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The United Nations - The Nippon Foundation of Japan Fellowship Programme

~ Human Resources Development and Advancement of the Legal Order of the World's Oceans ~

Fellowship Background and Overview

On 22 April 2004, the United Nations and The Nippon Foundation of Japan concluded a trust fund
project agreement to provide capacity-building and human resource development to developing
coastal States Parties and non-Parties to UNCLOS through a new Fellowship Programme. The
Programme is jointly executed by the Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea (DOALOS)
of the Office of Legal Affairs and the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA). DOALOS
serves as the focal point in charge of all substantive elements of the Project. DESA, in its capacity
as implementing agency for the Project, is responsible for providing certain administrative services
to the Project on behalf of DOALOS.

The main objective of the fellowship is to provide opportunities for advanced education and
training in the field of ocean affairs and the law of the sea, and related disciplines including marine
science, to Government officials and other mid-level professionals from developing coastal States,
so that they may obtain the necessary knowledge to assist their countries to formulate
comprehensive ocean policy and to implement the legal regime set out in UNCLOS and related
instruments.

Upon completion of the fellowship, fellows should have an advanced awareness and

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understanding of key issues and best international practices in ocean affairs and are expected to
return to their home-countries to contribute their experience to assist with the effective
implementation of UNCLOS and related instruments and programmes. Fellows should be able to
design, implement and/or evaluate specific improvement projects in their home countries related to
ocean affairs and the law of the sea, develop a core leadership capacity and have an in-depth
understanding of legal frameworks, methodologies and tools to further improve implementation of
instruments and programmes and to provide for their effective enforcement in conformity with
international law.

Fellowship Programme Structure

The 9-month Fellowship Programme is composed of two consecutive phases which provide
Fellows with advanced and customized research and training opportunities in their chose fields:

- Phase One: 6-month Advanced Academic Research and Study - undertaken at one of the
prestigious participating Host Institutions and under the guidance of subject matter expert(s) who
have recognized in-depth expertise in the Fellows' chosen field of study.

- Phase Two: 3-month Research and Training - normally undertaken at DOALOS at the United
Nations Headquarters in New York.

PROGRAMME INFORMATION PAGES

Information for Applicants List of Host Institutions

(Qualifications and Application Materials)
(30 institutions from 16 nations)
updated: 22-05-07

Information for Successful Applicants and

The Fellows
Current Fellows (Fellows' Profiles and Research Papers and Presentations)
(Forms, Procedures, Administration, Reporting) updated: 1-07-07
updated: 22-05-07

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Status of Placements News Archive

(Matches and Fellows in Session)
pre 19-06-07
as of: 8-11-07

LATEST PROGRAMME NEWS

Selection Committee Decision on 2008-2009 Fellowship Awards

>click here<

November 2007: The Fellowship Programme is proud to welcome two new host institutions:
Saint Mary's University, Halifax, Canada; and
The Marine Affairs Programme, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada.

8-11-07: Ms. Ome-Baron (Colombia) begins second-phase placement with the

Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea, Office of Legal Affairs of the United Nations at the United Nations in New York

7-11-07: Mr. Mohamed begins second-phase placement with the

Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea, Office of Legal Affairs of the United Nations at the United Nations in New York

1-11-07: Mr. Bitse-Ekomo (Cameroon) begins second-phase placement with the

Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea, Office of Legal Affairs of the United Nations at the United Nations in New York

25-10-07: Mr. Akohou (Benin) begins second-phase placement with the

Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea, Office of Legal Affairs of the United Nations at the United Nations in New York

11-10-07: Mr. Oliveira (Brazil) begins second-phase placement with the

Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea, Office of Legal Affairs of the United Nations at the United Nations in New York

2-10-07: Mr. Capahi (Philippines) begins second-phase placement with the

Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea, Office of Legal Affairs of the United Nations at the United Nations in New York

25-09-07: Mr. Arsana (Indonesia) begins second-phase placement with the

Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea, Office of Legal Affairs of the United Nations at the United Nations in New York

17-09-07: Ms. Panjarat (Thailand) begins second-phase placement with the

Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea, Office of Legal Affairs of the United Nations at the United Nations in New York

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"As one of 2006-2007 Alumni of the United Nations-the Nippon Foundation of Japan Fellowship Programme, I
would like to express my sincere gratitude to this useful programme that provided me such a great opportunity for
advanced education and training in the field of Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea. The knowledge and
experiences I gained during 9 months of fellowship truly helped me to have the advanced awareness and
understanding of key issues, which are concerned the effective implementation of UNCLOS and related
instruments. Furthermore, those I gained have also supported me in working on marine fisheries management,
both in national and regional level."
(Pakjuta Khemakorn, 2006-2007 UN-Nippon Foundation Fellowship Alumni)

Updated 5-09-07 > 20-08-07: The Jakarta Post publishes opinion article by 2007-2008 Fellow Mr. Arsana (Indonesia) regarding
the Law of the Sea and Indonesia's many islands.
Mr. Arsana also recently had his new book released by Gadjah Mada University Press entitled:
International Maritime Boundaries: A Technical and Legal Perspective"

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>click here for the book cover and table of contents<

>click here for a list to Fellows' works published during the Fellowship Programme<

15-07-07: 2008-2009 Fellowship Session Application is now closed - we appreciate the interest from all the applicants.
Please visit the Fellowship homepage regularly for information on the 2008-2009 awards

1-07-07: All 2007-2008 Fellows have begun their first-phase placements

1-07-07: Tenth 2007-2008 Fellow, Ms. Lovell (Antigua and Barbuda), starts her first-phase placement with the
Department of Environmental, Earth and Ocean Sciences (EEOS), University of Massachusetts (Boston, U.S.A.)

27-06-07: Mr. Lovell (2007-2008 Fellow, Antigua and Barbuda) visits UN-HQ and the ICP8 on her
way to Boston to commence her first phase placement

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Prof. Long, Fellowship Host Insitution Supervisor at the Marine Law and Ocean Policy Centre,
National University of Ireland (Galway,Ireland), serves as Advisor for the Irish Delegation to the
8th Meeting of the UN Informal Consultative Process on Oceans and the Law of the Sea

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19-06-07: Ms. Anna Natova, 2005-2006 Fellowship Alumni represents Bulgaria during the
17th Meeting of States Parties to the UN Law of the Sea Convention and the
8th Meeting of the UN Informal Consultative Process on Oceans and the Law of the Sea

"I have the pleasure and honor to be back in New York, a year and a half later after having completed the United
Nations – Nippon Foundation Fellowship Program, this time as a representative of my country, Bulgaria, to the
17th Meeting of States Parties to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and the 8th meeting of
the United Nations Open-ended Informal Consultative Process on Oceans and the Law of the Sea.

As a 2005-2006 Alumni of the Program, I would like to express my strong belief in the numerous benefits
of its implementation, particularly focusing on providing advanced education and training to public servants in the
field of oceans affairs and the law of the sea. The Program is exceptionally useful in providing an enhanced
understanding of key issues in the law of the sea, including assisting in the furthering of Fellows’ professional
capacities and competencies. The Program has helped me to gain an advanced awareness of such matters,
thereby enabling me to contribute to the national formulation a comprehensive ocean policy and implementing
the legal regime set out in the Law of the Sea Convention and related international instruments adopted at the
global level."
(A. Natova, 2005-2006 UN-Nippon Foundation Fellowship Alumni)

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For more information, please contact:

The United Nations - The Nippon Foundation of Japan Fellowship Programme Advisor
Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea
Office of Legal Affairs
United Nations
Room DC2-0414
New York, N.Y. 10017
U.S.A.

Telephone: +1 (212) 963-3962

Facsimile: +1 (212) 963-5847
E-mail: questions

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