United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
About
Student Opportunities
UNCTAD is a permanent intergovernmental body The UNCTAD internship is unpaid and full-time, i.e. an established by the United Nations General Assembly in intern is expected to work five days per week. 1964.
Given the current modalities of work at the United
They support developing countries to access the benefits Nations Offices around the world (work online from
of a globalized economy more fairly and effectively, and home), the intern will be expected to work from home they help equip countries to deal with the potential and will not be required to move physically to New York. drawbacks of greater economic integration. To do this, Applicants from developing countries with a maximum they provide analysis, facilitate consensus-building, and 6 hours time difference with New York are thus
offer technical assistance. This enables countries to use particularly encouraged to apply. Interns are expected
trade, investment, finance, and technology as vehicles for to have the necessary IT equipment and connection to inclusive and sustainable development.
attend online meetings. Software to conduct work will
Working at the national, regional, and global level, the UNCTAD's efforts help countries to: -
Comprehend
options
development challenges
to
address
be provided.
Carrying out their tasks under the supervision of a senior staff member, the intern will perform the following
macro-level functions:
- Monitor and provide summaries of relevant UN
- Achieve beneficial integration into the international meetings of the General Assembly, ECOSOC and other. trading system
Support activities with UN institutions, among others:
commodities
- Assist in the preparation of UNCTAD's briefings and
- Diversify economies to make them less dependent on ECOSOC Secretariat, DESA, OHRLLS. - Limit their exposure to financial volatility and debt
meetings. Provide support to UNCTAD staff on mission to
- Attract investment and make it more development New York by organizing meetings with representatives friendly
of Member States, UN Departments and Agencies and
- Promote entrepreneurship and innovation
- Update and improving information contained in the
- Increase access to digital technologies - Help local firms move up value chains
- Speed up the flow of goods across borders - Protect consumers from abuse
- Curb regulations that stifle competition
other stakeholders as necessary.
NYO databases and performing Internet-based research and information cataloguing related to the work of UNCTAD.
- Adapt to climate change and use natural resources more Opportunities appear on the UN careers website: effectively
https://careers.un.org/lbw/home.aspx?viewtype=SJ&ex
What kind of work?
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Employees work on ad hoc projects relating to investment,
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international trade, technology, economics and various Graduate Opportunities others.
Location
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Switzerland
Recent graduates are also encouraged to apply to the aforementioned UNCTAD internship program.
