What are the requirements to become an international civil servant of UNESCO?

To become an international civil servant of UNESCO, you need to register through the United Nations YPP examination.

The registration qualifications are as follows:

1. Have a bachelor’s degree or above;

2. Be able to speak English or French fluently;

3 , Possess the nationality of the country that participated in the YPP exam that year; (China is one of the countries that participated in the YPP exam);

4. Under 32 years old before the end of the year.

Extended information:

The international civil servants of the United Nations are mainly divided into three types: Category D, Category P and Category G.

1. Category D belongs to leadership positions, some of which are promoted level by level within the United Nations, and others are directly dispatched from various countries, such as staff assigned to the United Nations by various ministries of our country.

2. Category G belongs to basic positions, mostly administrative, secretarial and other auxiliary employees. They are generally recruited from the country where the organization is located.

3. Category P is the backbone of the United Nations, divided into P-1 to P-5. Among them, P-1 and P-2 are open to the public for recruitment. If undergraduate students are admitted, they will be graded as P-1; graduate students will be graded as P-2. P-3, P-4, and P-5 do not need to take the exam. When there are job vacancies, those who meet the requirements can apply directly. Generally, they must have at least 5 years of relevant work experience.

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