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How the UN’s Internal Justice System Stifles Whistleblowers

Damilola Banjo
• December 12, 2022

Ask anyone if they will expose a crime if they know their careers might be hurt, and they will most likely give an emphatic no. Yet this happens for many whistleblowers around the world, including at the United Nations….

Categories: Secretary-General, UN Agencies, UN Careers

COVID-19

How to Land a Job at the UN, Even in a Pandemic

Stéphanie Fillion and Kacie Candela
• July 21, 2020

Ever wonder how to crack the door open to a prestigious United Nations position? That’s a question that Stephanie Playford, the founder of United Career Coalition, was asked over and over again when she worked for the International Atomic…

Categories: Covid-19, UN Careers

Women Managers Sought for Jobs in UN Peace Operations

Susan Manuel
• May 28, 2016

The United Nations is looking for new blood to staff its peace operations while prompting long-serving employees to get out of headquarters and work in the field. In demand for jobs in UN peace operations are female managers, bilingual…

Categories: UN Careers, UN Peacekeeping

Wanted: A Job Anywhere in the World With the UN

Elisa dos Santos
• February 4, 2014

Applying for a job at the United Nations requires a high degree of perseverance — “like trying to find a secret passageway from a brick wall — but eventually you get through,” said Stéphane Dujarric, the director of news…

Categories: UN Employment

For a Job at the UN, Start by Making Contacts

Simon Minching
• December 10, 2011

In January 2011, the International Labor Organization projected the global unemployment rate to be approximately 6.1 percent, equivalent to 203.3 million people, and developed economies such as the United States and the euro zone consistently hover around 9 and…