A quick rundown of my time as a Communications Intern at UN Headquarters, New York, 2018 (+ photos)

 

How to become a UN intern: https://careers.un.org/

So what exactly did I do during the internship?

From July to November 2018 I worked in a great team in the Sustainable Development Section, Department of Global Communication (formerly the Department of Public Information) at UN Headquarters, New York. Section website: https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment

We organized an annual high-level event, the 'SDG Media Zone', which took place alongside the 73rd UN General Assembly, at the UN Headquarters in New York. The 'Zone' featured moderated panels and interviews with world leaders, young people and celebrities telling the world about how they were advancing the sustainable development agenda.
More about the Zone: https://www.un.org/sdgmediazone

I edited videos for the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD).
More about the Convention: https://www.un.org/development/desa/disabilities/convention-on-the-rights-of-persons-with-disabilities.html 

I designed social media cards for the UN Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial
Information Management (UNGGIM). One of my designs below:

More about the UNGGIM: http://ggim.un.org/

I uploaded news stories to the UN website and to the 'SDGs in Action' mobile app.
Link to news stories: https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/news/
Link to mobile app: https://sdgsinaction.com/

I proofread UN documents and publications, including the children's book 'Frieda and the SDGs'.
Link: https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/blog/2017/12/frieda-sdgs-power-storytelling/

I took photography for the Africa Dialogue Series 2018, alongside another intern.
Link: https://www.flickr.com/photos/africa-renewal/albums/72157696672794360

And true to my nature, I wrote feature stories about young people fulfilling the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The stories were sent to the UN's media partners in an editorial package.

A few photos: