Youth Works Hub has gathered 3 internships in Geneva, Switzerland, at OHCHR, the United Nations Office at Geneva and the UN Office for Digital and Emerging Technologies (UNODET). All three close on 22 October 2026 and are open to graduate students, final-year bachelor's students and graduates. Our guide to how we verify every opportunity explains how we check calls like these.
Each call has its own angle:
🇨🇭 Switzerland: the Anti-Racial Discrimination Section at OHCHR works to eliminate racial discrimination, and its internship can be done in person or remotely.
🇨🇭 Switzerland: the NGO Liaison Unit at the United Nations Office at Geneva looks for an intern with fluent English and French to profile civil society organisations and follow their participation in UN meetings.
🇨🇭 Switzerland: the UNODET internship lets you choose between supporting high-level events and engaging stakeholders and coordinating policy on digital cooperation.
Taken together, the batch suits graduate students, final-year bachelor's students and graduates who want to work in Geneva on human rights, civil society organisations or digital cooperation. If an internship in Geneva would be your first time living abroad, our guide to culture shock and homesickness abroad helps you prepare.
According to Youth Works Hub's review, the OHCHR and UNODET internships can be done in person or remotely, while the United Nations Office at Geneva internship is a full-time 6-month placement.
📅 Deadlines: 22 Oct (3) 🌍 Countries: 🇨🇭 Switzerland (3)
In This Batch
- 📅 22 Oct · 🇨🇭 Switzerland · Internship
- 📅 22 Oct · 🇨🇭 Switzerland · Internship
- 📅 22 Oct · 🇨🇭 Switzerland · Internship
What's in this batch:
3 Internships · 1 Country
💼 Internships & Traineeships
1. 🇨🇭 Intern 🏛️ Anti-Racial Discrimination Section (OHCHR) Internship in Geneva, Switzerland ⚖️
📅 Deadline: 22 October 2026
📍 Geneva, Switzerland (in person or remote) · 👥 Graduate students, final-year bachelor's students and graduates · ⏳ Three to six months, full time
Join the Anti-Racial Discrimination Section of OHCHR, a section that works to eliminate racial discrimination through thematic advice, research on issues such as hate speech and systemic racism, capacity-building and secretariat support to human rights mechanisms. The internship is for graduate students, final-year bachelor's students and graduates, preferably in law, political science, international relations or social sciences, with fluent English and a keen interest in the work of the United Nations.
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2. 🇨🇭 NGO Liaison Unit Intern 🤝 United Nations Office at Geneva Internship in Geneva, Switzerland 🌍
📅 Deadline: 22 October 2026
📍 Geneva, Switzerland · 👥 Graduate students, final-year bachelor's students and graduates · ⏳ Six months, full time
Research and draft profiles of civil society organisations, take notes at meetings and side events, follow their participation in UN meetings and prepare summaries, and also draft correspondence and annual report articles. The internship is for graduate students, final-year bachelor's students and graduates with fluent English and French, computer literacy and a keen interest in the work of the United Nations.
3. 🇨🇭 Programme Management Intern (Event Coordination and Stakeholder Engagement) 🌐 UN Office for Digital and Emerging Technologies (UNODET) Internship in Geneva, Switzerland 🧭
📅 Deadline: 22 October 2026
📍 Geneva, Switzerland (in person or remote) · 👥 Graduate students, final-year bachelor's students and graduates · ⏳ Three to six months, project-based
Choose between supporting the planning and delivery of high-level events, from logistics and participant management to briefing notes, agendas and speaking points, or engaging stakeholders and coordinating policy on digital cooperation through consultations and meeting notes. The internship suits graduate students, final-year bachelor's students and graduates in international relations, law, economics, communications or technology governance with strong organisational and communication skills.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who can apply for these Geneva internships?
All three calls are for graduate students, final-year bachelor's students and graduates. The OHCHR internship prefers law, political science, international relations or social sciences, the United Nations Office at Geneva internship asks for fluent English and French, and the UNODET internship suits international relations, law, economics, communications or technology governance. Our guide to preparing your Europass CV helps you build a CV for applications like these.
How long are these internships and can they be done remotely?
The OHCHR and UNODET internships last three to six months and can be done in person or remotely, while the United Nations Office at Geneva internship is a full-time 6-month placement in Geneva. The OHCHR internship is full time and the UNODET internship is project-based. For more on internships abroad, see our guide to paid internships abroad.
The calls fall into three themes: human rights and racial discrimination at OHCHR, civil society organisations at the United Nations Office at Geneva, and events and digital cooperation at UNODET. If you are moving to Geneva for an internship, our guide to mental health and wellbeing abroad is worth a read before you go.
Youth Works Hub lists each internship with its own page and apply link. Pick the role that fits your studies and apply through its page.
