OPEN CALL

Co-ordination Team of UNCCD Youth Caucus

The open call is for all the young leaders and climate action enthusiasts who want to work with the UN MGCY system and are passionate about land and desertification.

The Youth Caucus serves as the official youth constituency of the United Nations Convention on Combating Desertification (UNCCD); and the permanent mechanism for the meaningful engagement, participation, and access to the decision-making of children and youth in processes and procedures of UNCCD.

The Coordination Team collectively performs functions of, inter alia, governance, policy coherence, and regional and thematic coordination.

The Coordination Team consists of Regional Focal Points and Thematic Focal Points.

Region: One Focal Point from Each Region

Africa
Asia-Pacific
Europe
Latin America and the Caribbean
Middle East and North Africa
North America

Thematic Areas: One Focal Point from Each Thematic

Land Tenure
Sustainable Land Management and Restoration
Food Security and Agriculture
Gender and Land
Peace and Security

Application for volunteers (selection team) are also open

Less than 35 years old
Not an applicant for youth caucus (Write to gfp@unccd-youth-caucus.org with your name and contact information)
Deadline: Thursday, 15th December, 2022, 23:00 UTC
You can apply as an individual or an organisation.
Apply here: https://forms.gle/WCMFRXpNyUqWCDVUA
Duration of term: January 2023 to End-December 2023