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Photo credit: UNDP-Pacific Office By: Chelsea Sidloski, MIPP Hi there! It’s me again happy to update you all with a third blog post about my internship with the United Nations Development Programme-Gender Division at the Pacific Office in Suva, Fiji. I am currently writing from my desk at home in downtown Toronto, Ontario where I […]

Photo credit: UNDP Capture-Gender Division By: Chelsea Sidloski, MIPP Hello! My name is Chelsea Sidloski, and this is my second blog post about working remotely as a Junior Professional Consultant (JPC) in the UNDP Gender Department at the Pacific Office based out of Suva, Fiji. With having gained experience in a number of projects over

Photo credit: Habitat for Humanity Australia By Aleyna Agor, MIPP I have been working as a Junior Professional Consultant (JPC) at UNESCO New Delhi for about two months now. Under the supervision of the Head of the Education Unit and Programme Specialist, I meet the New Delhi team remotely and provide them support in the areas

Photo credit: Chelsea Sidloski By: Chelsea Sidloski, MIPP Gender Equality is a fundamental human right that is an inherent component and indicator of economic growth and development. In Fiji and across the South Pacific islands, structural gender inequality and discrimination against women exists in various socioeconomic spheres such as women’s economic participation, government representation, and

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

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

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