Internship – Disaster Risk Reduction

Job Description

Join the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) as an intern in Nairobi, Kenya for a 6-month opportunity starting September 2025! 🌍 As a part of our Disasters and Conflicts Branch, you’ll contribute to vital environmental projects focusing on sand and dust storms, conducting research on environmental policies, supporting event planning, and enhancing communications. This is a full-time, unpaid internship aimed at highly motivated individuals with a passion for environmental science, policy, or related fields. Ideal candidates should have excellent English writing skills and an interest in the West Asia and North Africa regions. Experience in event management is a plus. Get ready to make a difference! 🌱👩‍🎓👨‍🎓

Interns are not financially remunerated by the United Nations. Costs and arrangements for travel, visas, accommodation and living expenses are the responsibility of interns or their sponsoring institutions. Interns who are not citizens or permanent residents of the country where the internship is undertaken may be required to obtain the appropriate visa and work/employment authorization. Successful candidates should discuss their specific visa requirements before accepting the internship offer.

THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS’ BANK ACCOUNTS.