The World Trade Organization (WTO) is calling for application
for the 2022 Young Professionals Programme (YPP).
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Announcing the application in a statement on its website on
Friday, April 9, the organisation said the programme allowed
qualified young professionals from developing and least-developed
countries to enhance their knowledge regarding the WTO and
international trade issues.
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The WTO said YPP selection would give preference to young
professionals from developing and least-developed countries that
were members of the WTO and whose nationals were currently
under-represented or not represented in the organisation’s
Secretariat.
It added that YPP was part of the Secretariat’s overall goal to
increase its diversity to better reflect the make-up of its
membership.
The organisation explained further that YPP was a unique
opportunity to gain hands-on experience which could help open the
door for future professional opportunities in the field of
multilateral diplomacy and global trade.
Candidates up to the age of 32, as of 1 January 2022, from
eligible countries were invited to submit their application by 29
April 2021.
The selected candidates will work at the WTO Secretariat for one
year, starting in January 2022.
The 2021 cadre of Young Professionals includes 14 professionals
from Bangladesh, Belize, Dominican Republic, Eswatini, Guatemala,
Georgia, Indonesia, Malawi, Mauritania, Namibia, Nicaragua,
Nigeria, Chinese Taipei and Thailand, according to the WTO.
They were selected from more than 2,400 candidates following a
competitive selection process.
Nearly 60 professionals have participated in the programme since
it was launched in 2017, WTO stated.
Love of adventure and a positive attitude are required from
participants at the programme.
Selected young professionals are allocated to various divisions
of the WTO Secretariat based on their qualifications and the needs
of the division.
The areas of work may include accessions, agriculture, dispute
settlement, intellectual property rights, market access, media and
external relations, WTO rules, trade and development, trade and
environment, trade in services and investment, trade facilitation,
trade policy analysis and trade-related technical assistance.
The online application form can be accessed on
the WTO e-Recruitment
website[1] and should
be completed no later than 29 April 2021, said the WTO.
More information about these young professionals is
available here.[2]
Nigerian renowned economist Ngozi Okonjo Iweala clinched the
post of the director-general of the organization after defeating
six others at three rounds of screening, while her last rival and
South Korean candidate for the post Yoo Myung-hee eventually
withdrew her candidacy on February 5, 2021, paving the way for the
Nigerian-American Okonjo-Iweala to become the first female and
African to lead the institution.
Okonjo-Iweala assumed office as the WTO director-general on
March 1, 2021.
The World Trade Organization (WTO) is calling for application
for the 2022 Young Professionals Programme (YPP).
Announcing the application in a statement on its website on
Friday, April 9, the organisation said the programme allowed
qualified young professionals from developing and least-developed
countries to enhance their knowledge regarding the WTO and
international trade issues.
The WTO said YPP selection would give preference to young
professionals from developing and least-developed countries that
were members of the WTO and whose nationals were currently
under-represented or not represented in the organisation’s
Secretariat.
It added that YPP was part of the Secretariat’s overall goal to
increase its diversity to better reflect the make-up of its
membership.
The organisation explained further that YPP was a unique
opportunity to gain hands-on experience which could help open the
door for future professional opportunities in the field of
multilateral diplomacy and global trade.
Candidates up to the age of 32, as of 1 January 2022, from
eligible countries were invited to submit their application by 29
April 2021.
The selected candidates will work at the WTO Secretariat for one
year, starting in January 2022.
The 2021 cadre of Young Professionals includes 14 professionals
from Bangladesh, Belize, Dominican Republic, Eswatini, Guatemala,
Georgia, Indonesia, Malawi, Mauritania, Namibia, Nicaragua,
Nigeria, Chinese Taipei and Thailand, according to the WTO.
They were selected from more than 2,400 candidates following a
competitive selection process.
Nearly 60 professionals have participated in the programme since
it was launched in 2017, WTO stated.
Love of adventure and a positive attitude are required from
participants at the programme.
Selected young professionals are allocated to various divisions
of the WTO Secretariat based on their qualifications and the needs
of the division.
The areas of work may include accessions, agriculture, dispute
settlement, intellectual property rights, market access, media and
external relations, WTO rules, trade and development, trade and
environment, trade in services and investment, trade facilitation,
trade policy analysis and trade-related technical assistance.
The online application form can be accessed on
the WTO e-Recruitment
website[1] and should
be completed no later than 29 April 2021, said the WTO.
More information about these young professionals is
available here.[2]
Nigerian renowned economist Ngozi Okonjo Iweala clinched the
post of the director-general of the organization after defeating
six others at three rounds of screening, while her last rival and
South Korean candidate for the post Yoo Myung-hee eventually
withdrew her candidacy on February 5, 2021, paving the way for the
Nigerian-American Okonjo-Iweala to become the first female and
African to lead the institution.
Okonjo-Iweala assumed office as the WTO director-general on
March 1, 2021.