The current COVID-19 situation unveils the precariousness of United Nations interns. A recent survey by the Fair Internship Initiative (FII) shows that many UN entities failed…
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As Covid-19 impacts our daily lives, many interns are facing uncertainty. In order to support interns in this unprecedented situation, we want to better understand…
Comments closedFor the very first time, the Fair Internship Initiative has created a quality score for the UN Internships.
Comments closedOctober 2018 The United Nations High-level Committee on Management decided to launch an informal inter-agency review group to consider all aspects related to internship programmes…
Comments closed[15 October 2018] Following the release of the Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) review of the UN internship programme, and as part of a UN-wide reform…
Comments closed[25 May 2018] Wonderful news coming out of the the 71st World Health Assembly! Algeria, Bolivia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Ghana, Guyana, Haiti, Indonesia, Jamaica, Kenya,…
Comments closed[17 May 2018] The World Health Organization (WHO) announced «with immediate effect, will offer health insurance to all current and future interns in all duty stations». Previously, it…
Comments closedFor the first time, an independent report will reveal key data on UN internships, their conditions of work and analyse the effect of unpaid UN…
Comments closedDear Director-General da Silva, (Dear Mr Demachkie,) Subject: Review of the FAO internship and volunteers programme It has been brought to the attention of…
Comments closedUNITAR (the United Nations Institute for Training and Research) has increased their monthly “lump-sum” to interns and trainees from 300 CHF a month to 700…
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