 qualified applicants from the same
participating Member State in the same job family, a
second round of screening will be conducted
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Written Examination
Wednesday, 5 December 2012
Overall time for the written examination: 4.5
hours
Structure:
General paper
Specialized paper
Judge the value of each question and distribute your time accordingly.
Answer every question, even if you dont know or are not sure.
(Take an educated guess. If you dont write anything you automatically
get 0 points, but there are no minus points for wrong answers.)
Lessons learned and tips
(from participants in the YPP 2011)
Oral Exam
You can distinguish yourself from other candidates by highlighting what makes
you a good match for the position
Structure
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