2019 Young Professionals Programme (YPP)

Are you a young, motivated professional who wants to make a difference?

YPP is an entry Are you a national of a participating country? Are you eligible to apply?
examination to start a Afghanistan Guinea-Bissau Palau
career with the United Andorra Indonesia Papua New Guinea Nationality of a participating
Nations (UN) Secretariat. Iran (Islamic Member State
Angola Qatar
Republic of)
Antigua & Barbuda Japan Republic of Korea
Bachelor’s degree or at least
Every year, countries that a 3-year equivalent degree
Bahrain Kiribati Saint Lucia
are un- or under- relevant for the exam area
Saint Vincent and the
represented in the UN are Belarus Kuwait
Grenadines
invited to take part in the Lao People's 32 years of age or younger
Belize Sao Tome and Principe (born on or after 1 Jan. 1987)
examination process. Democratic Republic
Brazil Lesotho Saudi Arabia
Brunei Darussalam Liberia Solomon Islands Fluency in English or French
What are the examination Cabo Verde Libya South Sudan

subject areas for 2019? Cambodia Liechtenstein Suriname

• Economic Affairs Central African

Republic
Luxembourg Syrian Arab Republic If you meet all the above criteria,
• Information Systems & China Marshall Islands Thailand turn over to see how to apply.
Technology Comoros Micronesia Timor-Leste
Cyprus Monaco Turkmenistan Learn more at:
Democratic People's careers.un.org/YPP
Montenegro Tuvalu
Republic of Korea
Lulu Gao Dominica Mozambique United Arab Emirates
Successful YPP candidate
Joined the UN in 2016 Equatorial Guinea Nauru United States of America
Associate Multimedia Gabon Norway Vanuatu
Producer
Venezuela (Bolivarian Edo Mahendra
Grenada Oman Successful YPP candidate
Republic of)
Joined the UN in 2016
Associate Economic
Affairs Officer
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Visit the Careers Portal: Follow UN Careers on
careers.un.org/YPP social media:
to learn more about the:
• facebook.com/un.careers
• Application Process
• Examination Structure • twitter.com/un_careers
• Recruitment Process 1 Application Period
June – July 2019
• Visit careers.un.org/ypp to
learn more
• Create and submit your
application on inspira.un.org

4 Interviews & Results 2 Applications Screened

April 2020 – June 2020 July – October 2019
2019 YPP • Applications evaluated based on
• Candidates notified of results of
written examination
Estimated eligibility criteria
• Interviews conducted Timeline * • Candidates notified of eligibility and
convoked to the examination
• Notification of overall results

3 Assessment Process
November 2019 – March 2020
• Examinations administered online
• Examinations marked
• Verification of exam results

*Any updates to the timeline will be posted on the YPP page of the UN Careers Portal (careers.un.org/YPP)

NOTE: The United Nations does not charge any fees at any stage of the YPP application, examination, and
evaluation process. Please beware of for-profit companies that sell services related to the UN YPP. Companies offering
YPP-related services of any kind are in no way supported or endorsed by the United Nations.
Created May 2019. This flyer is intended for informational purposes only.
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