Prayers For United Nations

Prayer and the Nations

Wars would be ended, ethnic hatreds tamed, politicians become honest, ecological restoration begun, global warming and AIDS halted, poverty reduced.

The Church of the Lord Jesus Christ would be provided with godly leaders, it would be renewed, revived, united in vision, mobilized for mission and readied for the return of its Head.

Jesus would return with the world evangelized and the Church complete! That is the wish.

How much of the earthly and how quickly the eternal agendas would be achieved depends on ONE activity – prayer in the name of Jesus to a loving, sovereign Father.

When man works, man works; When man prays, God works

The ministry of the children of God is not doing but praying, not strategizing, but prostrate before God seeking His will, not clever stratagies for manipulating people and events but trusting in God who moves in the hearts of even His most implacable enemies.

Through prayer Nebuchadnezzar, and today’s dictators get converted, Manassah’s and today’s persecutors repent and kingdoms of Babylon and Iron Curtains are torn down.

Psalm 2 reveals the Father’s Great Commission to His Son and how the destiny of nations is tied in with their rejection of or submission to His Kingly Son. Look at the command and promises of Ps 2:8.

'Ask of Me, and I will make the nations your heritage, and the ends of the earth your possession. You shall break them with a rod of iron, And dash them in pieces a potter’s vessel.'

Dare we apply this command and these promises to ourselves?

God spoke to me from Psalm 2:8 as a young Christian at university in Bristol, England. I heard for the first time of the work of the Dorothea Mission in the urban slums of Southern Africa.

I knew that God was speaking to me that this was His will for me, but I asked the Lord for scriptural confirmation, and it was this passage which spoke to me – South Africa was, for me, one of the ends of the earth for which I could ask.

I did not realize at the time that this “asking for the nations” would actually define a large part of my ministry for the next 40 years in successive editions of Operation World! Again this passage leapt to my mind. It was as if God was saying, “I called you to one end of the earth, but now I am giving you all the ends!”.

The content of this website give something of the needs and challenges of our needy, sin-sick, doomed world. The nations are there for the asking. God is calling you and me into the ministry of intercession for them.

Through these prayers much will happen – above all we could ask or expect. In this edition we have added a new feature of giving a few answers to prayers requested in earlier editions for which there has been some answer.

Daniel heard God’s voice in Daniel 7:27:

'The kingdom and the dominion and the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heaven shall be given to the people of the saints of the Most High; Their kingdom shall be an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey them. The cost is great, for these words were preceded in verse 21-22 by:
As I looked, this horn made war with the saints, and prevailed over them, until the Ancient of Days came, and judgement was given for the saints of the Most High, and the time came when the saints received the kingdom.'

The enemy will seek to frighten us and dangle allurements to distract us from the vision of a heavenly, eternal kingdom filled with people from every race, tribe, people and tongue. Yet Jesus offers you a share in his reign.

May you become an intercessor with a world vision that prays Satan-defeating, kingdom-taking, people-reaching, captive-releasing, revival-giving, Christ-glorifying prayers.

Prayer not only changes people, situations and even the course of history, but also those who pray! It is dangerous for the enemy and also 'dangerous' for you

There is a price to pay to be a person who stands in the gap in prayer.

That price may mean becoming an answer to your own prayers in giving time, finances and even going out as a witness in your Jerusalem (where you now live), your Judea (your own country), your Samaria (the other ethnic groups in your own country) or even to the ends of the earth.

Our prayer is that many will give their whole lives for this most noble of causes – to obey Jesus’ last command in making disciples of all nations and so ready the Church and the world for the grand climax of His glorious return.

Patrick Johnstone

Источник: //www.operationworld.org/prayer-and-nations

United Nations Human Rights

Eleanor Roosevelt at United Nations for Human Rights Commission meeting in Lake Success, New York, U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, public domain

United Nations human rights issues have been one of the most discussed aspects of the international organization. In this article, we shall discuss United Nations human rights mechanisms.

We shall examine United Nations human rights from the perspective of UN organs such as the UN General Assembly, the United Nations Security Council (and within the UNSC the Responsibility To Protect Doctrine), and also the UN Economic and Social Council, which will serve as a complement to other articles on the International Court of Justice, and UN human rights within the context of the International Criminal Court. It is difficult to examine the history of human rights and international relations without looking at the role that the formation of the United Nations played in the advancement of international human rights law. 

The United Nations Human Rights Mandate

The United Nations has a history of legal support for issues of human rights. Even early in the formation of the United Nations, states continued to push for the importance of human rights as it related to the United Nations.

For example, Weiss, Forsythe, Coate, & Pease (2014) explain how important United Nations human rights were, when they discuss the early importance of human rights in the UN. They explain that “[s]ince 1945, states have used their plenary or constitutive sovereignty to create international human rights obligations that in turn have restricted their operational sovereignty.

The international law of human rights, developed on a global scale mostly at the United Nations, clearly regulates what legal policies states can adopt even within their own territorial jurisdictions” (162).

For example, the United States and Britain, two of the key states in the formation of the United Nations, pressed for human rights in the UN Charter (despite the fact that they agreed under the idea that their actions of colonialism and the territories they controlled would not apply) (Weiss, Forsythe, Coate, & Pease, 2014: 171).

The United Nations Charter and Human Rights

The United Nations Charter has been cited as one of the first documents in the 20th century to reference human rights. There are multiple references to human rights in the Charter.

For example, “In Article 1, the UN Charter states that one of the purposes of the organization is to “promote and encourage respect for human rights.” Then, as DeLaet (2006) notes, “Throughout the document, the Charter makes reference to the objective of reaffirming faith in and promoting basic human rights (28).

Among other points, the UN Charter does call for “equal rights and self-determination of peoples,” as well as other human rights.

Again, would be incorrect to think say that the United Nations was intended first and foremost to be a human rights organization. As Mertus (2009) explains, “[t]o be sure, human rights provisions were scattered throughout the Charter.

 But these scattered references were never intended to serve as a system for human rights protection.

Even the vague provisions on human rights which were included in the Charter had a tough time squeaking in over the objection of the Soviet Union” (37). 

In addition, as Forsythe (2006) notes, while the language of human rights existed, the enforcement mechanisms were not as strong. So, while “[t]he theory of rights was revolutionary…neither the United Nations nor any other international organization in 1945 was given clear supranational authority to ensure their respect.

The UN Charter allowed the Security Council  to take binding decisions on security questions, but not on social questions. The Charter also contained a prohibition on UN interference in national domestic affairs” (38).

Despite the issues that countries had with Nazi actions within Germany, they issue of state sovereignty was still not something that creators of the United Nations were willing to completely challenge. 

United Nations Human Rights and Sovereignty

Again, one of the most difficult aspect of human rights in the United Nations is the notion of state sovereignty, and how this can hinder human rights actions by the UN.

Despite the decades long push for human rights, “[t]he territorial-political state remains the most important legal-political entity in the modern world despite the obvious importance of ethnic, religious, and cultural identifications and an increasing number of actors in civil society everywhere” (Weiss, Forsythe, Coate, & Pease, 2014: 163). In fact, this tension between human rights and state sovereignty is clearly evident at the United Nations. The UN wants to advocate for human rights, but states are the main actors in the United Nations (Weiss, Forsythe, Coate, & Pease, 2014). And as we shall see, UN human rights policies are often challenged by states on issues of sovereignty. Yet, as UN human rights agendas continue to press forward, there are questions about the strength of state sovereignty.

Some have attempted to counter this by looking at Chapter VII of the UN Charter, which does give the United Nations Security Council the right to use force against another country.

In other words, the United Nations has not typically treated human rights abuses as threats to international peace and security” (DeLaet, 2006: 29).

Yet, while the UN Charter was not very specific (and detailed) with its human rights, and while there was clear political motivation for including human rights language in the document (Forsythe, 2006), it nonetheless was a great beginning for the rise in international human rights law (Weiss, Forsythe, Coate, & Pease, 2014). Because, as we shall see, the international human right movement within the United Nations took off in the following years and decades.

The First Specific UN Human Rights Document

In 1948, one of the most important human rights documents–the Universal Declaration of Human Rights–was passed by the United Nations General Assembly with a vote of 48-0 (with nine abstentions). This document laid the foundations for UN human rights issues, outlining thirty human rights.

In addition, “[t]he UDHR specifies the more general mandates of the UN Charter in this field, and it thus places limits on governments claim to unbridled sovereignty.

According to the Charter and the Universal Declaration,…the established standards of civilized conduct apply to all states and hence the sensitive relationship between governments and those over whom they rule” (Weiss, Forsythe, Coate, & Pease, 2014: 161).

Shortly after the passage of the UDHR, the United Nations human rights push continued, with states working on two separate but related human rights documents: the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), and the International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights (ICESCR).

These documents were heavily contested politically; the United States and its allies supported the ICCPR for its importance to civil and political rights such as freedom of voting, speech, and assembly, whereas the Soviet Union and their allies favored the ICESCR due to its support of food and education rights. Nevertheless, both documents came into force in the United Nations.

Together the three documents have been understood as the International Bill of Human Rights.

Following these documents, we have seen scored of additional human rights documents passed through the United Nations.

The United Nations human rights regime has developed greatly since the early formation of the organization. However, there are still many challenges to ensuring all United Nations human rights issues will be protected.

United Nations Human Rights Organs

There are many entities within the United Nations that can promote the notions of human rights. For example, the United Nations Security Council has the ability to pass resolutions on human rights issues.

In addition, it can use economic sanctions, peacekeeping forces, or military action against a state that is violating human rights. Other organs such as the UNGA also have human rights powers. For example, the UNGA can pass resolutions condemning human rights violations.

Moreover, “[t]he General Assembly has created a segment of the UN Secretariat to deal with Palestinian rights and a committee to oversee Israeli practices pertaining to human rights in the territories militarily occupied since 1967” (Weiss, Forsythe, Coate, & Pease, 2014: 200).

Moreover, the UNGA “also voted to hold the World Conference on Human Rights during June 1993 in Vienna” (Weiss, Forsythe, Coate, & Pease, 2014: 200). 

In addition, the role of the Secretary General of the United Nations is another important actor for human rights. The Secretary General can speak on behalf of human rights. Many of them have backed human rights initiatives or actions already in place in the United Nations (Weiss, Forsythe, Coate, & Pease, 2014).

In addition to the Secretary General of the United Nations is also the High Commissioner for Human Rights. This position was first established in 1994, and has continued to emphasize human rights. Work.

Regarding the High Commissioner for Human Rights, “[b]eyond an annual report on international human rights at the UN, probably the most important work of the first high commissioner was to establish human rights field missions inside countries either as part of, or as separate from, UN peacekeeping operations” (Weiss, Forsythe, Coate, & Pease, 2014: 208).

References

Forsythe, D.P. (2006). Human Rights in International Relations. Second Edition. Cambridge, England. Cambridge University Press.

Источник: //internationalrelations.org/united-nations-human-rights/

United Nations: Objectives and Roles of United Nations

United Nations: Objectives and Roles of United Nations!

The United Nations Organisation (UNO) is the global international organisation of sovereign independent states. It was established on 24 October 1945.

The destruction caused by the Second World War compelled the people to establish an international organisation for keeping the world away from war and in favour of friendship and cooperation among all the nations.

The UNO was designed to save the future generations from the scourage of war by promoting International peace and security.

After the end of the Second World War, the United States, the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union (Former USSR) some other states held several meetings and planned to establish an organisation for preserving peace and promoting social, economic and political co-operation among all nations. As a result of their efforts, the United Nations Organisation came into existence in 1945 when the representatives of 51 nations signed the Charter of the UNO at San Francisco.

The name “United Nations” was suggested by US President Franklin Roosevelt. It was first used in the Declaration of the United Nations made on January 1, 1942.

At San Francisco Conference, it was unanimously adopted as the name of the new international organization as a tribute to the late President of the United States.

India had not achieved its independence by then and yet it became one of the founder members of the United Nations.

All nations pledged themselves to the UN Charter.

In the UN Charter they pledged “to save the succeeding generations from the scourage of war” They also promised to “promote social progress and better standards of life.

” The Charter came into force on October 24, 1945 after a majority of the signatories deposited their instruments of ratification. Since then every year, 24th October is celebrated as the United Nations Day.

The UN Charter:

The Charter is the Constitution of the United Nations Organisation. It was made in October 1944 by the Dumbarton Oaks (Washington DC) Conference. It lays down the rules which govern the organisation and functions of the UNO and all its organs. The Charter has a Preamble, 19 Chapters and 111 Articles which explain the purposes, principles, organs, and operating methods of the UN.

(A) Purposes of the UTS:

The purposes of the UN are defined in Article 1 of the UN Charter.

These are:

1. To maintain international peace and security and to take adequate steps to avert wars.

2. To develop friendly relations among nations on the basis of equality.

3. To achieve international co-operation in solving international problems of an economic, social, cultural or humanitarian character.

(B) Principles of the UN:

The principles are the means to achieve the objectives of the UN.

These are contained in Article 2 of the UN Charter:

1. All the member states are equal.

2. The member states shall fulfill their obligations to the UN honestly.

3. The member states shall settle their international disputes by peaceful means.

4. The member states shall refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force against any other state.

5. The member states shall give to the UN every assistance in any action it takes in accordance with the UN Charter.

6. The states which are not members of the UN, should also act in accordance with these principles for the maintenance of international peace and security.

7. No member state shall interfere in the internal affairs of any other state.

(C) Headquarters of UN:

The headquarters of UN is located at First Avenue, UN Plaza, New York the USA. The UN building stand on a 17 acre tract of land donated, by John D Rockfeller on Manhattan Island, a suburb of New York. It is a 39-storey building which can house about 8000 employees.

(D) The UN Flag:

The UN General Assembly adopted the UN Flag on October 20, 1947. The white UN emblem is superimposed on a light blue background. The emblem consists of the global map projected from the North Pole and embraced in two Olive Branches (symbol of peace)

(E) Membership of the UN:

Under the UN Charter, membership of this global organisation is open to all “peace loving” states who accept the obligations of the organization as contained in the Charter. New members are admitted by a two thirds vote of the UN General Assembly and on the recommendations of the UN Security Council. The present strength of UNO is 191.

(F) Languages used by the UNO:

The UN conducts its business in six official languages; Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish.

(G) Un Organs and their roles:

The Charter of UN establishes six principle UN organs.

These are:

1. The UN General Assembly:

The opening day of the session stands designated as the International Day of Peace. The UN General Assembly holds deliberations on all issues which are related to the Charter of the United Nations. It also approves the annual budget of the UN. It’s headquarter is located at New York (the USA).

2. The UN Security Council:

The Security Council is the executive body of the UN. It is called “the Power House” of the UN. It is made up of 15 members whom 5 are permanent members, each with a veto power. These are the USA, Russia, China, France and United Kingdom. Remaining 10 are non-permanent members who are elected by the General Assembly by a 2/3 majority for a term of two years.

The decisions of the Security Council are taken by a majority and vote but each of its five permanent members has the right to veto its decisions.

Under the “uniting for peace resolution” adopted in November 1950, the UN General Assembly can direct the Security Council to act for meeting any threat to international peace by taking collective security action against aggression.

The Security Council is a powerful organ of the UN. It’s headquarter is located at New York in USA. India now wants to become a permanent member of the UN Security Council.

3. The Economic and Social Council:

The Economic and Social Council has 54 members, they are elected by the UN General Assembly for a term of three years.

One-third members (18) these retire every year and in their place new members are elected. This Council helps the UN in solving the economic and social problems of the world.

4. The Trusteeship Council:

The Trusteeship Council supervises the administration of those backward and disputed territories, the responsibility for the development of which has been taken over by the UNO.

Apart from the permanent members of the Security Council, the administering countries of the trust territories are its members.

These are elected for three years by the UN General Assembly the Trusteeship Council monitors the development of trust territories.

5. The International Court of Justice (ICJ):

It is the chief judicial body of the UN. It is also called “the World Court.” It consists of 15 judges who are elected by the General Assembly on the recommendations of the UN Security Council; each judge of ICJ holds a tenure of 9 years. It’s one third judges retire after three years and in their place new judges are elected.

The International Court of Justice gives its verdict on such disputes/cases which are brought to it by the concerned states by their mutual consent. It gives advisory opinion on legal matters to the organs and special agencies of the UN when solicited. It’s headquarter is located at The Hague (Netherlands).

6. The UN Secretariat:

Secretariat is the administrative organ of the UN. It implements the policies and decisions taken up by organs of the UN. It consists of international civil servants who, while serving the UN, must forget their national loyalties and work for securing the interests of the UN. There are about 4000 employees of the UN Secretariat.

Their salaries are paid by the UN. The Secretariat General is the head of the Secretariat. He is called the “Watchdog of the UN”. He is appointed for a term of 5 year by the UN General Assembly on the recommendation of the Security Council. At present. Mr. Ban Ki Moon is the UN Secretary General.

Specialized Agencies of the UN:

The Specialised Agencies of the UN have been playing a significant role in implementing the policies, decisions and programmes of the UN. These are looking after specific areas and issues research, health, labour, trade, culture, human rights etc.

Some of the important specialized agencies of the UN are: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), UN Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO), Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO), World Labour Organisation (WLO), World Health Organisation (WHO), International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), World Meteorological Organisation (WMO), UN International Children Emergency Fund (UNICEF), UN Environment Programme (UNEP), and others

Role of the United Nations:

To maintain international peace and security has been the prime responsibility of the UN. During about 64 years of its existence, it has done a valuable work in this direction.

It has done a fairly good amount of work in the settlement of several controversies, which could have posed serious threats to the world peace.

Along with it, the UN has contributed greatly in the field of decolonization, human rights, disarmament.

However, the UN has several weaknesses and limitations:

(i) It lacks adequate funds to meet all its objectives.

(ii) The veto power of the five permanent members of the Security Council has virtually left this powerful UN organ at the mercy of “Big-Five” ie USA, UK, Russia France and China. Hence, the need is to reform the UN system from within and outside.

(iii) The urgent need is to democratize the UN. Democracy and transparency must characterize the Working of all the organs of the UN. The Security Council needs to be expanded and restructured. Almost all countries now advocate the need for an increase in the permanent and non-permanent members of the UN Security Council.

(iv) The issue of Veto Power needs to be debated and amended.

(v) The General Assembly should be made stronger. It should be turned into a forum for consensus on important global issues.

(vi) The voice of the smaller nations should carry equal weight in all UN decisions.

(vii) The rules and practices of the UN institutions need reform in the light of past experience.

(viii) The organisation and the functioning of the Economic and Social Council and the Secretariat demand a complete over-hauling.

(ix) The UN peacekeeping role needs to be restructured technically and financially.

Recently, the US War against Talibans & A1 Queda in Afghanistan and the US-War in Iraq have put a question mark on the relevance of the UN. The US operators in Iraq do not enjoy the sanction of the UNO. Further, the UN has not been successful in securing disarmament as well as in preventing the outbreak of local wars and terrorism in various parts of the world.

However, this does not mean that the UN has failed to serve the international community. It has successfully prevented the outbreak of a third world war. It has played an effective role in keeping several wars limited. It has been now engaged in peace-keeping operations in 22 different parts of the world.

It has been contributing to the cause of preservation of world peace, security and development.

The need of the hour is to introduce some reforms in the UN so that in may become more effective and fully capable of ensuring a stable, healthy and secure world order. UN Security Council must be expanded and democratised.

India, Japan, Brazil, South Africa and Germany have a strong case for getting permanent memberships in the UN Security Council.

Источник: //www.yourarticlelibrary.com/uno/united-nations-objectives-and-roles-of-united-nations/40332

5 United Nations Paid Internships

In recent years, the United Nations has been greatly criticized for its unfair internship policy which this prestigious institution continues to employ thousands of unpaid interns in its multiple agencies.

Prospective interns are required to fulfill a demanding set of criteria and work full-time for six months without even having their basic costs covered by the UN.

This has led students and early-career professionals who cannot afford to work for free to seek work experience in other organizations.

Nevertheless, not many internship-seekers know that there are several UN agencies which decided to award compensations to all of their interns, contributing towards their living costs. Most recently, UNICEF announced that it has changed its internship policy independently from the rest of the UN to introduce paid internships.

Here are the top 5 paid internships at the UN.

Location: worldwide.
Compensation: varies.
Duration: 6-26 weeks with the possibility of extension.
Application deadline: depending on the vacancy.

UNICEF is one of the few UN agencies to change its internship policy from unpaid to paid internships.

Interested students and graduates can apply for a variety of intern positions in multiple areas within the mandate of UNICEF, including Operations, Program and Policy, and External Relations.

Interns’ duties and responsibilities will depend on the office they will be assigned to; however, interns can expect to take part in research projects, databases management or communications.

To apply for an internship with UNICEF, you must complete an online application and submit it through UNICEF e-recruitment system. Once you are registered in the system, you can submit multiple applications.

The core eligibility requirements include:

• A university degree (at least undergraduate, enrolled or graduated in the past two years) with demonstrated strong academic performance.
• Minimum 18 years of age.
• Fluency in English, French or Spanish. Knowledge of another UNICEF working language is desirable.
• Having no immediate relatives in any UNICEF office and no relatives in the line of the authority to which the intern will report to.

Other requirements such as relevant professional experience and skills are vacancy-specific. Not all internships offered by different UNICEF agencies are paid. When they are, the stipend amount will depend on the office and their capacities. For instance, the standard stipend given to interns at the UNICEF Headquarters in Geneva amounts to USD 1,500.

Please note that a UNICEF internship is not a guarantee of any future employment at UNICEF.

To see which internships are available at UNICEF at the moment, please visit UNICEF job board.

UNICEF also offers a free online course.

2. United Nations System Staff College

Location: Turin, Italy or Bonn, Germany.
Compensation: 450 EUR.
Duration: 3-6 months.
Application Deadline: depends on the vacancy.

United Nations System Staff College (UNSSC) is a UN-founded knowledge management and learning institution based in Turin, Italy. The college offers courses and other learning initiatives such as seminars and strategic exchanges to thousands of people all over the globe, focusing on Leadership and Management, Peace and Security, and Sustainable Development.

Students from around the world are eligible to apply for a limited number of internship vacancies at this institution and take advantage of up to six months-long stay.

The objectives of the internship program are to complement students and recent graduates’ formal education through practice, acquaint them with the work of the UNSSC, and allow the institution to benefit from qualified students’ assistance.

Specific duties and responsibilities will depend on the details of the internship but could include administrative duties, learning and training activities, and research.

Requirements:

• University Degree (enrolled or graduated in the past year), including Bachelor’s (only in the final year), Master’s and Ph.D. programs.
• Fluency in the English language.
• Knowledge of another UN working language is desirable.

To apply, find a specific internship opportunity posted on the UNSSC employment page and follow any specific instructions related to that internship.

Besides the modest stipend amounting to 450 EUR/month, UNSSC does not provide any financial assistance towards the costs of travel, visa, accommodation, vaccines, or health insurance.

3. UNOPS Internships

Location: worldwide.
Compensation: possible monthly stipend and USD 500 for travel costs.
Duration: usually up to 6 months with the possibility of extension
Application Deadline: depends on the vacancy.

United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) is a UN agency which provides humanitarian and development solutions towards achieving peace and sustainable development.

This agency’s activities include Project Management, Procurement, Human Resources, Infrastructure, and Financial Management.

By working for this institutions, professionals can help reduce risk, advance speed and quality, and improve the cost-effectiveness in the work of different partners in more than 80 countries in the world, often in the riskiest environments.

Requirements:

• University Degree (enrolled or graduated in the past three years), including Bachelor’s and Master’s programs.
• Fluency in at least one UN working language, depending on the vacancy.

To apply for a UNOPS internship, applicants must create an account on UNOPS job portal. The application includes personal information as well as details about education, professional experience, languages, and other skills.

Provided that interns do not receive stipends from their university or other institutions, they may be eligible for a monthly stipend from UNOPS. In addition, the agency also awards one-time travel lump sums of USD 500 to all interns.

The recruitment process lasts between one and three months on average.

4. United Nations Alliance of Civilizations Internships

Location: New York, the United States.
Compensation: possible monthly stipend if not otherwise sponsored by other institutions.
Duration: up to 6 months with the possibility of extension.
Application Deadline: depends on the vacancy.

The United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) has existed since 2005. It emerged Kofi Annan’s initiative and with the support of governments of Spain and Turkey.

Based in New York, the Alliance is a global network of states, international organizations, civil society groups as well as the private sector.

The main areas of focus are Education, Youth, Migration, Media, all chosen in order to reduce tensions that exist among cultures and to bring cooperation between communities. As its core vision, UNAOC seeks to promote culturally sensitive development policies.

The requirements depend on the type of internship advertised, however, it is expected from candidates to:

• hold an undergraduate or graduate diploma, obtained within three years before the start of the internship and
• be fluent in English and another UN working language

In the past, UNAOC has offered internships in the field of Communication, Community Engagement, and Education.

In general, interns may be eligible to obtain a monthly stipend, provided that they are not sponsored by any other institutions. Nevertheless, interns are responsible for their own visa, travel, and accommodation arrangements.

5. UK Mission to the United Nations

Location: Geneva, Switzerland.
Compensation: CHF 1,250/month.
Duration: up to 6 months.
Application Deadline: depends on the vacancy.

Another way to get an internship in the United Nations is through your national government. UN member states have their separate missions to the UN, so it is ly that they also offer internship opportunities to early-career professionals. One such country is the United Kingdom which has a well-established internships scheme.

The UK Mission to the UN in Geneva is concerned with UK participation in the UN and other international organizations such as IOM and WTO. The office covers the work of more than 35 international organizations to which the UK provides financial contributions. This mission does not deal with consular or visa services.

The Mission accepts interns on a regular basis. Selected interns work on a variety of issues such as trade, human rights, humanitarian issues, disarmament, and health.

Requirements:

• Graduates with a degree in a relevant field

The UK Mission provides all interns with a training allowance of up to CHF 1,250/month and is not able to offer any further assistance with regards to transport or accommodation.

Internship opportunities can be found at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s job board.

Apply for these amazing and affordable internship opportunities and get a chance to work at the UN without having excess costs!

On our dedicated page you can explore more paid human rights internships.

Источник: //www.humanrightscareers.com/magazine/5-united-nations-paid-internships/

United Nations (UN)

Back to What We Do

The UN was founded after the Second World War by 51 countries never wanting to see the horrors of war and holocaust again. Over the last 70 years, UN membership and relevance has grown, and it now has 193 member states. It is the world’s largest and most important international organization.

The UN is independent and universal. It is the only forum in the world where peace and security, human rights and development are debated by all countries in the world.

Since 1964 Amnesty has had special consultative status at the UN, which has allowed us to shape crucial developments in human rights, including:

• The adoption of key UN Conventions. Such as against Torture and Disappearances and, curbing the arms trade.
• Optional Protocols to human rights treaties for the abolition of the death penalty and to keep children armed forces.

• The establishment of national mechanisms to prevent torture and to allow people to make complaints against their governments for violations of their rights.• The creation of a High Commissioner for Human Rights the Human Rights Council and its Universal Periodic Review.

• The establishment of Special Procedure mandates on issues such as human rights defenders, the elimination of discrimination against women, counter-terrorism and human rights and business and human rights.

• The adoption of resolutions such as the almost unanimous halt to the death penalty and the protection of civilians in crisis situations.

• The adoption of the UN Declarations on Enforced Disappearance, on Human Rights Defenders and on Human Rights Education and Training.

United Nations armoured vehicle in front of the catholic church in Dekoa, Central African Republic (CAR). 25 October 2014. © Amnesty International

Context

‘Freedom from fear and from want’

This has been the UN’s rallying cry for the past seven decades. Its work is three pillars: the protection of human rights; maintaining peace and security; and promoting economic and social development.

One of the UN’s first ground-breaking acts was to draw up the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948. Setting out the basic principles at the very heart of the human rights movement, it has inspired international laws and institutions that have directly improved the lives of countless people around the world.

Since then there have been many UN human rights conventions and declarations, shaping a system of international law and standards that protects us all and promotes our rights: ending racial discrimination and discrimination against women; banning torture and genocide; protecting the rights of children, people with disabilities, refugees, migrants, internally displaced people, minorities, human rights defenders, Indigenous Peoples; regulating the arms trade, and promoting the abolition of the death penalty.

What Amnesty is calling for

We can create a world where every one of us enjoys every human right laid out in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. At the UN Amnesty pushes for:

• Universal ratification and implementation of human rights treaties and standards.• UN bodies to be more responsive to human rights and humanitarian crisis.• The adoption of treaties to address new challenges such as business and human rights or our right to privacy.

• Institutional reform to achieve a stronger and more effective UN for the promotion and protection of human rights.

The issue in detail

How the UN works

General Assembly

The main body of the UN, where every one of the 193 Member States has a vote. It meets from September to December every year and adopts around 300 resolutions annually on a broad range of issues, including human rights.

Human Rights Council

Created in 2006 with 47 Member States. It meets three times a year and can address the full spectrum of human rights issues and draft new human rights standards.

It can set-up commissions of inquiry, dispatch fact-finding missions and make recommendations to States.

The Council also reviews how well each UN Member State is fulfilling its human rights obligations by a process called ‘Universal Periodic Review’.

Security Council

This is the most powerful UN body, with a mandate to maintain international peace and security. It has 15 members, including five permanent and 10 elected.

The Security Council can create peacekeeping operations, impose sanctions or arms embargoes, instruct human rights investigations, authorise the use of force, create international criminal tribunals and refer cases to the International Criminal Court.

Treaty Bodies

These are 10 committees of independent human rights experts. Nine monitor whether States are doing what they should in relation to the international human rights treaties they have signed up to. One specifically monitors places where people have been deprived of their freedom.

Special Procedures

Universal Periodic Review (UPR)

The process by which the Human Rights Council reviews how well each UN Member State is fulfilling its human rights obligations. Civil society groups and organizations play a key role in the UPR by providing information about human rights in countries under review and suggesting measures to address challenges.

Secretariat and Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)

The UN Secretariat is the civil service of the United Nations. It is led by the UN Secretary-General.

The OHCHR is part of the UN Secretariat and is led by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, a position created by the General Assembly in 1993. The OHCHR leads the implementation of the UN human rights programme. Its role includes carrying out research, providing governments and national human rights institutions with technical expertise, capacity building and human rights education.

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