Month: February 2017

“Established in 1946, the UN Information Center is responsible for US/UN issues and serves as a liaison to Congress, the US government and foundations in Washington as well as to the media, academic institutions and public across the United States. The Center includes a small reference library that houses official UN documents as well as other materials published by the United Nations. The office also supports high-level visitors from headquarters and field offices around the world. UNIC’s internship program presents an enormous opportunity for college students and post-graduates seeking a…

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1. Communications Internship The Liaison Office for North America of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in Washington DC (FAO-LOW) advises and assists in the development and implementation of FAO policies and programs. It facilitates communication and cooperation between FAO and the Governments of Canada and the United States, and between FAO and the international and inter-American organizations based in Washington DC. Working under the overall supervision of the Senior Liaison Officer, and in close collaboration with Office colleagues, the communications intern will bring to FAO-LOW team…

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“The National Wildlife Federation is seeking an International Programs Interns to join our team in our Washington, DC office. The International team at the National Wildlife Federation promotes wildlife conservation and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions through market-based initiatives that address large-scale commodity agriculture as a driver of tropical deforestation. In this context, we promote the sustainable production and use of biofuels and biomaterials through voluntary, independent certification under the global standards of the Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (www.rsb.org). This fast-paced, demanding internship requires dealing with many interlinked activities –…

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“AICGS is pleased to announce the continuation of its German-American youth exchange program on the theme “Immigration, Integration, and a New Transatlantic Generation” in 2017/2018. AICGS is recruiting twenty young leaders from academia, media, business, politics, and society with little or no experience with transatlantic relations for seminars and site visits in Washington and Berlin. This innovative program will establish new connections between communities that have grown principally from an immigration background, and address common challenges of immigration and integration, such as discrimination, employment, political and societal leadership, education, and international engagement.…

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“Lawfare is now accepting applications for our summer internship program! For more details, check out the Brookings Institution’s application announcement and apply here. Please submit applications by March 1st. This academic focused summer internship, beginning June 2017, is an opportunity for undergraduate students in their junior or senior year or graduate students with an interest in national security to apply principles and theory learned in the classroom in a professional environment.  This intern will assist with running and maintaining http://www.lawfareblog.com/, a website devoted to serious, non-ideological discussion of national security legal and…

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