Youth Works Hub has gathered 5 UN internships in Austria, the United States, Switzerland and Türkiye, with deadlines between 2 and 8 November 2026. They are placements at UNODC in Vienna, UNITAR in New York, the UN Library & Archives Geneva, UNDP ICPSD in Istanbul and the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva. Our guide to how we verify every opportunity shows how we check each call before it goes live.
Each call has its own angle:
🇦🇹 Austria: the UNODC internship in Vienna supports the team working against human trafficking and migrant smuggling and can be done in person or remotely.
🇺🇸 United States: the UNITAR Division for Multilateral Diplomacy traineeship in New York supports the administrative coordination of training programmes and events.
🇨🇭 Switzerland: the UN Library & Archives Geneva internship supports cultural activities, VIP visits and outreach.
🇹🇷 Türkiye: the UNDP ICPSD internship in Istanbul provides ICT support and helps administer SharePoint sites and internal digital platforms.
🇨🇭 Switzerland: the UNIS internship in Geneva is about social media, from planning and curating daily content to editing and subtitling news videos.
Across the five calls, the audience is students and recent graduates in fields such as criminology, law, business administration, finance, information technology and international relations. If one of these placements would be your first stay in another country, our guide to culture shock and homesickness abroad is a good place to start.
According to Youth Works Hub's review, the UNDP ICPSD internship in Istanbul is marked Paid in its listing. The UNODC internship in Vienna can be done in person or remotely, while the UNITAR traineeship in New York is in person, the UN Library & Archives Geneva internship is on site and the UNDP ICPSD internship in Istanbul is office-based.
📅 Deadlines: 2 Nov (1) · 4 Nov (1) · 7 Nov (1) · 8 Nov (2) 🌍 Countries: 🇨🇭 Switzerland (2) · 🇦🇹 Austria · 🇹🇷 Türkiye · 🇺🇸 United States
In This Batch
- 📅 2 Nov · 🇦🇹 Austria · Internship
- 📅 4 Nov · 🇺🇸 United States · Internship
- 📅 7 Nov · 🇨🇭 Switzerland · Internship
- 📅 8 Nov · 🇹🇷 Türkiye · Internship
- 📅 8 Nov · 🇨🇭 Switzerland · Internship
What's in this batch:
5 Internships · 4 Countries
💼 Internships & Traineeships
1. 🇦🇹 Human Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling Intern ⚖️ United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Internship in Vienna, Austria 🤝
📅 Deadline: 2 November 2026
📍 Vienna, Austria (in person or remote) · 👥 Graduate students, final-year bachelor's students and recent graduates · ⏳ 6 months, full time
Support the team working against human trafficking and migrant smuggling at UNODC with background research, briefing notes, communication materials and weekly press clippings. The internship suits graduate students, final-year bachelor's students and recent graduates in criminology, law, political or social sciences, and fluent English is required.
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2. 🇺🇸 Finance and Administration Trainee 🧮 UNITAR Division for Multilateral Diplomacy Internship in New York, United States 🗽
📅 Deadline: 4 November 2026
📍 New York, United States · 👥 Degree students and recent graduates · ⏳ 6 months, in person
Support the administrative coordination of training programmes and events at the UNITAR Division for Multilateral Diplomacy, from activity budgets and payment reconciliation to procurement and travel arrangements. The traineeship is open to degree students and recent graduates in business administration, finance or a related subject, and strong organisational skills, attention to detail and high-level English are expected.
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3. 🇨🇭 Cultural Diplomacy and Knowledge Outreach Intern 🎭 UN Library & Archives Geneva Internship in Geneva, Switzerland 🌐
📅 Deadline: 7 November 2026
📍 Geneva, Switzerland (on site) · 👥 Graduate students, final-year bachelor's students and recent graduates · ⏳ 3 to 6 months, full time
Support cultural activities, VIP visits and outreach at the UN Library & Archives Geneva through research, event support, documentation and social media engagement. The internship is for graduate students, final-year bachelor's students and recent graduates in a field close to the role, and fluent English is required.
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4. 🇹🇷 Information Technology and Administrative Intern 💻 UNDP ICPSD Internship in Istanbul, Türkiye 🗂️ (Paid)
📅 Deadline: 8 November 2026
📍 Istanbul, Türkiye · 👥 Students and recent graduates · ⏳ 6 months, full time · 💶 Paid
Provide ICT support, help administer SharePoint sites and internal digital platforms, and contribute to knowledge management, website updates and social media at UNDP ICPSD. The office-based internship is for students and recent graduates in information technology, computer science, business administration, development studies or international relations, and English and Turkish are required.
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5. 🇨🇭 Social Media Intern 📱 United Nations Information Service (UNIS) Internship in Geneva, Switzerland 🎬
📅 Deadline: 8 November 2026
📍 Geneva, Switzerland · 👥 Graduate students, final-year bachelor's students and recent graduates · ⏳ 6 months
Plan and curate daily content, draft posts for X, Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn, and edit and subtitle news videos at UNIS, and also gather quotes, photos and videos at press conferences and events. The internship is for graduate students, final-year bachelor's students and recent graduates in a field related to the role, and fluent English is required.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who can apply for these UN internships?
All five calls are for students and recent graduates. The UNODC, UN Library & Archives Geneva and UNIS internships are for graduate students, final-year bachelor's students and recent graduates, the UNITAR traineeship is for degree students and recent graduates and the UNDP ICPSD internship is for students and recent graduates. The placements are in Austria, the United States, Switzerland and Türkiye, and each call states its language requirement: fluent English for UNODC, UN Library & Archives Geneva and UNIS, high-level English for UNITAR, and English and Turkish for UNDP ICPSD. Our guide to preparing your Europass CV is a place to start when you put your application together.
Which internship is paid and which deadline comes first?
The UNDP ICPSD internship in Istanbul is marked Paid in its listing, and the UNODC internship in Vienna closes first, on 2 November 2026. The UNITAR traineeship in New York closes on 4 November, the UN Library & Archives Geneva internship on 7 November, and the UNDP ICPSD and UNIS internships on 8 November. Our guide to paid internships abroad gives more background on internships abroad.
The calls group into three areas: human trafficking and migrant smuggling at UNODC, culture, outreach and social media at the UN Library & Archives Geneva and UNIS, and administration, finance and information technology at UNITAR and UNDP ICPSD. Before you travel, our guide to mental health and wellbeing abroad is a useful read.
Every internship above has its own page on Youth Works Hub. Choose the role that matches your studies and apply through its page.
