IO/UNS Newsletter [12/13/22]

Join the International Organization and United Nations Studies Specialization and SIPA's UN Association as we celebrate the end of the year! Now, it may be more important than ever to pause and take a moment to appreciate all of our accomplishments and everything we've overcome, as individuals and as a collective. We look forward to spend the evening with some fun activities!

Join the Human Rights Working Group at Hex & Company on Thursday, December 15, 2022, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM ET, for an evening of human rights-themed board games, drinks, and food!

Please join the CSIS Global Health Policy Center for a discussion regarding the challenges associated with reaching populations in fragile and conflict-affected settings with routine immunizations as well as Covid-19 vaccines and what steps can be taken to close gaps in immunization coverage that have widened during the pandemic while strengthening the delivery of immunizations for future cohorts. Katherine E. Bliss, Senior Fellow and Director of Immunizations and Health Systems Resilience at the CSIS Global Health Policy Center, will be joined by Ahmed Arale, Deputy Global Director and Technical Lead for CORE Group Partners Project; Ted Chaiban, Global Lead Coordinator for the Covid-19 Vaccine Delivery Partnership; and Anuradha Gupta, President of Global Immunization at Sabin Vaccine Institute.

Speakers: Linde Desmaele, Stanton Nuclear Security Fellow, Security Studies Program, MIT; Senior Associate Researcher, Centre for Security, Diplomacy and Strategy, Free University of Brussels (VUB)

Linde Desmaele presents insights from her ongoing research project about the impact of the unfolding shift to a tripolar nuclear age on the United States’ extended nuclear deterrence commitment to Europe. She proposes a framework to account for implications of the evolution from a Eurocentric nuclear deterrence regime to a world in which the United States faces two nuclear power competitors.

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4. External Relations and Communications Support Intern
Under the direct supervision of the Congressional Liaison Officer, the incumbent may also work closely with the Communications Unit. Core Functions / Responsibilities: • Develop a strong understanding of IOM Washington’s mission and how IOM engages with the U.S. Government and other key stakeholders. • Support the preparation of regular internal communication documents for Organizationwide dissemination to include monthly mission reports, Congressional hearing summaries, and other relevant briefs and reports. • Regularly monitor media sources for mentions of IOM and/or stories that impact IOM global programming and disseminate news clips on a weekly basis. • Attend relevant external events (both virtual and in-person) and provide meeting notes. • Where appropriate, join donor and stakeholder meetings and draft meeting notes for internal dissemination. • Assist in the planning, coordination, and successful execution of events and official visits as needed.
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5. INTUS10-2022-011 HR and Admin Intern
Context: Under the overall supervision of the National HR Officer and direct supervision of the Senior HR Assistant, the incumbent will provide HR and administration support to the IOM Washington Country Office and will have the following tasks: • Provide support to the HR and Administration team in creating guideline documents. • Support in the daily administrative duties. • Support in the outreach efforts at attracting talent for the IOM CO position vacancies. • Support in finding the most effective platforms for recruitment advertisements and participation in job fairs. • Support the digitalization of the staff files.
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The United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) is seeking  motivated interns to support the work of the Executive Office of the Secretary-General. The interns can take up assignments with any team in the Office, including the Strategic Planning and Monitoring Unit; the Political, Peacekeeping, Humanitarian and Human Rights Unit; the Rule of Law Unit; the Sustainable Development Unit; the Policy Advisor’s Office; or other units.

Interns report to full-time professional staff and focus on one of the three tracks set out under Responsibilities.

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The DMSPC/BTAD Analytics and Project Management team develops dashboards and other online platforms to support monitoring and reporting on performance; promotes business innovation and new ways of working, taking a long-term view of how the UN’s business model is aligned with evolving mandates, changing operational environments, as well as changes in the workplace and society-at-large; coordinates portfolio of transformational projects, ensuring projects are designed, communicated and implemented according to best practices in change and project management.

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The Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) / Division for Inclusive Social Development (DISD) internship is for two months with the opportunity for extension up to a total of six months, depending on the needs of the Division.

The internship is UNPAID and full time. Interns work five days per week (35 hours) under the supervision of a staff member in the department or office to which they are assigned.

The internship with the Inter-organizational and Inter-institutional Support Branch (IISB) of the Office of Intergovernmental Support and Coordination for Sustainable Development (OISC) of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN-DESA) is for two months, with an opportunity for extension, pending on the needs of the Department.

The internship is UNPAID and full time.

Interns work five days per week (35 hours) under the supervision of a staff member in IISB to which they are assigned.

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