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Office of the UN Ombudsman and Mediation Services is accepting applications for an unpaid internship in its New York headquarters. The temporary position is full-time and will last at least four months. Duties will depend on the intern's experience and needs of the program, but may include: outreach and advocacy; support preparing data and reports; and conducting research.Applicants must be an enrolled student (or within a year after graduation) and be computer literate in standard software applications. Fluency in English is required; knowledge of French or another official UN language is desirable. The posting period for the internship ends March 30, 2019. (UN Careers.)
With a yearly budget of ~$11 million it is disappointing to see an office this size (in the 2nd most expensive metro area in the US) advertise an unpaid position.
ReplyDeleteI agree. There has been some pushback against the UN in the past and some good reporting by the Nation, the Guardian, and the Economist (https://www.thenation.com/article/why-doesnt-the-united-nations-pay-its-interns/; https://www.theguardian.com/global-development-professionals-network/2016/aug/22/when-will-the-united-nations-address-its-unjust-internship-policy; https://www.economist.com/the-economist-explains/2015/08/20/why-the-un-doesnt-pay-its-interns). It seems like a systemic problem, which makes it even more ironic that it happens in UNOMS.
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