UNFPA Internship 2025 – How To Apply For The UNFPA Internship, Deadline And Requirements
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The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), formerly the United Nations Fund for Population Activities, is a UN organization. The UNFPA says it “is the lead UN agency for delivering a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person’s potential is fulfilled”.
And the UNFPA Internship Program offers a small group of outstanding students the opportunity to acquire direct exposure to UNFPA operations. It is designed to complement development-oriented studies with practical experience in various aspects of UNFPA work.
Applicants should have expressed interest in the field of development; ability to adapt to new environments and work with individuals from different cultural backgrounds.
Interns work under the supervision of a staff member at UNFPA where the background of the interns is matched with the needs of the organization.
Requirements
Here are some of the requirements needed for the internship and they include the following:
- Candidates must be enrolled in a first university degree programme (such as bachelor’s degree or equivalent) and have completed one full academic year or;
- Candidates must be enrolled in a post graduate degree programme (such as master’s programme or higher) or;
- Candidate must have graduated with a university degree as defined above and, if selected, must start the internship within one-year of graduation or;
- Candidates must be enrolled in a postgraduate professional trainee programme and undertake the internship as part of this programme.
- Candidates should demonstrate interest in the field of development.
- Candidates should demonstrate written and spoken proficiency in at least one of the working languages of the United Nations (English or French) and fluency in the official language (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian or Spanish) of the UNFPA office.
- Candidates should demonstrate ability to adapt to new environments and to establish and maintain good working relations with individuals of different cultural backgrounds.
- Candidates whose father, mother, son, daughter, brother or sister is a UNFPA staff member is not eligible for an internship with UNFPA.
Benefits Of The UNFPA Internship
We have here some of the possible benefits of the UNFPA internship, and they include the following:
- Possible support from an outside party (such as an academic institution, university, or government).
- Stipend as a contribution towards living expenses for those without sponsors .
- The stipend is based on the intern’s agreed place of work.
How To Apply
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Deadline
The application for the UNFPA internship 2025 ends 31 Dec 2025 10:44 AM (America/New_York).
Note
- UNFPA does not charge any application, processing, training, interviewing, testing or other fee in connection with the application or recruitment process and does not concern itself with information on applicants’ bank accounts.
- Interns do not receive a salary or any other form of remuneration from UNFPA. The costs associated with an intern’s participation in the programme must be assumed either by the nominating institution, which may provide the required financial assistance to its students, or by the students themselves, who will have to meet living expenses as well as make their own arrangements for accommodation, travel and other requirements.
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Applicants must have medical insurance for the duration of the internship. Proof of insurance will need to be submitted before the internship begins.