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Title:

UNHCR - Junior Professional Officer (JPO) Programme – Institutional Support 2022-2025

Agreement Number:

7438338 P007516006

Agreement Value:

$1,071,000.00

Agreement Date:

Mar 25, 2022 - Mar 31, 2025

Description:

This grant represents Canada’s support to the Junior Professional Officers (JPO) Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). It is part of a larger contribution to the UN JPO Programme, which supports staffing of up to 15 JPO positions with young Canadian professionals in seven United Nations organizations (UNDP, UNFPA, WHO, UN Women, UNICEF, WFP and UNHCR). UNHCR uses these funds to recruit and assign up to two young Canadians to JPO positions, allowing them to gain field-based professional experience in international development and help support the organization’s mandate towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. UNHCR’s mandate is to lead and coordinate international action to protect refugees. Its work is crucial to global efforts to assist and find solutions for refugees and other forcibly displaced persons worldwide.

Organization:

Global Affairs Canada

Expected Results:

(1) increased engagement of young Canadians through international work opportunities in the United Nations’ system; and (2) increased access to a pool of highly qualified Canadian professionals interested in pursuing international careers in Canada and abroad.

Location:

Geneva, CH

Reference Number:

064-2021-2022-Q4-00089

Agreement Type:

Grant

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Type:

Not-for-profit organization or charity

Recipient's Legal Name:

UNHCR - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

Program:

International Development Assistance Program

Program Purpose:

The main purpose on the International Development Assistance Program is to reduce poverty for those living in countries where Global Affairs Canada engages in international development.