The United Nations World Food Programme is the world's largest humanitarian organization, saving lives in emergencies, building prosperity, and supporting a sustainable future for people recovering from conflict, disasters, and the impact of climate change. There is growing evidence that the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic continue to deepen existing hunger amongst vulnerable populations. Ongoing insecurity, the lack of resources, and…

The United Nations World Food Programme is the world's largest humanitarian organization, saving lives in emergencies, building prosperity and supporting a sustainable future for people recovering from conflict, disasters and the impact of climate change. There is growing evidence that the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic continue to deepen existing hunger amongst vulnerable populations. Ongoing insecurity, the lack of resources, and constrained…

The International Labour Organization (ILO) is a United Nations agency whose mandate is to advance social and economic justice through setting international labour standards. Founded in 1919 under the League of Nations, it is the first and oldest specialized agency of the UN. The ILO's international labour standards are broadly aimed at ensuring accessible, productive, and sustainable work worldwide in conditions of freedom, equity, security, and…

The United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD) is an autonomous research institute within the UN system that undertakes multidisciplinary research and policy analysis on the social dimensions of contemporary development issues. Through our work, we aim to ensure that social equity, inclusion and justice are central to development thinking, policy and practice. The Senior Gender Justice and Development Consultant will join a…

The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) is a dedicated training arm of the United Nations system. UNITAR provides training and capacity development activities to assist mainly developing countries with special attention to Least Developed Countries (LDCs), Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and other groups and communities who are most vulnerable, including those in conflict situations. The Institute provides training…

The Division for Cooperation and Coordination within the Movement is responsible for developing and implementing ICRC policy and action in the field of cooperation and coordination within the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. The Divison serves as a center of expertise for the ICRC's operational and capacity building work with National Societies and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). The…

The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) is an independent think tank that delivers the knowledge to act. Our mission is to promote human development and environmental sustainability. Our big-picture view allows us to address the root causes of some of the greatest challenges facing our planet today - ecological destruction, social exclusion, unfair laws and economic rules, a changing climate. With offices in Winnipeg…

GAVI, officially Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance is a public-private global health partnership committed to increasing access to immunization in poor countries. GAVI brings together developing country and donor governments, the World Health Organization, UNICEF, the World Bank, the vaccine industry in both industrialized and developing countries, research and technical agencies, civil society, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and other private…

The Capacity for Disaster Reduction Initiative (CADRI) is a global partnership composed of 20 UN and non-UN organizations that works towards strengthening countries’ capacities to pursue integrated and coherent solutions to reduce disaster and climate risks to achieve the 2030 agenda and its commitment to leave no one behind. By pooling its member agencies’ resources, expertise, and knowledge, the CADRI Partnership promotes the effectiveness of…

The Global Changemakers Virtual Youth Summit 2020 will take place online from 24-28 April 2020 with up to 3000 young changemakers joining globally. The summit will be celebrating and connecting changemakers from around the world who share a passion to create a better future. Participants will attend webinars and Q&A sessions with expert guests as well as facilitated networking sessions with other young changemakers online over five days. The…

UNICEF works in some of the world's toughest places, to reach the world's most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential. Despite considerable investment in vaccine supply and delivery in the past decades, many children still miss out on basic childhood vaccines. Alongside with supply and availability of immunization services, caregivers' demand for vaccination, trust in vaccines and…

Created in December 1999, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) is the designated focal point in the United Nations system for the coordination of efforts to reduce disasters and to ensure synergies among the disaster reduction activities of the United Nations and regional organizations and activities in both developed and less developed countries. Led by the United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General…

Overall policy and programmatic direction and supervision for this position come from the Group on Earth Observations (GEO) Executive Committee. The GEO Secretariat Director is accountable to the WMO Secretary-General for administrative matters in accordance with the WMO Financial and Staff Rules and Regulations. The incumbent will perform the following duties: Policy and planning: (a) Informs the Executive Committee (EXCOM) about the important…

Duties and responsibilities: Under the supervision and guidance of the Director of the Earth System (ES) Branch, within his or her delegated authority, the incumbent will perform the following duties: (a) Support the work of the Branch toward the implementation of the WMO Strategic Plan, especially as concerns activities within the Long-Term Goal 2: Enhanced Earth System observations and Predictions: Strengthening the technical foundation for the…

This position is located in the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, Environment Division, Transboundary Cooperation Section. The incumbent will support the industrial safety and water units (at 50% each), and reports, respectively, to the Secretaries of the Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents (Industrial Accidents Convention) and the Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and…

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) is an intergovernmental organization with a membership of 193 Member States and Territories. It originated from the International Meteorological Organization (IMO), the roots of which were planted at the 1873 Vienna International Meteorological Congress. Established by the ratification of the WMO Convention on 23 March 1950, WMO became the specialised agency of the United Nations for meteorology…

The United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) is the strategic partnership between the United Nations and over 300 banks, insurers and investors. For over 25 years UNEP FI has been shaping and driving the international sustainable finance agenda, setting global standards and growing a global network of leading financial institutions. Through its work-streams and regional activities, peer learning, methodology development…

The Bern–Fribourg Master in Earth Sciences is a joint programme run by the Institute of Geological Sciences at the University of Bern and the Department of Geosciences at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland. With only a 22-minute train trip separating the two Universities, students profit from the expanded number of lecturers and researchers, and from the specialized geological know-how and facilities at both institutions. The merger of…

Various project initiatives over the past years have dealt with the topic of integrative forest management. The question on how to improve the situation for endangered species in multifunctional managed forests (see e.g. INTEGRATE, INTEGRATE+, INFORMAR and oFOREST) is key and these initiatives have thus provided a good overview of the state of biodiversity in European forests. This topic is well established now both at the political level and…

The United Nations Environment Programme is seeking an intern-Environment Affairs based in Geneva for a period of for 3- 6 months.

The UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) is seeking an Intern-Environment Affairs based in Geneva, Switzerland.

The United Nations Environment Programme is seeking an Intern-Environment Affairs based in Switzerland

The Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL is a part of the ETH domain. In accordance with its mandate, the Directorate has defined the development of an environmental data portal as a strategic focus for WSL. The central goal of the initiative is to add value to WSL’s rich reservoir of environmental monitoring and research data. You will be part of a small technical team in charge of the further development of the…

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the leading global environmental authority that sets the global environmental agenda, promotes the coherent implementation of the environmental dimension of sustainable development within the United Nations system and serves as an authoritative advocate for the global environment. Responsibilities: As appropriate support the overall work of the InforMEA Team, including with the preparation of…

As the conference of the European Confederation of Soil Science Societies (ECSSS), Eurosoil is the soil event of Europe. Eurosoil 2020 aims to tackle e.g. the environmental, social, economical, and public policy goals related to / impacting soil use and services. The objective of Eurosoil 2020 is to bring together leading research scientists working on soil related topics and stakeholders dealing with issues of public concern, such as soil…