United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Interns

This JO will be used for a total of 10 portions, Oct 2026 - April 2027. As the leading UN entity on human rights, OHCHR has an independent mandate to promote and protect human rights across the world and to mainstream human rights throughout the UN system.
The Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights Section leads the thematic work of the OHCHR on economic, social, and cultural rights (ESCR), contributing to global policy development and providing advice and technical support to OHCHR country and regional offices as well as human rights components of the United Nations peace missions. It works to promote the indivisibility of human rights across the Office and engages with multiple stakeholders in advocating for the promotion and protection of economic, social and cultural rights. Within this context, the team carries out research and analysis to develop the Office's policy positions; supports the High Commissioner's advocacy on ESCR; fulfils General Assembly and Human Rights Council mandates related to ESCR; and ensures collaboration with and support to the work of UN human rights mechanisms. A key pillar of our work is strengthening partnerships with UN entities, cities and local governments, national human rights institutions, and wider civil society to jointly promote ESCR and to support our partners to integrate ESCR in their work.
The Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Section is situated in the Development, Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Branch (DESCRB) of the Thematic and Special Procedures Division (TSP) of OHCHR. The intern will report to a designated Human Rights Officer. The intern is expected to provide substantive, organizational and logistical assistance to the Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Section as a whole.