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 need to work […]
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Photo credit: UNDP Pacific Office | Gender Division By Mackenzie White, MAGG Hello! My name is Mackenzie White, and this is my first blog post about working remotely as a Junior Professional Consultant (JPC) in gender and sustainability with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Pacific Office in Fiji. This incredible opportunity is the final
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Photo credit: Saya Soma By Saya Soma, MAGG As I write this blog at my flat in New Delhi, snacking on kalakand (Indian milk cake) and listening to the sound of infamously busy streets, I feel grateful for how much the world has progressed in managing the COVID-19 pandemic and privileged to be able to
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Photo credit: United Nations By Andrew Horne, MIPP As I am currently interning with UN-Habitat, my blog for this month will focus on how UN-Habitat addresses the concerns of global youth in an increasingly young world. In the last several decades, there has been an explosion in the global population of youth, with these changing
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Photo credit: Eurasia Review By: Ashley Mungai, MAGG I’m constantly in shock that it has barely been two months since the crisis in Ukraine began, yet the impacts of this crisis have devastated the lives of millions of Ukrainians and will echo for decades to come. Working virtually for IOM Ukraine, I receive daily reports
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Photo credit: Engin_Akyurt/Pixabay By: Haily Eggleston, MIPP Interning at IOM Ukraine during the war has provided me with insight into how much work goes into humanitarian relief, particularly in times of crisis. During times like these, we all hear about the extraordinary acts of bravery that happen, but there are so many more things that
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Photo credit: IOM By Ashley Mungai, MAGG student It has been nearly a month since the war broke out and the Ukrainian crisis began. Unfortunately, the reality on the ground keeps getting worse and worse. Our situation reports suggest that at least 12 million people are in need within Ukraine, and as of 16 March,
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Photo credit: Reuters/Valentyn Ogirenko By Ashley Mungai, MAGG I always knew that an internship in the UN system would change my life. However, I had no idea just how much of an understatement this would be. My name is Ashley Mungai, and I am currently finishing up my MAGG program. I am an international student
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Photo credit: ELG21/Pixabay By Haily Eggleston, MIPP When the Russian Federation launched a broad military offensive against Ukraine, I honestly thought that was the end of my internship. Up until that point, I had been working on interview questions for other units as part of a mapping exercise of private sector and civil society partners
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Photo credit: Pixabay By Haily Eggleston, MIPP When I began looking at post-graduate study programs, the Master of International Public Policy (MIPP) program at the Balsillie School of International Affairs immediately caught my eye, so much so that it was the only program I applied for. There were a number of factors that led me
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Photo credit: UNDP Viet Nam By Joanna Hausen, MIPP When I was first introduced to the portfolio of activities for the GCF funded Coastal Resilience Project in Viet Nam, I was excited to see how it all weaved together. Although I am focused mostly on the component of the project that is concerned with compiling disaster
Photo credit: Merran Eby By Kestrel DeMarco, MAGG One of the first things people ask me when I tell them about my internship with UNDP is whether I’ll be able to go to Viet Nam. Unfortunately, because of COVID, what would have been a six-month internship based out of Viet Nam has been a six-month
