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United Nations Environment Programme UNESCO<br />
United Nations N Framework Convention Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development<br />
on Climate Change<br />
United Nations Office to the African Union United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire<br />
United Nations Population Fund<br />
United Nations Office at Geneva<br />
United Nations Children's Fund<br />
United Nations Office at Nairobi<br />
United Nations Development Programme United Nations Economic Commission for Africa<br />
World Food Program<br />
World Health Organization<br />
UN Entity for Gender Equality and<br />
the Empowerment of Women<br />
Source: Compiled from UN Jobs: A Swiss Association http://unjobs.org/, June 28, 2011.<br />
Together, these and other organizations within the United Nations system advertised a total of<br />
289 positions in June 2011, distributed across Africa as shown in Table 4. Although these jobs<br />
cover a wide range of skills, training and experience, many require training in the social sciences<br />
and humanities. The academic training of the dual-title program graduate would make her/him a<br />
very attractive and competitive candidate for these positions. The United Nations job<br />
possibilities outlined in the table, together with positions in other bilateral and multilateral<br />
organizations, the US Foreign and Diplomatic Services, and academia, suggest that significant<br />
job opportunities exist for graduates of the proposed dual- title degree program.<br />
Table 4: List of Africa-Based Positions Advertised By the United Nations in June 2011<br />
Algeria (3) Angola (1) Botswana (1) Burkina Faso (6)<br />
Burundi (5) Cameroon (3) Central African Republic (5) Chad (7)<br />
Comoros (2) Congo (2) Congo Democratic Rep. (33) Djibouti (2)<br />
Egypt (15) Equatorial Guinea (3) Ethiopia (28) Gambia (1)<br />
Ghana (3) Guinea (4) Guinea Bissau(1) Ivory Coast (4)<br />
Kenya (51) Liberia (9) Libya (1) Madagascar (2)<br />
Malawi (4) Mali (3) Mauritania (2) Mauritius (1)<br />
Morocco (1) Mozambique (5 Niger (5 Nigeria (9)<br />
Rwanda (11) Senegal (25) Sierra Leone (3) Somalia (3)<br />
South Africa(5) Sudan (22) Tanzania (7) Togo (1)<br />
Tunisia (19) Uganda (12) Western Sahara (2) Zambia (3)<br />
Zimbabwe (16)<br />
Source: compiled from UN Jobs: A Swiss Association http://unjobs.org/ , June 28, 2011.<br />
PROGRAM CHANGE<br />
Dual-Title <strong>Graduate</strong> Degree in Comparative Literature and African Studies<br />
Comparative Literature doctoral students, who have research and educational interests in the<br />
social, cultural, economic, and environmental dimensions of African studies, may apply to the