UN-Habitat Selects Youth Volunteer Experts

[Asia Economy Reporter Chunhee Lee] The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and the Korea Land and Housing Corporation (LH) announced on the 11th that they will select 8 members of the UN Youth Volunteer Corps to work at the UN-Habitat headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya.

UN-Habitat is an international organization responsible for global sustainable urbanization issues and achieving the goal of "Cities for All." This selection is part of the "Innovation Exchange Program for Urban Regeneration" being promoted in collaboration with UN-Habitat. The Ministry of Land and LH plan to provide Korean youth with opportunities to work at the UN and nurture them as global talents in the field of urban regeneration.

The selected youth will be assigned to the urban regeneration-related departments at the UN-Habitat headquarters for six months to gain practical experience and participate in customized specialized programs such as lectures, discussions, and career consulting related to urban regeneration.

The selection process is jointly organized by UN-Habitat and the United Nations Volunteers (UNV). Eligibility requires candidates to hold a bachelor's degree or higher, have more than two years of experience in a related field, and be between 22 and 34 years old. Proficiency in English is mandatory, and knowledge of French or Spanish is preferred.

Applications will be accepted from the 30th of this month until the 5th of next month. After document screening and interviews, the final successful candidates will be announced in the fourth week of next month. Deployment to the UN-Habitat headquarters is scheduled for May. However, the schedule may change depending on the developments of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Seonggyun Jo, Director of Urban Regeneration Capacity at the Ministry of Land, said, "The UN Youth Volunteer Corps program for urban regeneration will be a great opportunity for young people to grow as global talents in urban regeneration," and added, "We hope for active applications from youth interested in the urban regeneration field."

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