United Nations Young Professionals Programme 2019


The UN YPP is a recruitment initiative for talented, highly qualified professionals to start a career as an international civil servant with the United Nations Secretariat. It consists of an entrance examination and professional development programs once successful candidates start their career with the United Nations.


The YPP examination is held once a year and is open to nationals of countries participating in the annual recruitment exercise. This flyer [Attachment 1] introduces the requirements, timeline and application procedure for the YPP 2019 cohort.



We also encourage candidates interested in applying to the UN YPP 2019 program join the upcoming webinar "Step By Step Guide on the UN YPP Application" which will be held on Sunday, May 26, 2019 at 10:00am New York time. The webinar details are provided on this page.


More information about the YPP is available on the official YPUN Portal (ypun.org) and on YPUN Social Media (Facebook: facebook.com/un.career, Instagram:instagram.com/un.career).