Annual Membership Fee
The UNPO Mission is to create a platform of solidarity for unrepresented peoples and to promote dialogues with the international community working together for a peaceful, democratic, equitable and sustainable world.
In order to fulfill our mission, UNPO’s secretariat supports members in numerous ways. The UNPO annual membership fee ensures the functioning and running of the organization and its staff, as well as the implementation of our programmes and activities to support our members.
The UNPO annual membership fee according to the UNPO Covenant is 3000 euros. Additional membership support is highly recommended for more specific member projects (contact the Secretariat for further information on this).
What is included within the UNPO annual Membership?
- Capacity Building and Training Sessions: Access to annual capacity building and training sessions covering diverse topics such as effective advocacy and digital security (at least 3 per year)
- Solidarity and Networking: Regular member meetings to foster inter-member knowledge sharing, networking, and alliance-building opportunities (at least 2 meetings per year)
- Public Education and Awareness Raising: Member profiles in the UNPO website, access to monthly newsletters sharing global opportunities for members to raise their voices, as well as access to our global platform to share members’ positions, needs, and grievances to a global audience.
Additional Services
If you are interested in additional support to that provided by the standard membership fee, you may pay an additional fee for an in-depth tailored project that includes one or a number of the following services:
- Global strategic planning: study, analysis and development of a strategic plan aligned with the community objectives
- Tailored global advocacy strategy: organization of meetings with international stakeholders and/or assistance in drafting reports and defending your case at a global level (United Nations, European Union, African Commission of Human Rights and other international/regional bodies relevant to your case)
- Tailored capacity building workshop(s) (additional trainings can be discussed case by case):
- Training of a representative of the community who would integrate the UNPO staff for one year in the Brussels or Geneva office, including the minimum salary for the trainee, a desk in the office and supervision from UNPO staff.
- Strategic communication: learn how to communicate your case
- Denouncing human rights abuses effectively: specific strategic training on bringing your case to human rights mechanisms
- Other workshops include personal cyber security training, tailored negotiating training, workshop on nonviolent movements, trainings on global diplomacy, business and human rights, and others.
- Annual strategic support: focused on each community’s case, UNPO secretariat may provide support for drafting additional reports and submissions, and/or monitor specific opportunities to raise your case at a regional and international level.
- Fact finding mission and report: support on the collection of information, evidence and assesment of human rights abuses affecting your community. The mission would be conducted by a staff member or a group of UNPO experts, depending on the case. After the fact finding mission is concluded, a report will be provided with a set of recommendations to international human rights bodies.
- Electoral Observation: election observation missions are designed to support our members in conducting elections that meet the highest standards. By analyzing the electoral process, these missions provide an indepenent and impartial assessment, ensuring transparency and integrity in the elections.
If you are interested in a tailored project or require further information, fill in the form below to request a meeting with the Secretariat.
