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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

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