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UNITED NATION OFFICE AT GENEVA (UNOG)The UN are in Geneva but also in New York City, Nairobi, Vienna, Addis Ababa, Bangkok, Beirut,Santiago, Arusha and The Hague.To have a good insight of the United Nations of Geneva (UNOG), please have a look at the UNfamilies in Geneva.UNOG InternshipsThe UNOG Internship Programme in only meant to manage internships in its Geneva offices. Thereare no internships for College students as you need to have completed, at leat, a BA to apply.Information are to be found online. Please check conditions out and send your application by emailto : internship@unog.chBesides, if you are interested in an internship in HR, within the Chief of Human ResourcesManagement Service of the United Nations Office at Geneva’ s team, send your application to :faustine.chevet@sciences‐po.frNB : For internships in other offices, please look at each website as they all have separate internshiparrangements : NYC for the United Nations Headquarters Internship Programme and internships inthe Office of Legal Affairs , Vienna, Nairobi, Addis Ababa, Bangkok, Beirut, Santiago, Arusha and TheHague)UN vacanciesStaff members in the Professional (P) and the Director (D) categories are normally internationallyrecruited and are expected to serve at different duty stations throughout their career with theOrganization.For entry level positions, look at P2 (minimum 2 years of work experience, but no professionalexperience required for the Young Professional Programme) and P3 (minimum 5 years of workexperience).Linguistic skills are essential. There are six official languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French,Russian and Spanish. Two of these, English and French, are the working languages. To work for theUnited Nations you need to have excellent command of either English or French and to work in theUNOG, both French and English are important as Geneva is in a French speaking area. Knowledge ofany other language (especially when working in the field) is a plus but not always necessary.The variety of job opportunities is huge in the UN : Economic and Social Development ; Managementand Operation Support ; Political and Peace Support, Communication Technology ; Legal ; etc.UNOG temporary contracts (short‐term contracts) :The United Nations Office at Geneva has been looking for candidates of Arabic, Chinese, English,French, Russian or Spanish mother tongue for short‐term contracts for text processing.Entry Level Positions in the UN11, 12, 13 June, 201214