The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, IsraAID - the Israel Forum for International Humanitarian Aid, and the Hartog School of Government and Policy at Tel Aviv University are organizing a unique seminar aimed at raising awareness on the work of UN aid agencies around the world as well as on the recruitment procedures for Israelis interested in seeking employment opportunities with the UN.
The seminar will be held at Tel Aviv University on May 3, 2007 as part of a series of educational and awareness events for the year 2007 spearheaded by the Foreign Ministry and IsraAID.
The conference will host UN representatives from five agencies including; UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), UN Development Program (UNDP), World Food Program (WFP), Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the UN Population Fund (UNFPA).
The participants will talk of their experiences in developing countries and explain how Israelis can get involved with these agencies.
We encourage Israelis who hold BA or MA in relevant fields, and who are interesting in engaging and contributing in and to UN agencies in developing countries, particularly in Africa, to come and participate in the seminar. UN representatives will present details about their work in the field and specify the profile of employees needed in the respective agencies.
The seminar will take place on Thursday, May 3rd at the Faculty of Social Science, Tel Aviv University between 1:30 pm to 6:30 pm.