Call for applications: OHCHR Minorities Fellowship Program 2026

Launched in 2005, the Minorities Fellowship Programme (MFP) is OHCHR’s most comprehensive training programme for human rights defenders from national, ethnic, religious, and linguistic minority groups.

By the end of the programme, fellows will gain a general understanding of the United Nations system, international human rights instruments, and mechanisms, with a particular focus on minority rights.

The MFP also serves as an opportunity for human rights activists to broaden their network by building strategic partnerships with activists from around the world, the United Nations, and relevant Geneva-based NGOs.

For questions regarding the Minority Fellowship Programme, please contact: ohchr-fellowship@un.org.

Learn more or apply: https://www.ohchr.org/en/about-us/fellowship-programmes/call-applications-ohchr-minorities-fellowship-program-2026