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Do you want to receive an all-expenses paid trip to South Africa?
Do you want the opportunity to observe world leaders like Ban Ki-Moon?
Do you want to learn more about climate change and have your work published?
Then apply to see international diplomacy in action at the UNFCCC Conference of Parties in South
Africa!
Global Voices is looking for a University of Melbourne student to attend the 2011 United Nations
Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in South Africa.
Join young people from around the region for two weeks where you will learn about the
international affairs of climate change, interview key stakeholders on a topic you are passionate
about on the issue, observe proceedings of a major diplomatic forum and write on the experience
for different news outlets.
The key details
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (or UNFCCC) aims to provide an
intergovernmental platform to mitigate the effects of climate change. Membership is almost
universal across the world with 194 countries listed as members of the UNFCCC. Member-states
attend an annual ‘Conference of Parties’ (COP) to assess the level of progress in mitigating the
effects of climate change and establishing legally binding obligations for countries to reduce their
emissions.
Global Voices’ delegation to the 2011 UNFCCC COP in Durban, South Africa will be run between the
24th November and the 10th December.
For more information on the UNFCCC, visit the Global Voices website here.
Interested?
We’re accepting applications via our website at www.globalvoices.org.au or via our Facebook page
at www.facebook.com/globalvoicesau right now!
You need to be:
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Aged between 18 and 25 at the beginning of the summit (24th November 2011);
Hold, or be prepared to obtain, an Australian passport with at least six months validity (at
least to the 30th June 2012); and
Be available for a pre-departure briefing in Canberra between 22-23 August 2011 and be
able to commit between 5-10 hours per week to prepare for the Summit in the lead up to
departure.
Global Voices & the University of Melbourne will cover almost all costs – airfares, accommodation,
travel insurance, local transportation, registration fees, most meals, and provide a small stipend in
some cases.
Applications will close at midnight (Australian Eastern Standard Time) on Friday the 12th August
2011.
All applicants will be contacted via email about the outcome of their application on Monday 15th
August 2011, with successful applicants flying to Canberra for a series of pre-departure orientation
briefings on Monday 22nd August 2011.
Any questions?
Applicants who have any questions about the application process should first visit our Frequently
Asked Questions page here. Should there be any remaining queries, they should email the Global
Voices team at [email protected]
Good luck!