AI Fellowships, Trainings & Workshops

Building AI capacity across Member States.

Across the UN system, a diverse portfolio of AI capacity-building programmes are being developed and deployed to strengthen AI skills, knowledge, and expertise for Member States, through a range of initiatives including training programmes, mentoring schemes, research placements, communities of practice, and fellowships. In line with paragraph 86 of the WSIS+20 outcome document, this page responds to the call for the UN Inter-Agency Working Group on Artificial Intelligence, in consultation with Action Line Facilitators, to map system-wide capacity-building efforts on AI, providing an accessible and consolidated overview of ongoing and upcoming activities.

This includes AI fellowships available within the UN system that can help provide sustained, structured support to build advanced AI expertise, leadership capacity, and long-term institutional capabilities within the public sector through funding, mentorship, research, and practical application.

IOM
Mongolia Cyber-Crime Investigations: Mongolia's first AI training to fight trafficking online
Asia and the Pacific Mongolia

A year-long project to equip Mongolian law-enforcement officials with AI-based and open-source intelligence (OSINT) techniques to investigate human-trafficking cases in the digital era. Launched in July 2023 in collaboration with the Bali Process Regional Support Office (RSO) and the Coordination Council of Crimes Prevention of Mongolia, and supported by the IOM Development Fund, the project delivered the first artificial-intelligence-based cyber-crime investigation training to law enforcement in Mongolia. Through a unique multi-workshop format, the same officers from six law-enforcement and intelligence agencies built skills across three OSINT sessions over six months (Jan–Jun 2024), covering search-engine techniques, officer privacy and safety, digital-footprint analysis, semi-automated and automated data scraping, and the use of AI-generated tools (e.g. ChatGPT), with each technique applied to trafficking-in-persons case studies. The work responds to traffickers' growing misuse of social media, dating apps and false job advertisements, and aligns with Mongolia's Vision-2050 and Digital Nation strategies and the IOM Strategic Plan's emphasis on protecting migrants through evidence-based, innovative solutions.

Activity Type Trainings/WorkshopsTechnical Assistance
UNESCO
UNESCO Intercultural Leadership Programme 2026 Edition: Human Connection and Dialogue in the Age of AI (Cohort Application Open)
Global Not Applicable

UNESCO has launched the global call for applications for the second edition of the Youth for Peace: UNESCO Intercultural Leadership Programme, a global initiative supporting emerging leaders (aged 25-45) who use intercultural dialogue to foster peace, social cohesion and inclusive community action. The 2026 edition will focus on the theme “Human Connection and Dialogue in the Age of AI.”

UNESCO is looking for candidates who are exploring how AI can be leveraged to strengthen human connection, foster dialogue across differences, and advance positive social impact, for example in areas such as: AI ethics, digital transformation, digital inclusion, intercultural dialogue, peacebuilding, social cohesion, youth leadership, education, science policy, and community-based action.

Over the course of the programme, 50 selected participants will: Take part in high-level online masterclasses and peer-to-peer exchanges from October to December 2026; Receive USD 10,000 in seed funding to design and implement a dialogue-based community initiative from January to July 2027; Benefit from mentorship and leadership development opportunities; Join a global community of emerging intercultural leaders and UNESCO’s Global Youth Alumni Network; Participate in the UNESCO Global Youth Dialogue for Peace in China in Q3/Q4 2027, subject to confirmation.

Applications are open until 19 July 2026 at 23:59 CEST, Paris time.
Full details and the application form are available here: https://www.unesco.org/en/call-applications-2026?hub=181405

Activity Type Networks/Mentorship/ExchangeFellowship
UNIDIR
UNIDIR Women in AI Fellowship
Global Not Applicable

The UNIDIR Women in AI Fellowship seeks to counter the chronic under-representation of women in international security processes, where only one in every three diplomats accredited to arms control, non-proliferation and disarmament forums is a woman.
This capacity-building initiative equips women diplomats with the expertise to explore the latest and emerging AI applications from policy, legal and technical lens. Fellows develop the knowledge and skills required to engage effectively in multilateral AI discussions in the field of international peace and security.

Activity Type Trainings/WorkshopsPolicy/Regulatory GuidanceNetworks/Mentorship/ExchangeFellowship
UNU
UN AI Coach
Global Indonesia

UNU Macau provides a tool that helps policymakers and UN staff use generative AI (LLMs) effectively, reliably, and ethically. It offers guidance on identifying and avoiding biases, while teaching users how to frame prompts to obtain information from trustworthy sources.

Activity Type AI Tools/SolutionsTrainings/Workshops
UN ECLAC
eLAC Digital Agenda
Latin America and the Caribbean ArgentinaBoliviaBrazilChileColombiaCosta RicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEl SalvadorHondurasJamaicaMexicoPanamaPeruUruguayVenezuela

The eLAC Digital Agenda is the intergovernmental regional policy framework coordinated by ECLAC to advance digital transformation in Latin America and the Caribbean. Artificial Intelligence has become one of its strategic priorities, fostering regional cooperation on AI governance, productive adoption, digital infrastructure, data governance, digital skills, and innovation.

Activity Type Trainings/WorkshopsTechnical AssistanceResearch/Reports/AssessmentsPolicy/Regulatory GuidanceAwareness/AdvocacyNetworks/Mentorship/Exchange
UN ECLAC
Regulatory Sandboxes for Artificial Intelligence (RESMA Methodology)
Latin America and the Caribbean ArgentinaBarbadosBoliviaBrazilChileColombiaCosta RicaCubaDominican RepublicEcuadorEl SalvadorGuatemalaHaitiHondurasMexicoPanamaParaguayPeruSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesTrinidad and Tobago

RESMA is a methodological framework for designing and implementing regulatory sandboxes that enable governments to safely test innovative digital technologies, including AI, under controlled regulatory environments. The methodology provides guidance for regulatory experimentation while balancing innovation, consumer protection, and public interest

Activity Type Trainings/WorkshopsResearch/Reports/AssessmentsPolicy/Regulatory Guidance
UN ECLAC
Guide for Implementing AI Projects in the Public Sector
Latin America and the Caribbean Antigua and BarbudaArgentinaBarbadosBoliviaBrazilChileColombiaCosta RicaCubaDominican RepublicEcuadorEl SalvadorJamaicaMexicoPanamaParaguayPeruSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesUruguay

A practical implementation guide designed to support public institutions throughout the lifecycle of AI projects—from problem identification and feasibility assessment to procurement, governance, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation. The guide promotes responsible, transparent, and human-centered AI aligned with international best practices.

Activity Type Trainings/WorkshopsResearch/Reports/AssessmentsPolicy/Regulatory Guidance
ILOITUUNRISD
Research Coalition on AI for Equity and Inclusion (ReCoAIEI)
Global Not Applicable

The Research Coalition on AI for Equity and Inclusion (ReCoAIEI), convened by the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD), brings together researchers and institutions committed to advancing knowledge on the social, economic, and political dimensions of artificial intelligence.

The coalition examines the political economy of AI and its implications for equity, inclusion, democracy and sustainable development. Rather than treating AI governance as a purely technical or regulatory challenge, ReCoAIEI situates AI within political economy, focusing on its implications for the production and distribution of power and resources. It seeks to provide evidence and policy insights that shape a structure of good governance for equity and inclusion at the national, regional and global levels. It addresses various aspects of AI governance. including languages and cultures, which are the basis of an AI-generated cultural ecosystem.

In addition to collaborative research, the coalition serves as a platform for knowledge exchange, dialogue, and dissemination on AI for equity and inclusion. It aims to strengthen connections among researchers, policymakers, public and social security administration, practitioners, and international organizations working to ensure that AI contributes to sustainable and inclusive development.

To maintain momentum between Geneva 2026 and New York 2027, coalition partners envisage undertaking a series of collaborative activities during 2026–2027, including:

• Joint research projects and publications;
• Collaborative policy briefs and policy dialogues;
• Capacity-building and knowledge-sharing activities;
• Coordinated engagement with the Global Dialogue process on AI governance.

Specific commitments and activities will be developed collectively by coalition members and partners.

Activity Type Trainings/WorkshopsResearch/Reports/AssessmentsPolicy/Regulatory GuidanceAwareness/AdvocacyNetworks/Mentorship/Exchange