Information Session- UNICC and Columbia University Thinkathon 
19 March, 10:00 AM - 11:00 PM 
Online

UNICC is partnering with the Columbia University School of Professional Studies (SPS) to bring students together for a 3-day live competition from April 5 to April 7, 2024, to tackle the great challenges of our time.

We invite students from all over the world to participate in the UNICC-Columbia University Thinkathon 2024, jointly organized by UNICC and Columbia SPS. The goal is to work together on real-world solutions based on Digital Public Goods (DPGs).

DPGs are essential in unlocking the full potential of digital technologies and data to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Nowadays many of the most useful digital solutions are not readily accessible, particularly to those who need them the most. In alignment with the UN Secretary General’s Roadmap for Digital Cooperation, UNICC is heeding the call to developing and advocating for DPGs.

Are you an undergraduate or Master’s student who wants to make a difference? Block your calendar and put your creative hat on to help solve global challenges using Digital Public Goods in the UNICC-Columbia University Thinkathon 2024!

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Strengthening the Rule of Law and Access to Justice for Healthy Democracies  
19 March, 7:00 AM - 12:00 PM 
Online

The rule of law and access to justice are foundational pillars for democratic governance and sustainable development. They are essential for the protection of human rights, the enforcement of law, and the overall functioning of democratic societies.

As part of the 3rd Summit for Democracy in Korea, this virtual event aims to highlight innovative strategies and collaborative efforts in strengthening the people-centered rule of law and enhancing access to justice globally, with a view to strengthening democratic resilience.

Objectives

• To showcase successful policies and practices that have been implemented to strengthen the people-centred rule of law and improve access to justice across countries, including those that are members of the Justice Action Coalition.
• To facilitate a dialogue among policymakers, legal practitioners, civil society representatives, and international organisations on current challenges and opportunities in promoting people-centricity in the rule of law and justice for all.
• To identify priority areas for international cooperation and partnership to further advance people-centred justice and the rule of law on a global scale.

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Women Human Rights Defenders Working in Conflict and Crisis Settings 
19 March, 12:10 PM - 1:10 PM 
Columbia Law School, 435 West 166 St

Please join the Human Rights Institute for our first event as part of the Spring Event Series: Defending Human Rights in The Face of Armed Conflict. The event series will explore strategies for promoting rights, justice, and peace during armed conflict. 

This event titled "Women Human Rights Defenders Working in Conflict and Crisis Affected Settings" will be a discussion on the role WHRDs play during armed conflict, with a particular focus on Armenia, Mexico, Sudan and global trends. 

Panelists:

• Nazik Kabalo, Director, Sudanese Women Rights Action
• Anna Nikoghosyan, Executive Coordinator, Women Human Rights Defenders International Coalition
• Guadalupe Marengo, Head of Global Human Rights Defenders Programme and of Global Relief Programme at Amnesty International

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Book Talk: Death, Domination, and State-Building: The US in Iraq and the Future of American Military Intervention
19 March, 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM 
IAB 1302 

The Arnold A. Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies presents:
Book Talk: Death, Domination, and State-Building: The US in Iraq and the Future of American Military Intervention.

Moderated by Jack Snyder, Robert and Renée Belfer Professor of International Relations, Department of Political Science, Columbia University

With Roger Peterson, Author, Death, Domination, and State-Building: The US in Iraq and the Future of American Miltiary Intervention; Arthur and Ruth Sloan Professor of Political Science, MIT.

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Crimes Against Humanity: Work on a Draft Convention at the UN
21 March, 12:10 PM - 1:10 PM
Columbia Law School, 435 W. 116 St., New York, NY 10027
Room/Area: JG 102A

In advance of the United Nations General Assembly Sixth Committee Session slated for April 2024, Counselor and Legal Advisor for the Permanent Mission of Iceland to the UN Anna Pála Sverrisdóttir will participate in a discussion at Columbia Law School regarding advancements in the development of a Convention on Crimes Against Humanity at the United Nations.

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The History of the UN through its Most Cited Resolutions
21 March, 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM 
IAB 1302 

Rafael Mesquita will show the motivation and early results of his project to tell the history of the UN through its most cited resolutions. The research's added value stems from its original corpus containing the 20,000 + resolutions that the main UN organs (Security Council, General Assembly, ECOSOC, and global coferences) have adopted from 1946 to 2022 and their cross-citations. This web of interlinked documents allows for the application of network analysis and text-mining tools to deliver the first-ever data-driven account of how the UN and leading global norms have evolved. The presentation will zoom in on resolutions concerning Human Rights, Peacekeeping, and Migration as illustrative examples. By sharing this content, Rafael Mesquita hopes to: collect feedback and comments that contribute to his book manuscript, identify synergies with research projects conducted by peers, and brainstorm on policy-oriented applications in partnership with the UN. 

Moderated by Michael Dole, University Professor, School of Law and Department of Political Science, Columbia University
With Rafael Mesquita, Visiting Scholar, Arnold A. Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies; Assistant Professor of International Relations at the Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE,Brazil)

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"Good COP, Bad COP?": The Future of Climate Negotiations
21 March, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Lerner Hall, 2920 Broadway, New York, NY 10027
Room/Area: 568

Has COP accomplished its goals? Is COP complicit in a lack of climate progress? Have frontline communities been given a voice? Join climate scientist Isatis Cintron Rodriguez, and community advocate AJ Hudson CC'13  to discuss climate justice and inclusion of frontline communities in the international fora. 

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LGBTQI+ Rights in Focus: A Day-Long Intensive Workshop
23 March, 11:30 AM - 5:30 PM
IAB 802

Join GPPS for a day-long workshop focused on global issues in LGBTQI+ rights, featuring Jessica Stern, U.S. Special Envoy for LGBTQI+ Rights and other experts, including:

• Graeme Reid, UN Independent Expert on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (South Africa)
• Tarek Zeidan, Executive Director, Helem (Lebanon)
• Lisa Davis, Professor, CUNY School of Law (USA)

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2024 Human Rights Career Panel
26 March, 12:00 PM - 1:15 PM
Online

Please join us for ISHR’s Annual Career Panel! Human rights professionals will discuss their current work and offer insights and advice to students interested in pursuing a career in human rights. 

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HRHP Professional Development Series: Workshop 4 
26 March, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
IAB 409

HRHP is excited to continue the new Professional Development Series with Workshop 4 led by Professor Sarah Holloway who will provide an overview of core financial and managerial skills that are especially relevant to students who want to go on to establish, manage or work in nonprofit organizations or social enterprises.

Sarah Holloway has worked in the public and nonprofit sector for 25 years. She is currently a full-time member of the SIPA faculty where she teaches Nonprofit Financial Management, Social Entrepreneurship and Design for Social Innovation. In addition to teaching, she runs the school’s Leadership, Innovation & Design Specialization—a set of courses and activities that support knowledge and skill building in non-profit, for-profit and social enterprise leadership and management.

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Using World Bank's WBL 2024 Report to Drive Gender Equality 
27 March, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Online

Join Women, Business and the Law Manager Tea Trumbic and SIPA alumnae Alexis Cheney ‘22 and Nayantara Vohra ’21 to discuss the main findings of the World Bank’s Women, Business and the Law 2024 Report and the report production process. This year's report, the 10th in the series, finds that women worldwide enjoy less than two-thirds of the legal rights that men do, and that the weak implementation of laws exacerbates gender gaps. For the first time, the report analyzes not only the pace of legal reforms to create equal economic opportunity for women, but also countries’ efforts to implement those laws. The report finds a shocking implementation gap in all 190 economies measured. 

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Briefing with Ambassador of the European Union to the United Nations Stavros Lambrinidis 
5 April, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
EU Delegation to the UN,  666 3rd Ave, New York, United States

Join CEUSA for a briefing with the newly appointed Ambassador of the European Union to the United Nations Stavros Lambrinidis at the European Union Delegation to the UN

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Columbia Global Energy Summit 2024 
16 April, 8:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Online

The Columbia Global Energy Summit 2024, hosted by the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University SIPA, is an annual event dedicated to thought-provoking discussions around the critical energy and climate challenges facing the global community.

This year’s day-long Summit will address myriad issues at the heart of today’s complex geopolitical, environmental and economic landscape, including the impact of climate change and the energy transition on geopolitics and security; the outlook for clean energy deployment in the face of growing policy support, as well as challenges such as interest rates, permitting reform and trade conflict; pathways to mobilize finance for clean energy in emerging and developing economies; energy justice imperatives; and the impact for energy and climate policy in key elections around the world in 2024. 

Speakers include:

• Selwin Hart- Assistant Secretary-General, Climate Action Team. Special Adviser to the UN Secretary-General on Climate Change
• Avinash Persaud- Special Advisor on Climate Change to the President, Inter-American Development Bank

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Please apply for a SIPA International Organizations Internship Stipend. We will support a few self-organized internships at international organizations that take place (or begin) in the summer of 2024. Internships must be unpaid, and in-principle should be full-time. To apply, you must have an official acceptance letter. Due to funding requirements, the fellowship is limited to SIPA students enrolled in the summer and fall of 2024. 

To support the work of the United Nations Operations and Crisis Centre (UNOCC). The UNOCC is a multi-party entity reporting to the Under-Secretary-General (USG) for Policy in the Executive Office of the Secretary-General (EOSG) and on peacekeeping matters to the USG for Peace Operations in the Department of Peace Operations.  The incumbent reports to the Head of the UNOCC Watch Room. The UNOCC Watch Room provides rapid situational awareness and analysis of events in the field, in order to enable informed, coordinated and timely decision-making and strategic engagement on operations and crisis management at UN Headquarters (UNHQ) through 24/7 support to senior managers across the UN system. Responsibilities Under the overall supervision of the Head of UNOCC Watch Room, and in consultation with a Coordination Officer, the Intern will over the course of the assignment: • Support the Watch Room in analysis and visualization of structured and unstructured data extracted from UNOCC Data Repositories; • Support the drafting and formatting of meeting minutes, outcome notes, briefings, country profiles, visual aids and/or presentations to UN senior leadership; • Conducting open-source monitoring and research; • Support with the organization of enhanced monitoring and crisis management meetings; and • Undertake other assignments as required.

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UNCDF is seeking an intern to be part of the Partnerships, Policy and Communications Unit (PPC) in its Headquarters located in New York, United States. Working under the guidance and supervision of the Head of PPC, and working closely with PPC staff, the intern will support the ongoing workplan and goals of the unit, including but not limited to expanding partnerships; preparing policy briefs for high level meetings; supporting the launch of major initiatives on blended finance and enterprises in Africa; and building and maintaining a base of knowledge about Member States.
Summary of Key Functions: 1) Support to Strategic advocacy and partnership development; 2) Support for creation of new innovative finance vehicles and instruments; 3) Support to mobilization of core and non-core resources; 4) Support to effective Internal and External Donor Relations; 5) Support to facilitation of knowledge building and knowledge sharing.

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This internship is located in the Northeast Asia and the Pacific Team, Asia and the Pacific Division, Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs (DPPA) at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. DPPA plays a central role in United Nations efforts to prevent and resolve deadly conflict around the world. The Intern reports to the Team Leader. Responsibilities of this internship will encompass many aspects of the Northeast Asia and Pacific Team’s work. These responsibilities include, but are not limited to: • Assistance in conducting research on issues related to UN peacebuilding efforts in Asia and the Pacific; • Assistance in preparing reports, concept papers, policy documents, talking points, articles and other materials related to the work of the team; • Assistance in the development of strategic communications, presentations and visualizations; • Attending and taking notes at conferences and meetings; • Assistance in servicing conferences and meetings; • Assistance in data collection and information management; and • Assistance with project management development.

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This position is located in the Analytics and Visualization Team of the Analytics and Project Management Section (APM) of the Business Transformation and Accountability Division (BTAD) of the Department of Management Strategy, Policy and Compliance (DMSPC). The focus of this job is to support the design, development, delivery, and maintenance of data-driven products. The incumbent reports to a Senior Data Scientist. As part of the DMSPC/BTAD Analytics and Visualization team, the intern will be expected to 1) contribute to the development of a custom analytics and visualization framework, library, and training program; 2) develop reusable code and components that can be integrated into other projects; 3) transform data sources for analysis and visualization purposes;4) develop analytic algorithms and visualization layouts (graphs, trees, maps, charts, etc.); 5) optimize applications for maximum performance, speed, and scalability; 6) configure a sustainable environment to efficiently manage ongoing framework/library development; 7) support client requests using the aforementioned approaches; 8) perform other duties as required.

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The Statistics intern positions are in the various Branches within the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD), Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), based in New York. Statistics interns typically report to the Chief of a Section or to a Statistician. The DESA/SD internship is for two months with an opportunity for extension, depending on the needs of the department. For more information about the Office, please visit https://unstats.un.org/home/. Under each substantive area within the Statistics Division, including Economics Statistics, Demographic and Social Statistics, Environment and Geospatial Information, Development Statistics (Sustainable Development Goals) as well as Statistical Capacity Development, the Statistics Interns will be responsible for the following duties in general for specific projects: •Assists in designing, organizing, planning and managing the collection, evaluation, analysis, compilation and dissemination of statistical data; •Assists in developing, implementing and managing statistical database(s); •Assists in training and technical support on data collection programmes, country practices and other related information •Performs methodological research as inputs for technical documentation; •Prepares draft technical documents for international, intergovernmental and expert group meetings and assists in drafting relevant reports; •Assists in the organization of seminars, working groups and expert meetings; •Assists with communication, data storytelling and data visualization (infographics) and outreach efforts; •Performs other duties as assigned.

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MSF offers an internship program through the New York office that takes place three times a year. Interns are paid an hourly salary and can apply to work in a variety of positions, including advocacy, marketing and multimedia, finance, access campaigns, research, and more. Interns must be eligible to work in the US without sponsorship and are responsible for obtaining their own accommodation.

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Within the limits of delegated authority the Intern will be required to perform the following: •Support monitoring of relevant developments regarding efforts to end violence against children; •Assist with routine administrative tasks related to the work of the Office of the SRSG-VAC; •Assist in organizing conferences, events, and meetings; •Assist with note-taking and writing summaries/action points of internal and external meetings; •Assist members of the team with research and other related tasks; •Assist regional focal points in research at national, sub-regional and regional levels, updating country profiles and preparing country visits in the affiliated region. •Assist the team members in strengthening child participation in the work of the Office, including in preparing and translating child friendly documents, collecting and documenting child and youth-led initiatives to eliminate all forms of violence at local, national, sub-regional, and regional levels, and helping grow the network of organizations encouraging children’s participation in vulnerable settings; •Accompany team members to online and/or in-person meetings with delegates from Permanent Missions to meetings with other Secretariat offices and to sessions of the Security Council, General Assembly and other multilateral meetings; •Assist with the preparation of the 15th Anniversary of the establishment of the Mandate and with the preparation of public information (such as press releases, social media material, presentations and documents); and •Perform any other functions as requested by the supervisor.

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