UNFCCC announces Internships

UNFCCC Internships: United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) sets an overall framework for intergovernmental efforts to tackle the challenge posed by climate change.

UNFCCC’s internship program allows graduate students to gain insight into the work of the United Nations and provides assistance and training in various professional fields.

The normal duration of an internship is two months, which can be extended for an additional two months.

Internship Eligibility requirements:

i) An undergraduate degree should have been completed with work on a Master degree in progress. Applicants should therefore be enrolled in a recognized university course of study in fields related to the work of the UNFCCC secretariat (including economics, environmental sciences, international law, international relations, natural sciences, political science, human resources and/or public administration) at the time of application and during the internship.

ii) Applicants should be able to work in English.

Applicants pursuing their studies in countries where higher education is not divided into undergraduate and postgraduate stages should have completed at least four years of study and be a student at the time of application and during the internship.

Internship Periods and Application Deadlines:

The deadline for receipt of applications is generally around 2 months before the start of the internship period.

Mid-October; deadline for Spring internships (mid-January to mid-March).
End of March; deadline for Summer internships (early June to early August).
Mid-June; deadline for Fall internships (mid-September to mid November).

For more information and internship application see; UNFCCC Internships

United Nations Internship Programme – Nairobi

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United Nations Internship Programme – Nairobi: The United Nations Office at Nairobi offers internships for undergraduate and graduate students who are currently enrolled in an university program.

Internship programs are for a minimum of three and a maximum of six months. Interns will be placed with various departments of UNEP, UN-HABITAT and UNON in Nairobi only.

The UN secretariat has two working languages, English and French. Interns in Nairobi are expected to be fluent in at least one of the two working languages.

The Applicant Must:

1. Be currently enrolled in a third or fourth year of under-graduate (BA/BSc.) or in a graduate (Masters) or post-graduate (Ph D) programme, and will continue to be enrolled during the period of the internship and after.

(NB: applicants pursuing their studies in countries where higher education is not divided into undergraduate and graduate stages should have completed at least three years of university studies)

2. Submit an endorsement from the Nominating/Sponsoring Institution. (see application form)

3. Be willing to intern on a full-time basis spending five days a week for a period of not less than THREE MONTHS and not exceeding SIX MONTHS.

4. Send a letter of endorsement from his/her educational institution, attesting to the fact that he/she is currently a registered student and will continue to be enrolled for the envisaged period of the internship.

A letter from any one of the following personnel is suggested:

Dean of Students or dean of faculty
Registrar
Placement officer

Please ensure that an official letterhead or an official seal is used for the endorsement letter.