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The United Nations provides opportunities for students enrolled in a graduate programme to undertake an internship at its Headquarters in New York. The objective of the internship programme is threefold: a) to provide a framework by which graduate and post-graduate students from diverse academic backgrounds may be assigned to United Nations offices where their educational experience can be enhanced through practical work assignments. b) to expose them to the work of the United Nations. c) to provide UN offices with the assistance of highly qualified students specialized in various professional fields. Interns' assignments depend on their background, the department to which they are assigned and the period during which they do their internship. Examples include: * Assistance in drafting and preparing official documents * Attending and summarizing conferences and meetings * Document, legal and internet research * Assistance during conferences * Working on the web-presentation * Evaluation of projects * Compiling statistics * Media analysis * Speech-writing Information on this programme can be found online.

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