Opportunities

Jobs at the United Nations

The United Nations employs more than 14,000 people serving in different parts of the world. In accordance with the principles of the charter, the paramount consideration in the appointment, transfer or promotion of staff shall be the necessity for securing the highest standard of efficiency, competency, and integrity. For more information visit Jobs at the United Nations.

Internships

While the Youth Unit itself is unable to consider applications for internships, it does take interns from time to time through the United Nations Headquarters Internship Programme. We have compiled a list of internships available throughout the United Nations Systems and other international organisations.

United Nations Volunteers programme (UNV)

The United Nations Volunteers programme (UNV) is the UN organization that supports human development globally by promoting volunteerism and by mobilising volunteers. It is administered by UNDP and operates amidst growing recognition that volunteerism makes important contributions, economically and socially, to more cohesive societies by building trust and reciprocity among citizens. Every year some 5,000 UN Volunteers from more than 150 different nationalities actively support the programmes of the United Nations itself and almost all UN funds, programmes and specialized agencies. For more information: UN Volunteers - http://www.unv.org

CONGO - Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations

The Youth Advisory Committee to the Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations (CONGO YAC) A new programme currently under development that aims to increase the involvement of youth people in the United Nations is a Youth Advisory Committee to the Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations (CONGO). CONGO is an independent, international, not-for-profit membership association of non-governmental organizations that facilitates the participation of NGOs in United Nations debates and decisions. CONGO is most active in the major UN centers of New York, Geneva, and Vienna, but extends its work to all regions of the world. For more information: CONGO - Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations

Youth Representatives

Participation in decision-making is one of the key priority areas of the UN's agenda on youth. The most direct form of youth participation at the United Nations has been through the inclusion of youth representatives in a country's official delegation to the United Nations General Assembly.

Youth representatives usually participate at General Assembly meetings in New York for at least two weeks which could be from about mid-September through the first half of November. The role of a youth representative varies depending on priorities of Member State delegations. Many youth representatives are responsible for delivering a statement to the Third Committee, the part of the General Assembly that deals with social, humanitarian and cultural issues. Learn how you can become a Youth Representative.