Frequently Asked Questions

Q.Does the UN offer scholarships to undergraduate and post graduate students?

A. The UN does not offer scholarships to students, but Fellowships to postgraduate students working in non-profit making organizations like the government and its agencies. For more information on this, write to the UNDP at 11, Oyinkan-Abayomi Drive, Ikoyi, Lagos or UNESCO at Plot No.777 Bouake Street, off Rabat Road, off Herbert Macaulay Way, Wuse Zone 6, Abuja, Nigeria. *However, the publication "Study Abroad" published by UNESCO, which lists the institutions offering scholarships, is available for consultation at the UNIC library in Lagos, Nigeria.

Q.Does the UN offer financial assistance or sponsor projects?

A. The United Nations cannot provide the assistance you requested. The United Nations is an organization of sovereign States. As such, its funds are allocated only to programmes which have been officially approved by the Membership of the Organization. It does not provide financial assistance to private organizations or individuals. United Nations Specialized Agencies, Funds and Programmes in Nigeria include: WHO, ILO, UNDP, UNICEF, UNFPA, UNIDO, UNDCP, UNHCR, UNESCO, WMO, UNIFEM and FAO.

Q. Our library is in dire need of new books in Physics, mathematics, social sciences, engineering. Also we need computer systems, reprographic equipment and funds to sustain annual subscriptions to periodicals and Internet service providers.

A. The Centre donates only United Nations publications and the subject areas are limited to the activities of the UN. Such areas include Peacekeeping, Disarmament, Human rights, Economic and Social affairs, Health, Industrial development, Trade and development, Human Development, Environment, Regional Development, Education Food and Agriculture, International Law etc.

Q.Does the UN issue Passports? How about the “World Passport?”

A. No, neither the United Nations nor its Agencies issue or authorize the issuance of Passports or travel documents to the public. The issuance of passports, other travel documents and visas to private individuals is exclusively a function of national authorities. The “World Passport” is issued by a USA based Human rights Non-Governmental Organization. The document is acquired in support of Human rights. It is however not a travel document.