Intern - Public Information (UNIC Manila)

Work Location

In-person, UNIC Manila

Expected duration

6 Months

Duties and Responsibilities

The global network of United Nations Information Centres (UNICs) is part of the Campaigns and Country Operations Division of the Department of Global Communications. It is key to the Organization's ability to reach the peoples of the world and to share the United Nations story with them in their own languages. These centres, working in coordination with the UN system, reach out to the media and educational institutions, engage in partnerships with governments, local civil society organizations and the private sector, and maintain libraries and electronic information resources. Just as UNICs are the principal sources of information about the United Nations system in the countries where they are located, they are also responsible for promoting greater public understanding of and support for the aims and activities of the United Nations by disseminating informa...