Sign the open letter here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/TPFY3VZ Internships at the UN Secretariat are unpaid, which has lead to a lack of diversity within the UN internship programme, since not every qualified young person can afford to work for free at duty stations, such as New York or Geneva. With the current COVID-19 situation, senior management at the UN is now considering expanding the necessary practice of remote internships to after COVID in order to allow for more young people to participate in the UN internship programme. However, this is problematic and this video explains why. Have questions about this? Are you currently working as a UN intern in a remote status? Then feel free to message us: fii.unhq@gmail.com You can also find us on social media: Facebook (NYC) - https://www.facebook.com/FII.UNHQ/ Facebook (Geneva) - https://www.facebook.com/PayYourInterns/ Facebook (Nairobi) - https://www.facebook.com/FIINairobi/ Twitter (NYC) - https://twitter.com/FII_UNHQ Twitter (Geneva) - https://twitter.com/fii_geneva Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/fairinternshipinitiative/ LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/fii-global/

Around 100 interns and supporters protested outside the United Nations European headquarters on Thursday, the 20th of February, as part of a global initiative to highlight the plight of unpaid internships.

GENEVA, November 12, 2019 — Ms Kelly T. Clements, Vice-chair of the High-Level Committee on Management (HLCM) & UNHCR Deputy High Commissioner delivers opening remarks at International Interns Day 2019.

An #UNpaid intern in Nairobi is asking SG António Guterres why United Nations interns still remain unpaid after citing numerous UN documents including the 2018 World Youth Report that notes that UNpaid #internships are exclusive and reinforce inequalities. SG António Guterres is replying to the #internship question by making following points: ✔the number of United Nations interns has risen; ✔ the duration of their #UNpaid contracts has become longer; & ✔ the #developed countries have a natural advantage; & then he noted that they are looking into solutions to compensate interns despite the budgetary difficulties.

The Fair Internship Initiative and future UN interns thank you for taking the time to complete this valuable survey, developed in line with JIU/REP/2018/1 benchmarks! Video courtesy of Tams Lu | https://tamslu.persona.co/