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Welcome to UNESCAP Internship Programme
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About UNESCAP : |
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The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific is the regional arm of the United Nations for the Asia-Pacific region, headquartered in Bangkok. With a membership of 62 Governments and a geographical scope that stretches from Turkey in the west to the Pacific island nation of Kiribati in the east, and from the Russian Federation in the north to New Zealand in the south, UNESCAP is the most comprehensive of the United Nations five regional commissions. It is also the largest United Nations body serving the Asia-Pacific region with over 600 staff. For more information on UNESCAP activities click here. |
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The Internship Programme: |
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UNESCAP provides opportunities for students who are enrolled in graduate programmes to undertake an internship with one of its diverse range of divisions and agencies, most of which are located at its Bangkok headquarters. |
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The programme aims to expose the intern to the day-to-day work and special missions of UNESCAP, promote a better understanding of international problems, and to introduce the intern to the unique and multinational work environment of the UN organization. |
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The programme will enhance the intern's educational experience through practical work and/or research, along with providing the host division at UNESCAP with able assistance in various specialized professional fields. |
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How to Apply: |
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Interested graduate students who meet the Eligibility Criteria should submit their application through an online system: Careers portal, after reading the Job Openings of the Internship Programme. Please note the varied deadlines for submitting applications as indicated in each internship announcement, which is generally one and a half months prior to the start of the Programme
For more information see Frequently asked questions
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Eligibility and Conditions
| Eligibility Criteria: |
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The internship programme is open to students who are enrolled in an advanced university degree (Master) or higher, or other graduate programme with specialization in an area which directly relates to ESCAP's substantive work programme. |
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The applicants who are pursuing their studies in countries where higher education is not divided into undergraduate and graduate stages must have completed at least three years of full-time studies at a university or equivalent institution towards the completion of a degree. |
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| Conditions: |
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The internship should
not exceed six months, with a minimum
period of two months. |
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The
intern will not be paid by the United
Nations and, will not be considered a staff member, hence, he/she will
not be entitled to the privileges
and immunities accorded to staff members
of the United Nations. |
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All
expenses connected with the internship,
such as travel costs, travel arrangements,
living accommodation, are the responsibility
of the intern or the sponsoring institution. |
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The
intern is responsible for obtaining
any necessary visas. |
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The
United Nations will not accept any
responsibility for costs arising from
accidents and/or illness incurred
during an internship and the intern,
therefore, should have a health insurance
coverage. |
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There
is no expectancy of employment at
the end of the internship and the
intern is not entitled to apply for
a regular position at the Professional
or higher level with the United Nations
during the period of the internship
and for six months immediately following
the expiration date thereof. |
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The
intern undertakes to conduct himself/herself
at all times in a manner compatible
with his/her responsibilities as a
participant in a United Nations internship
programme. |
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The
intern must keep confidential any
and all unpublished information made
known during the course of the internship
and not publish any reports or paper
on the basis of information obtained
except with the authorization of the
United Nations |
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The
intern will provide written notice
in case of illness or other unavoidable
circumstances which might prevent
him/her from fulfilling the internship. |
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| Requests for other general information may
be addressed either by e-mail to escap-internship@un.org
or by mail to the Human Resources Management Section
(HRMS), UNESCAP, United Nations Building, Rajdamnern
Avenue, Bangkok 10200, Thailand. |
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