| PLEASE NOTE: The United Nations Environment Programme New York Office (UNEP/NYO) Internship Programme is in no way connected with recruitment for
employment at the United Nations Environment Programme or the United Nations and there should be no expectancy of such. Interns wishing to be considered for
employment with UNEP or the United Nations, even if otherwise fully qualified, are not eligible for employment either during their internship or within the six-month period
immediately after the internship. Please note also that entry-level Professional posts reserved for external recruitment are filled through national competitive examinations
organized each year in a number of Member States. The Programme is not to be used by interns solely for the purpose of conducting full-time personal
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1. The present information note covers the internship programme administered in New York by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP/NYO).
PURPOSE
2. The purpose of the programme is to promote a better understanding of major environmental issues confronting the world as well as emerging trends
and to offer insights as to how the United Nations Environment Programme responds to these global and regional concerns.
OVERALL STRUCTURE OF THE PROGRAMME
3. The UNEP/NYO Internship Programme consists of 3 three-month periods throughout the year: mid-January to mid-April; mid-April to mid-July and early
September to end of December.
4. While the internship programme is on a full-time basis, the intern, working under the supervision of a UNEP/NYO staff member, usually spends between fifteen (15) and twenty (20) hours a week carrying out their assignment.
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
5. The following criteria are used to determine eligibility for the UNEP/NYO's Internship Programme:
a) Applicants should be enrolled in a Master's or Ph.D. degree programme in a graduate school at the time of application and also during the internship;
and
b) Applicants pursuing their studies in countries where higher education is not divided into undergraduate and graduate stages should have completed at
least three years of university studies.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE
6. Graduate students who are interested in doing an internship at UNEP/NYO should submit a completed application form with part II filled out by the
Office of the Dean of the graduate school in question or by the relevant Permanent Mission to the United Nations. Grade transcripts or lists of courses
taken and, if available, a sample of research work in English or French should accompany the application. Applicants should also submit an essay, written
in English or French, stating the purpose of the internship. Applications should be sent to UNEP/NYO no earlier than six months and no later than two
months before the start of the internship.
7. For application information, write or fax UNEP/NYO Internship Programme, 2 UN Plaza, Rm DC2-0803, New York, NY 10017, fax: (212) 963-7341 or e-mail: internship@nyo.unep.org . The
application form is available for download here: App_Form.pdf
CONDITIONS OF INTERNSHIP
8. Interns are not paid. Costs of travel and accommodation, as well as living expenses, are the responsibility of interns or their sponsoring institutions.
9. Interns are responsible for obtaining the necessary visas and arranging their travel to UNEP/NYO.
10. The United Nations accepts no responsibility for costs arising from accidents and/or illness incurred during an internship. Therefore, candidates for
internship must show proof of valid regular as well as major medical insurance coverage.
11. Interns must keep confidential, and cannot publish any information obtained during the course of the internship, except with the explicit authorization of
the United Nations Environment Programme.
