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Photo credit: UNICEF/UN0685096/Magray By: Larissa Prata Varella, MIPP Winter has turned to Spring here in Canada, which means that my remote internship with the UNESCO New Delhi Multisectoral Regional Office is coming to an end. In this final blog post, I would like to share my insights into what I believe makes the ideal candidate […]

Photo Credit: UNDP Pacific Office, 2023 By: Mackenzie White, MAGG Hi everyone/Bula! It is bittersweet to be writing my final blog post for this internship experience as a Junior Professional Consultant (JPC) with the UNDP Pacific Office in Fiji, and the IDDIPs programme through UNA-Canada. While my last two blog posts provided technical insight into the

Photo credit: Shaza Ahmed By Shaza Ahmed, MAGG Words fall short of my gratitude at being able to experience this internship opportunity in-person at the UNDP Pacific Office. I have the privilege of working and living in another country, learning about a new culture, and making some impact. Not only is this opportunity in another

Photo credit: UNESCO By Saya Soma, MAGG One of the benefits of interning at UNESCO is the access to its career development resources prepared by the Headquarters in Paris for the interns. In the past month and a half while interning at the UNESCO New Delhi Cluster Office, I have attended several online workshops for

Photo credit: UNESCO By Larissa Prata Varella, MIPP Sitting here in my home office in Waterloo, Canada, I am writing this post a little sleepy after having two meetings this week that ended past midnight due to being in a different time zone. A downside of working remotely. However, my 19-year-old self starting her bachelor’s

Photo credit: UNESCO By Aleyna Agor, MIPP It was not long ago that my Google search history was filled with questions similar to the following: What to do if you want to work for the UN? How can I intern with the UN? How to get a job at the UN? What qualifications do I