Photo credit: Nathalie Gatti By Nathalie Gatti, MAGG Sabaidee, Hello again from Laos! The past two months have absolutely flown by. In Vientiane, the dry season has just started, meaning lots of holidays, events, tourists, and an incredibly busy work schedule. As tourist season ramps up, it is a great reminder to explore Southeast Asia […]
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Photo credit: Sarah Hamm By Sarah Hamm, MIPP When I first arrived in Vientiane, Laos, I was eager and admittedly quite nervous to find my place within such a large organization and a completely new environment. Like many people drawn to international development, I arrived in Laos with a desire to make a difference. However,
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Photo credit: Frances Northeast By Frances Northeast, MAGG Sousdei! It has been two months since I first joined WFP Cambodia, and the time has flown by! Since my last blog post, I have completed and submitted a report to a donor country, and I am currently working on the draft report for another donor country.
Photo credit: Kianna Low-A-Chee By Kianna Low-A-Chee, MIPP Since September, I have been working with Project Ploughshares researching AI and emerging technology. On the 17th of October 2025, I had the privilege of delivering a joint statement on behalf of Project Ploughshares and many other civil society organizations to the United Nations 80th First Committee
Photo credit: Nathalie Gatti By Nathalie Gatti, MAGG Sabaidee from Vientiane, Laos! As I approach the end of my first month here at UNDP Lao PDR, I have so much to reflect on. My month has been absolutely jam-packed with work, travel, and incredible experiences. As one of three interns from the Balsillie School currently
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Photo credit: Sierra Van Tent By Sierra Van Tent, MIPP Reflecting on my first six weeks in Lao PDR as a Research and Data Analysis Intern with UNDP, I can confidently say this has been one of the most enriching personal and professional experiences I’ve had. In a short time, I’ve learned a great deal
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Photo credit: Frances Northeast By Frances Northeast, MAGG Chum reap Suor! Knyom Chhmuas Frances, and at the beginning of September, I left Canada—the only place I’ve ever really known—to move halfway across the world to Southeast Asia for a six-month placement with the United Nations. It has been a month since I started my internship
Photo credit: Christy Lorenz By Christy Lorenz, MIPP Working as a Programme Assistant in Resilience and Climate Change (RCC) for UNDP Pacific has been the culmination of many years of study and sacrifice, working hard to achieve good grades, to get into a good school with a good scholarship, to get better grades, to get
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Photo credit: Christy Lorenz By Christy Lorenz, MIPP When I first received the news that I would be moving to Fiji to work as a Resilience and Climate Change (RCC) Programme Assistant for UNDP Pacific, my mind went wild with possibilities. Freshly equipped with a Master of International Public Policy degree and brimming with ideas,
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Photo credit: Christy Lorenz By Christy Lorenz, MIPP Bula vinaka to family, friends, colleagues, and readers near and far! I’m writing to you from Suva, Fiji, where I work as a Programme Assistant with the Resilience and Climate Change (RCC) team at the United Nations Development Programme’s Pacific Office. As a recent Master of International
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Photo credit: Madelyn Rawlyk By Madelyn Rawlyk, MAGG From our view on the boardwalk, the horizon was a picture of sustainability: proud windmills in the distance standing tall above a lush mangrove forest, backed by clear blue skies and sweltering sun. Just below us, fishermen and members of the local community wait on small rafts and
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Photo credit: Madelyn Rawlyk By Madelyn Rawlyk, MAGG The root tasted like I thought it would: earthy but fresh, somewhat herbal (?), and reminiscent of rhubarb or raspberries maybe. I wasn’t quite sure what it was, but I had full confidence in the Dao woman who had handed it to me and motioned to eat.
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