Candidates who pass selection steps will be retained in the roster and contacted when a need emerges in the field. The duration of these consultancies will be between 1 and 12 months. In order to complete your application, please fill in all required fields and upload your P11 (word documents only, NO scanned PDFs). You can download the form from the web: www.unhcr.org/recruit/p11new.doc, and you can download supplementary sheets for your P11 here: bit.ly/P11_SupplementarySheet.
The most important fact about vitamin A is the difference between retinoids and cartenoids. The vitamin A from animal sources is retinoids, also called retinol, while plant source vitamin A is carotenoids, such as beta carotene. Animal sources of retinol is bio-available, which means the body can utilize it.
While both retinol and Retin-A contain retinoids, they differ in their concentration. Retinol and other forms, such as retinal and retinyl palmitate are found in many over-the-counter anti-aging creams. While these all contain a form of vitamin A, the concentration of retinoids is weak. Retin-A is a prescription retinoid and is a brand name for tretinoin, which is the carboxylic acid form of vitamin A and was one of the early topical acne treatments. Retin-A is sold by prescription because its acid composition is much greater than in over-the-counter products.