Youth Works Hub lists 18 UN internships closing between 12 and 23 November 2026, in 6 countries plus 3 remote placements, for students and graduates. Most are in Geneva (8) and New York (3), with one placement each in Rome, Vienna, Bonn and Philipsburg, run by ITU, UNODC, OCHA, OHCHR, UNICEF, UNDP, UNEP, UNDRR, IOM, UN DESA and other UN offices.
Five of the listings are ITU Junior Project Officer internships for the WSIS Forum 2027, and six state that no professional work experience is required. If you are still weighing the difference between a fellowship and an internship, every listing here is an internship; for a longer UN route, see the UN Junior Professional Officer programme.
Each internship has its own angle: 🇺🇸 United States: the UN IAAC Secretariat intern in New York helps prepare two committee sessions in February and April 2027. 🇨🇭 Switzerland: IOM in Geneva has its intern design SharePoint sites, Power Apps and Power BI dashboards and AI-assisted workflows. 🇮🇹 Italy: UNICEF in Rome offers a paid, 26-week internship on the responsible adoption of AI across fundraising work. 🌍 Remote: UNDP's 6-month remote internship ($500/month) explores how development can be positioned as a first line of defense. 🇨🇭 Switzerland: five ITU roles support the WSIS Forum 2027, covering programme and agenda, prizes, stocktaking, videography and the high-level track. 🇦🇹 Austria: UNODC in Vienna has its intern research firearms trafficking in priority regions. 🇸🇽 Sint Maarten: UNODC in Philipsburg offers an administrative support internship focused on a detention sector reform programme. 🇩🇪 Germany: UNDRR in Bonn has interns map disaster risk reduction and climate policies for 3 or 6 months.
Two internships in this batch state pay in their listings: the UNICEF internship in Rome is paid, and the UNDP remote internship lists $500/month. 📅 Deadlines: 12 Nov (2) · 14 Nov (1) · 15 Nov (1) · 16 Nov (2) · 17 Nov (4) · 18 Nov (1) · 19 Nov (1) · 20 Nov (1) · 21 Nov (1) · 22 Nov (3) · 23 Nov (1) 🌍 Countries: 🇨🇭 Switzerland (8) · 🌍 Remote (3) · 🇺🇸 United States (3) · 🇦🇹 Austria · 🇩🇪 Germany · 🇮🇹 Italy · 🇸🇽 Sint Maarten
In This Batch
- 📅 12 Nov · 🇺🇸 United States · Internship
- 📅 12 Nov · 🇨🇭 Switzerland · Internship
- 📅 14 Nov · 🇮🇹 Italy · Internship
- 📅 15 Nov · 🌍 Remote · Internship
- 📅 16 Nov · 🇨🇭 Switzerland · Internship
- 📅 16 Nov · 🇨🇭 Switzerland · Internship
- 📅 17 Nov · 🇨🇭 Switzerland · Internship
- 📅 17 Nov · 🇨🇭 Switzerland · Internship
- 📅 17 Nov · 🇨🇭 Switzerland · Internship
- 📅 17 Nov · 🇨🇭 Switzerland · Internship
- 📅 18 Nov · 🇦🇹 Austria · Internship
- 📅 19 Nov · 🇸🇽 Sint Maarten · Internship
- 📅 20 Nov · 🇫🇲 Remote · Internship
- 📅 21 Nov · 🌍 Remote · Internship
- 📅 22 Nov · 🇺🇸 United States · Internship
- 📅 22 Nov · 🇩🇪 Germany · Internship
- 📅 22 Nov · 🇺🇸 United States · Internship
- 📅 23 Nov · 🇨🇭 Switzerland · Internship
What's in this batch:
18 Internships · 6 Countries · 3 Remote
💼 Internships & Traineeships
1. 🇺🇸 Administration Intern 🗂️ UN IAAC Secretariat Knowledge Management and Sessions Support Internship in New York, United States 🏛️
📅 Deadline: 12 November 2026
📍 New York, United States · 👥 Graduate students, final year bachelor's students or graduates · ⏳ Up to six months, full time
The UN IAAC Secretariat Administration Internship is a full time, in person internship in New York for graduate students and final year bachelor's students or graduates. The intern supports a knowledge management project with research and data analysis, improves SharePoint and Microsoft Teams platforms and helps prepare two committee sessions in February and April 2027. No professional work experience is required, and fluency in English is needed.
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2. 🇨🇭 Regional Coordination, Process Optimization and Digital Workflow Solutions Intern 📊 IOM UN Migration Agency Internship in Geneva, Switzerland 🤖
📅 Deadline: 12 November 2026
📍 Geneva, Switzerland
The IOM Regional Coordination, Process Optimization and Digital Workflow Solutions Internship in Geneva offers hands-on experience within a unit that connects headquarters with regional and country offices. You will design and maintain SharePoint sites, Power Apps and Power BI dashboards, support process mapping and help design, test and refine AI-assisted workflows.
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3. 🇮🇹 Individual Giving Artificial Intelligence Intern 🤖 UNICEF Division of Private Fundraising and Partnerships Internship in Rome, Italy 💙 (Paid)
📅 Deadline: 14 November 2026
📍 Rome, Italy · ⏳ 26 weeks, full-time · 💶 Paid
The UNICEF Individual Giving Artificial Intelligence Internship is a paid, 26-week, full-time, office-based internship in Rome that supports the responsible adoption of AI across fundraising work. You will coordinate and document AI use cases, help build practical guidance, prompt libraries and templates, and support fundraising markets with their AI questions.
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4. 🌍 Development as Defense Intern 🤝 UNDP Stakeholder Mapping, Partnerships & Financing Internship (Remote) 📊 ($500/month)
📅 Deadline: 15 November 2026
📍 Remote · ⏳ 6 months, full-time · 💶 $500/month
The UNDP Development as Defense Internship is a 6-month, full-time remote internship ($500/month) that explores how development can be positioned as a first line of defense. You will review national security and defense strategies, compare current development messaging with the language of security audiences and map partnership and financing opportunities with defense and security stakeholders.
5. 🇨🇭 Humanitarian Affairs Intern 🤝 UN OCHA Approaches and Practices Section Internship in Geneva, Switzerland 🌍
📅 Deadline: 16 November 2026
📍 Geneva, Switzerland · 👥 Graduate students and final year bachelor's students · ⏳ Maximum six months
The UN OCHA Humanitarian Affairs Internship is an in person internship in Geneva for graduate students and final year bachelor's students in fields such as political science, humanitarian affairs, international studies, economics or earth sciences. Interns support studies on humanitarian response and coordination and draft background papers and policy notes. Fluency in English is required, and Excel skills are desirable.
6. 🇨🇭 Junior Project Officer (Programme and Agenda) 🌐 ITU WSIS Forum 2027 Internship in Geneva, Switzerland 📡
📅 Deadline: 16 November 2026
📍 Geneva, Switzerland · ⏳ Six months, full-time
The ITU Junior Project Officer (Programme and Agenda) internship in Geneva lets you help build the WSIS Forum 2027 programme, supporting the Open Consultation Process and reviewing submissions to identify relevant themes, speakers and sessions. You will research emerging digital trends such as artificial intelligence and digital inclusion and draft concept notes, speaker briefs, speeches and talking points.
7. 🇨🇭 Junior Project Officer (WSIS Prizes) 🏆 ITU WSIS Forum 2027 Internship in Geneva, Switzerland 💡
📅 Deadline: 17 November 2026
📍 Geneva, Switzerland · ⏳ Six months, full-time
The ITU Junior Project Officer (WSIS Prizes) internship in Geneva puts you on the team behind the WSIS Prizes 2027, which spotlight innovative ICT initiatives for sustainable development. You will help review project submissions, prepare communication and social media content and support the award ceremonies at the WSIS Forum 2027.
8. 🇨🇭 Junior Project Officer (WSIS Stocktaking and Case Studies) 📊 ITU WSIS Forum 2027 Internship in Geneva, Switzerland 🌐
📅 Deadline: 17 November 2026
📍 Geneva, Switzerland · 👥 Under 30, enrolled in a university programme or graduated within six months before the start · ⏳ Six months, full-time
The ITU Junior Project Officer (WSIS Stocktaking and Case Studies) internship in Geneva connects research, data and storytelling to show how ICTs are contributing to sustainable development. You will support the WSIS Stocktaking database, draft and edit reports and case studies and help develop dashboards and key performance indicators. It is open to candidates under 30 with a degree in fields such as communications, development studies, data science or economics, and no work experience is required.
9. 🇨🇭 Junior Project Officer (Videography) 🎥 ITU WSIS Forum 2027 Internship in Geneva, Switzerland 🎞️
📅 Deadline: 17 November 2026
📍 Geneva, Switzerland · ⏳ Six months, full-time
The ITU Junior Project Officer (Videography) internship in Geneva uses video and visual storytelling to capture the people, projects and initiatives advancing inclusive digital development. You will support photography, filming and video editing for the WSIS Forum 2027 and develop story ideas, scripts and shot lists together with the social media and communications team.
10. 🇨🇭 Junior Project Officer (High-Level Track) 🤝 ITU WSIS Forum 2027 Internship in Geneva, Switzerland 🏛️
📅 Deadline: 17 November 2026
📍 Geneva, Switzerland · ⏳ Six months, full-time
The ITU Junior Project Officer (High-Level Track) internship in Geneva gives you first-hand experience in international cooperation by helping bring together ministers, ambassadors, CEOs and other senior leaders at the WSIS Forum 2027. You will assist in communication with high-level participants, support outreach and promotional activities and help prepare the High-Level Outcomes and Executive Briefs report.
11. 🇦🇹 Research & Project Management Intern 🔎 UNODC Firearms Trafficking Section Internship in Vienna, Austria 📑
📅 Deadline: 18 November 2026
📍 Vienna, Austria · 👥 Graduate students, final year bachelor's students and recent graduates · ⏳ Six months, full time
The UNODC Research & Project Management Internship in Vienna is for graduate students, final year bachelor's students and recent graduates with a background in research, political and social affairs or project management. The intern researches firearms trafficking in priority regions, drafts country profiles, background papers and reports and supports concept notes, project proposals and budgets. No professional work experience is required, and fluency in English is needed.
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12. 🇸🇽 Administrative Support Intern 🗂️ UNODC Country Office Internship in Philipsburg, Sint Maarten ⚖️
📅 Deadline: 19 November 2026
📍 Philipsburg, Sint Maarten · 👥 Graduate students and final year bachelor's students or graduates
The UNODC Administrative Support Internship in Philipsburg focuses on a detention sector reform programme and is open to graduate students and final year bachelor's students or graduates. The intern maintains workplans, trackers and project files, does desk research on prison management, rehabilitation and criminal justice and supports workshops and reports. No professional work experience is required, and fluency in English is needed.
13. 🇫🇲 Communications and Social Media Intern 📣 UN Resident Coordinator's Office for Micronesia Remote Internship in Pohnpei, Micronesia 📸
📅 Deadline: 20 November 2026
📍 Remote, linked to the office in Pohnpei · 👥 Students and graduates in communications, journalism, media studies, public relations, international relations or digital communications · ⏳ Three months
The UN Resident Coordinator's Office for Micronesia Communications and Social Media Internship is a remote, three month communications internship linked to the office in Pohnpei. The intern creates social media and website content, supports campaigns on Facebook, LinkedIn and X and provides photography for activities and youth engagement initiatives. No prior professional work experience is required, and fluency in English is needed.
14. 🌍 Digital Policy & AI Researcher 🤖 UNEP Office of the Chief Digital Officer Internship (Remote) 🌱
📅 Deadline: 21 November 2026
📍 Remote · 👥 Graduate students, final year bachelor's students and recent graduates · ⏳ Minimum three months, extendable up to six
The UNEP Digital Policy & AI Researcher internship is a full time internship that can be conducted remotely, open to graduate students, final year bachelor's students and recent graduates in fields such as public policy, environmental studies, technology policy, political science, international relations or computer science. The intern researches artificial intelligence, data governance and digital sustainability and helps develop policy briefs, concept notes, presentations and talking points.
15. 🇺🇸 Public Information Intern 📰 UN Department of Global Communications Academic Impact Internship in New York, United States 🎓
📅 Deadline: 22 November 2026
📍 New York, United States · 👥 Graduate students and final year bachelor's students · ⏳ Minimum four months, extendable up to six
The UN Department of Global Communications Public Information Internship is a full time internship in New York for graduate students and final year bachelor's students in journalism, communication, media studies, filmmaking or international relations. Interns research thematic issues, analyse audience databases and produce articles and graphics for the website, LinkedIn and newsletter. It can be adjusted to part time or remote, and up to two candidates will be selected.
16. 🇩🇪 Climate Change and Comprehensive Risk Management Intern 🌡️ UNDRR Internship in Bonn, Germany 🛡️
📅 Deadline: 22 November 2026
📍 Bonn, Germany · 👥 Students and graduates · ⏳ 3 or 6 months, full time
The UNDRR Climate Change and Comprehensive Risk Management Internship is a full time, in person internship in Bonn for students and graduates in climate change, disaster risk reduction, environmental or social sciences, geography, economics, statistics or data sciences. Interns map disaster risk reduction and climate policies, compile good practices and case studies and support meetings and workshops. No working experience is required, and fluency in English is needed.
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17. 🇺🇸 Economic Affairs Intern 🌐 UN DESA ECOSOC and NGO Support Branch Internship in New York, United States 🏛️
📅 Deadline: 22 November 2026
📍 New York, United States · 👥 Graduate students, final year bachelor's students and recent graduates · ⏳ Maximum six months, full time
The UN DESA Economic Affairs Internship is a full time, in person internship in New York for graduate students, final year bachelor's students and recent graduates. The intern helps prepare the 2027 ECOSOC session, the ECOSOC Youth Forum and the High Level Political Forum, does background research and reviews NGO applications for consultative status. Strong research and report writing skills and fluency in English are needed.
18. 🇨🇭 Human Rights Intern ⚖️ OHCHR Regional Liaison Team Internship in Geneva, Switzerland 🗣️
📅 Deadline: 23 November 2026
📍 Geneva, Switzerland · 👥 Final year bachelor's students, graduate students and graduates · ⏳ 6 months
The OHCHR Human Rights Internship is a 6 month internship in Geneva for final year bachelor's students, graduate students and graduates in law, international relations, public administration, political science or social sciences. Interns compile information on human rights, analyse key issues, collect documents on specific human rights topics and take notes in conferences and meetings. Fluency in English and Spanish is required.
Frequently Asked Questions
Are these UN internships in Geneva and New York paid?
Two of the 18 UN internships state pay in their listings: the UNICEF Individual Giving Artificial Intelligence Internship in Rome is paid, and the UNDP Development as Defense Internship, which is remote, lists $500/month. The UNICEF internship is a 26-week, full-time, office-based placement in Rome supporting the responsible adoption of AI across fundraising work. The UNDP internship runs for 6 months, full-time, and explores how development can be positioned as a first line of defense. For the other 16 internships, including the Geneva and New York placements, check the conditions on each listing page before you apply. For more options, see our guide to paid internships abroad.
Who can apply for these UN internships in November 2026?
Each of the 18 UN internships is open to applicants from 195 countries, and the listings that state a profile ask for students or graduates, most often graduate students, final year bachelor's students and recent graduates. The ITU WSIS Stocktaking and Case Studies internship in Geneva is open to candidates under 30 who are enrolled in a university programme or graduated within six months before the start. Six listings state that no professional work experience is required: UN IAAC in New York, ITU WSIS Stocktaking in Geneva, UNODC in Vienna, UNODC in Philipsburg, the Micronesia office and UNDRR in Bonn. The OHCHR Human Rights Internship in Geneva requires fluency in English and Spanish. You can prepare your CV with our Europass CV guide.
Which UN internship deadline closes first in November 2026?
The first deadlines are on 12 November 2026: the UN IAAC Secretariat Administration Internship in New York and the IOM Regional Coordination, Process Optimization and Digital Workflow Solutions Internship in Geneva. The UNICEF internship in Rome follows on 14 November and the UNDP remote internship on 15 November. The busiest date is 17 November, when four ITU WSIS Forum 2027 Junior Project Officer internships in Geneva close. Three internships close on 22 November: two in New York with the UN Department of Global Communications and UN DESA, and one in Bonn with UNDRR. The last deadline is the OHCHR Human Rights Internship in Geneva on 23 November 2026. For general guidance, see our page on how to apply.
According to Youth Works Hub's review of these 18 listings, the internships fall into three groups: AI and digital work at IOM, UNICEF, UNEP and five ITU WSIS Forum 2027 roles; research and policy at UNDP, OCHA, UNODC in Vienna, UNDRR and UN DESA; and communications, administration and human rights roles at UN IAAC, UNODC in Philipsburg, the Micronesia office, the UN Department of Global Communications and OHCHR.
Youth Works Hub keeps sharing new UN internships as they open. Read our application tips before you start, then pick the role that fits your field and apply on its listing page.
