Internship

Intern, Special Procedures

Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

Closes 30 December 2026, 69 days left No fee to apply Last checked 23 Sep

At a glance

Deadline: Closes 30 December 2026, 69 days leftThe posting gives a date, not a time. Days left are counted in Lagos time.
Fee: No fee to apply
Who may apply: in the final year of a bachelor's degree, or enrolled in or finished a bachelor's, master's or higher
Where: Geneva, Switzerland.

An unpaid internship doing support to the Special Procedures mandates, including reports and Human Rights Council sessions. Geneva, Switzerland.

The facts

What you get: Nothing. The posting states: Interns are not financially remunerated by the United Nations. Costs and arrangements for travel, visas, accommodation and living expenses are the responsibility of interns or their sponsoring institutions.
Where: Geneva, Switzerland.
How long: This full-time assignment shall be offered for an initial period of three (3) months, renewable for a combined period of six (6) months, upon further approval by the supervisor.
What it costs you: Nothing to apply. If you take it up in person, travel, visa, accommodation and living costs are yours.

Where you stand

This one is free. There is no fee to apply, and nobody should ask you for money at any point. In their words, what it costs you: Nothing to apply. If you take it up in person, travel, visa, accommodation and living costs are yours.

What they ask for

in the final year of a bachelor's degree, or enrolled in or finished a bachelor's, master's or higher
fluent English
no pay: you need your own money or a sponsor for living costs, plus travel, visa and accommodation

Get ready to apply

Built only from what this listing states.

The application takes real work, by our reading.

1. What to get ready

An online form; it names no documents. Some forms do not save as you go, so set aside time to do it in one sitting.

In their words: “A UN Careers (Inspira) profile and an application against this job opening number before the deadline”

2. Dates

Closes 30 December 2026, in 69 days.
On the date, the listing says: The posting closes at 23:59 New York time on this date. No applications are accepted after it.
Aim to send it by 27 December 2026. Websites slow down near a deadline, and data runs out. Our advice

3. What it costs you

Nothing to apply. If you take it up in person, travel, visa, accommodation and living costs are yours.

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Tips for applying for an internship

General advice from us, the same for every internship. It is not what this organisation says; that is above.

Check first whether it is paid. If it is not, work out how you will cover transport, food and rent for the whole period.
Say what you want to learn and why this organisation; interns are often chosen for interest and reliability more than experience.
School projects, clubs and volunteering count as experience here. Name what you did in each.
If it asks for a letter from your school, ask for it early; offices can be slow.

If there is an interview or a test

Expect questions about what you are studying and why you want this.
Be honest about when you are free and for how long.
Ask who you would work with day to day.

All our tips and messages to copy. Practise answering, with nothing kept. Received an offer? Check whether it is real, then read before you say yes.

How to apply

You apply on Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights's own website, not here. We never send an application for anybody and we never ask you for anything to pass on. Check their page for anything not shown here.

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How we checked this

This was opened and verified at Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights's own website on 23 September 2026: it was real, still open, and open to people from African countries. If anything here is wrong, tell us.