United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR): Internship Programme

Internships for graduate students are available at the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). These internships are intended to: a) increase the intern's understanding of current human rights issues at the international level and give them an insight into the work of the United Nations and OHCHR in particular; and b) provide OHCHR and the United Nations Human Rights mechanisms with the assistance and contribution of outstanding young students or graduates. The relationship between the Organization and the intern is one of mutual benefit. Interns are assigned to an organizational unit of OHCHR according to the needs of the Office and their own areas of interest. They are involved in: researching human rights issues, drafting analytical papers and reports, providing substantive and technical servicing of meetings, backstopping fact-finding and technical cooperation activities as well as field operations and supporting other OHCHR activities, depending on the exigencies of the Office. As part of the internship programme, OHCHR endeavours to brief interns through a series of information sessions on human rights issues conducted by staff of the Office. Interns are assigned to work with a supervisor who is responsible for providing them with a description of duties and a work plan.

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Organization Name

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR)

www.ohchr.org/EN/AboutUs/Pages/InternshipProgramme.aspx

Organization Mandate

The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), a department of the United Nations Secretariat, is mandated to promote and protect the realization, by all people, of all rights established in the Charter of the United Nations and in international human rights laws and treaties. The mandate includes preventing human rights violations, securing respect for all human rights, promoting international cooperation to protect human rights, coordinating related activities throughout the United Nations, and strengthening and streamlining the United Nations system in the field of human rights.

Address

UNOG-OHCHR, 1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland

Telephone

(41) 22 917 9000

Non-profit organization?

Regions

North America, Central America, South America, Caribbean, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Central Asia, East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, Middle East, North Africa, Central Africa, Eastern Africa, Southern Africa, Oceania

Duration

1-3 months, 3-6 months

Age (max)

Price range

n/a

Application process and requirements

Participants in the internship programme are selected from graduate students and holders of graduate level degrees in disciplines related to the work of the United Nations, e.g. International Law, Political Science, History, Social Sciences. Preference will be given to those, within these disciplines, who have specialized in human rights issues. Typically, interns do not have previous working experience of this nature. Applicants must be sponsored by an academic institution. United Nations internships are not remunerated and interns are not considered officials or staff members of the Organization. Travel costs and living expenses must be borne by the interns themselves or by a sponsoring institution. Interns are responsible for making their own travel arrangements and for obtaining visas. Applicants should submit the following documentation: - a covering letter stating the reason for applying to the internship programme, indicating the benefits which are expected to be derived from the internship and career goals; - a duly completed and signed internship application form; - a list of courses taken and transcripts of grades; - sample of their research work.

Language

Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish

Applicants must have a good command of at least two of the six official languages of the United Nations.

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