UN Office for Disarmament Affairs
Closing date: 30 Nov 2012
About UNREC:
At the twenty-first Assembly of the Organization of African Unity, held in Addis Ababa from 18 to 20 July 1985, the Heads of State and Government called upon the Secretary-General of the United Nations to establish a regional office in Africa to promote peace, disarmament and development.
On 16 December 1985, in response to this call and reaffirming its previous resolutions on regional disarmament, the General Assembly adopted a resolution creating the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa - UNREC (resolution A/Res/40/151/G). UNREC was established within the framework of the Secretariat on 1 January 1986 in Lomé, Togo, and is part of the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs.
UNREC internship programme:
UNREC offers a limited number of unpaid internships for periods of three months minimum to a maximum of six months. Interns are based in Lomé, Togo, and work full time.
Interns assist with research and drafting, as well as with logistical tasks. They are placed under the responsibility of a project/programme coordinator, but are expected to participate in all activities of UNREC. They are also encouraged to take advantage of the learning opportunities offered in Lomé, for example by attending seminars and briefings.
Applicants should demonstrate an interest in disarmament, arms control, peace and security or related issues such as gender, conflict resolution, peacekeeping, security sector reform and small arms control.
Interns must be able to work independently and demonstrate initiative and flexibility to effectively benefit from an internship at UNREC.
Objectives
The objective of the UNREC internship programme is to:
•provide interns with an opportunity to gain practical work experience related to their academic programme or future work in a field related to UNREC's mission;
•enable interns to match theoretical knowledge with practical implementation of projects; and
•enable UNREC programmes to benefit from the work undertaken by interns.
Qualifications and requirements:
Interns should possess or be in the process of acquiring a Master’s degree, preferably in international relations, security and conflict studies, strategic and defence studies, political science, international law, public policy and administration, or similar. Interns must be fluent in English or French and preferably have a good general knowledge of the other language.
How to apply:
Application procedure:
Interested applicants should send a signed motivational letter and and up-to-date curriculum vitae to mail@unrec.org, indicating in the subject line ‘Internship applicant Winter/Spring 2013’. No later than November 30, 2012
Incomplete applications will not be addressed.
Only short-listed applicants will be contacted by e-mail
Closing date: 30 Nov 2012
About UNREC:
At the twenty-first Assembly of the Organization of African Unity, held in Addis Ababa from 18 to 20 July 1985, the Heads of State and Government called upon the Secretary-General of the United Nations to establish a regional office in Africa to promote peace, disarmament and development.
On 16 December 1985, in response to this call and reaffirming its previous resolutions on regional disarmament, the General Assembly adopted a resolution creating the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa - UNREC (resolution A/Res/40/151/G). UNREC was established within the framework of the Secretariat on 1 January 1986 in Lomé, Togo, and is part of the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs.
UNREC internship programme:
UNREC offers a limited number of unpaid internships for periods of three months minimum to a maximum of six months. Interns are based in Lomé, Togo, and work full time.
Interns assist with research and drafting, as well as with logistical tasks. They are placed under the responsibility of a project/programme coordinator, but are expected to participate in all activities of UNREC. They are also encouraged to take advantage of the learning opportunities offered in Lomé, for example by attending seminars and briefings.
Applicants should demonstrate an interest in disarmament, arms control, peace and security or related issues such as gender, conflict resolution, peacekeeping, security sector reform and small arms control.
Interns must be able to work independently and demonstrate initiative and flexibility to effectively benefit from an internship at UNREC.
Objectives
The objective of the UNREC internship programme is to:
•provide interns with an opportunity to gain practical work experience related to their academic programme or future work in a field related to UNREC's mission;
•enable interns to match theoretical knowledge with practical implementation of projects; and
•enable UNREC programmes to benefit from the work undertaken by interns.
Qualifications and requirements:
Interns should possess or be in the process of acquiring a Master’s degree, preferably in international relations, security and conflict studies, strategic and defence studies, political science, international law, public policy and administration, or similar. Interns must be fluent in English or French and preferably have a good general knowledge of the other language.
How to apply:
Application procedure:
Interested applicants should send a signed motivational letter and and up-to-date curriculum vitae to mail@unrec.org, indicating in the subject line ‘Internship applicant Winter/Spring 2013’. No later than November 30, 2012
Incomplete applications will not be addressed.
Only short-listed applicants will be contacted by e-mail