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Hi, this is Michelle. As the United Nations grapples with the ripple effects of the US funding freeze and braces for the possibility of seeing budget reductions follow interns who hope to enter the UN's competitive job market are not feeling optimistic about the future. A proposal to end unpaid internships at the UN secretariat set to be considered this year would at least offer some reprieve for future generations.

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Michelle Langrand

26.02.2025


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UN interns demonstrate in Place des Nations before the UN European headquarters in Geneva to demand for better working conditions on 20 February 2025. (Geneva Solutions/Michelle Langrand)UN interns demonstrate in Place des Nations before the UN European headquarters in Geneva to demand for better working conditions on 20 February 2025. (Geneva Solutions/Michelle Langrand)

Amid UN funding uncertainty, interns fret about their career prospects. As the UN and the aid sector reel from the halt in US foreign assistance, interns already struggling to make ends meet worry they won’t be able to find jobs.

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