Ive always been interested in politics and the united nations.?

Question

i was wondering what kind of education one needs to work at the un and how hard it is to find a job there.what kind of jobs they have there.can u go right out of college and work there? if anyone can asnwer my questions id be very thankful =D

Answer 1

I strongly suggest you to join the Model UN club in your high school. Then, when you get to college, take a major in foreign relations. Then, you'll be on your way. You'll get amazing opportunities but it will be your job to figure out which ones you want to take advantage of. Good Luck!

EDIT: Actually you can suggest it to any teacher who's interested in foreign affairs. My MUN sponsor was a math teacher, though you should try the history department first, I think. Try starting one. A lot of people will be interested, trust me. Plus, you will get to be club president.

Answer 2

Any course is useful to work in the UN because it has various concerns to serve different people and render various services.

Answer 3

First, a second language is necessary and very helpful, it does not matter if you learned it growing up or actually learned in school. When you apply to the UN they will ask which and how manylanguages you speak. Given your age and your interest in the UN, it is a great thing, and holds many possiblilties for you if you choose this route.The positions range from interpreter, administrative assistant, security, diplomatic aid,diplomatic courier, etc and many others. You can also work there while in college as an intern. Hey, it is never too early to research this, I applaud you, I wish more young people had your interest in the rest of the world. Go to unitednations.org to get started and see for yourself. Feel free to email me if you have any questions. All that is Good to you, Peeze

Answer 4

First you need to figure out how you will pay for housing in NYC. That will be your biggest challenge. You probably can get a job at the UN doing something.

Answer 5

Hi... myself same !! I registered with the job portal. In yr case, any kind of education may serve - some are called "trainee'. Most of the vacancies are for the locals. Yes, as said before me, getting a place to stay in NY may be a costly proposition for the outsiders. Best of luck. Thanks

Answer 6

For starters, it helps to have some kind of degree and be bilingual.

www.unsystem.org/jobs/job_opportunitie...

Check out the above this site... they have an exclusive portal for job vacancies in the UN.   Hope this does it for you.  Best of Luck.

Answer 7

First, you have to ask yourself WHY you are interested in politics and the UN?  What aspects of politics?  Why?  What about the UN do you find interesting?   Why?

When you have narrowed these things down, you will be better able to answer your own question.

Answer 8

no no no. For starters, you have to figure out what it is you want to do at the UN.

Saying you want to work for the UN is almost like saying you want to work for the US government in the sense that you could be anything from a politicial (i.e. study politics or Law) to a statistician (study statistics and say work for the Census folks) to business/acounting/economics and work for the federal reserves types, etc.

Answer 9

Before aiming at working in Manhattan, in THE big building, you may first want to get a try at one of the numerous UN bodies that are physically located in countless cities around the world.

See link below. If you don't find any, then you may want to browse the web sites of each and every university around you because many have 'partnerships' with international organizations to study specific issues like criminality, development, pollution, drug use, international trade, migration, ....

Also, you should consider volunteering for local organizations where you live that are involved in community problems like immigration, education, multiculturalism, food distribution. Independently from what you do you must be able to show your future interviewer that you're involved in the community and that you're able to find your place within an organization.

Now, no matter how you've learned foreign languages, you need to be somewhat fluent -read, speak, write- in at least 2 or 3 languages included your mother tongue. Don't forget that many of the UN regular staff have been raised in multicultural families and have lived in several countries on different continents.

Read newspapers, magazines, books; be open-minded, interested, curious, inquisitive.