United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD

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. Working at the national, regional, and global level, the - Curb regulations that stifle competition Employees work on ad hoc projects relating to investment, Switzerland 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 UNCTAD's efforts help countries to: Carrying out their tasks under the supervision of a senior - Comprehend options to address macro-level functions: development challenges - 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: - Diversify economies to make them less dependent on ECOSOC Secretariat, DESA, OHRLLS. commodities - Assist in the preparation of UNCTAD's briefings and - 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 - Increase access to digital technologies other stakeholders as necessary. - Promote entrepreneurship and innovation - Update and improving information contained in the - Help local firms move up value chains NYO databases and performing Internet-based research - Speed up the flow of goods across borders and information cataloguing related to the work of - Protect consumers from abuse 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? 0442044&bydate=0&occnet=0&lang=en-US international trade, technology, economics and various Graduate Opportunities others. Recent graduates are also encouraged to apply to the

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