Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Internship with UPR Branch

Daily responsibilities of UPR interns will depend on the individual's background and duties may include but are not limited to supporting the UPR Branch in the servicing of countries' reviews before, during and after the UPR Working Group (WG) sessions. In particular: During the WG sessions and HRC sessions, the intern will assist with: i). the drafting of sections of the UPR WG report and of the UPR Outcome report under the staff members’ supervision; and ii). Secretariat management related tasks, including compiling lists of delegations, drafting/translating correspondence to participants, handling new communication and technology tools used for hybrid sessions, drafting ad hoc summaries, supporting with data research and statistics, supporting media-related tasks, taking notes during UPR-related side events, and other tasks connected with the session. The in-session assignments may change depending on the specific modalities of the sessions. Out-session assignments may include but are not limited to assisting staff members in the: i). preparation of UPR pre-session documents (compilation and summary), including research and analysis of human rights information and trends, and documents and activities related to the UPR WG session and adoption of the UPR Outcomes; ii). indexing UPR recommendations; iii). thematic research into specific areas of the UPR work; iv). preparation of training material, notes, bullet points, electronic material (infographics, presentations and video snapshots); and v). any other task relevant to the UPRB activities such as organization of and/or participation in meetings, panels, etc.