Intern in the Environment and Climate Change Unit

Overview

The intern will provide assistance in substantive areas of work for the Environment and Climate Change Unit, focusing on research, drafting materials, and supporting events related to environmental action and human rights.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct research on substantive areas of work of the Environment and Climate Change Unit.
• Support the drafting of a range of materials including reports, publications, newsletters and briefings.
• Support the organization of events on issues related to the right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment.
• Follow and support OHCHR engagement in a range of meetings, consultations, and briefings, including webinars, Multilateral Environmental Agreements COPs and the Human Rights Council.
• Monitor the latest scientific evidence and developments related to environmental crises, nuclear legacies, and their human rights impacts.
• Support coordination with and the dissemination of information to OHCHR colleagues and partners.
• Support the preparation of Human Rights Council mandated activities.
• Support efforts to strengthen OHCHR work to advance the right to a healthy environment at the regional and country level.

Required Experience

Applicants to the UN Internship Programme are not required to have professional work experience. However, a field of study that is closely related to the type of internship that you are applying for is required.

Qualifications

Applicants must meet one of the following requirements: (a) be enrolled in, or have completed, a graduate school programme in Law, International relations, Political Science, Development or related subject (second university degree or equivalent, or higher); (b) be enrolled in, or have completed, the final academic year of a first university degree programme in Law, International relations, Political Science, Development or related subject (minimum bachelor’s degree or equivalent). Applicants must be a student in the final year of the first university degree (bachelor or equivalent), Master’s or Ph.D. Programme or equivalent, or have completed a Bachelor’s, Master’s or Ph.D. Programme. Knowledge in the field of human rights and/or the environment is desirable. Applicants should have good knowledge of standard software applications, especially MS Word, MS PowerPoint, and MS Teams.

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