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United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
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UNFPA is the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency. Our mission is to deliver a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person's potential is fulfilled. Graduate Opportunities UNFPA uses the personnel categories employed across the United Nations system. Within each category, there What kind of work? A specialized agency such as UNFPA focuses on achieving universal access to sexual and reproductive health, realizing productive rights, and reducing maternal mortality, and to accelerate progress on the International are different levels, which reflect increasing levels of responsibilities and requirements. The information in this section will help you decide which personnel category, and what level, you fit into. This will be useful when you start searching and applying for jobs. Conference on Population and Development (ICDP) agenda. Broadly speaking, there are three distinct staff categories for personnel at UNFPA, and in the UN system as a whole. Location Click on the categories below for more information: New York (Headquarters), various regional and liaison offices around the world - Professional (P) and Director (D) staff - General Service (G) staff Student Opportunities - National Professional Officers (NO) The UNFPA Internship Programme offers a small group of outstanding students the opportunity to acquire direct exposure to UNFPA operations. It is designed to complement development-oriented studies with practical experience in various aspects of UNFPA work. There are also other kinds of employment and opportunities at UNFPA and in the UN. These are not necessarily staff positions, but they are roles that support UNFPA's work around the world. Applicants should have expressed interest in the field of development; ability to adapt to new environments and More info: https://www.unfpa.org/resources/united-nations-staff-categories work with individuals from different cultural backgrounds. Interns work under the supervision of a staff member at UNFPA. The background of the interns is matched with the needs of the organization. Fun Fact / Recent Project Family Planning Family planning is central to women’s empowerment and sustainable development. Today, more than 300 Candidates for the internship programme are selected on a competitive basis. The profiles of the interns are matched with the needs of the organization. The following qualifications are required for consideration: million women in developing countries are using contraception, but more than 214 million women who want to plan their births do not have access to modern family planning. - Students should be enrolled in an advanced degree programme or have graduated within the last 12 months; - Students must have written and spoken proficiency in English; fluency in French, Spanish or Arabic is an asset. UNFPA works with governments and partners to promote universal access to quality, integrated sexual and reproductive health services. UNFPA also promotes comprehensive sexuality education and youth leadership, which empower young people to exercise autonomy, choice and participation with regard to their sexual and reproductive health and rights.
