Global Internship Roster 2026

Overview

UNFPA offers a global internship roster for 2026 focusing on population, health, and development issues within the UN framework.

The UNFPA Global Internship Roster 2026 offers students and recent graduates the opportunity to gain professional experience with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). Internships may be available across multiple UNFPA offices and can cover areas related to population and development, sexual and reproductive health, gender equality, youth, communications, data, policy, programme management, and other fields connected to UNFPA’s mandate. Applications remain open until 31 December 2026.

Opportunity

UNFPA Global Internship Roster 2026

Type

United Nations Internship / International Internship

Organizer

United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)

Location

Multiple Locations / Worldwide

Internship placement depends on the needs of individual UNFPA offices, and some assignments may also allow remote working arrangements.

Study Level

Eligible applicants include:

• Bachelor’s students who have completed at least one full academic year
• Master’s students
• PhD / postgraduate students
• Recent university graduates
• Students enrolled in postgraduate professional traineeship programmes.

Recent Graduates

Recent graduates are eligible provided they start the internship within one year of graduation.

Fields

Internship areas depend on UNFPA office requirements and may include:

• International Development
• Public Health
• Sexual and Reproductive Health
• Gender Equality
• Population Studies
• Demography
• Human Rights
• Youth Programmes
• Data & Statistics
• Communications
• Human Resources
• Programme Management
• Policy
• Research
• Administration

UNFPA matches candidates in the roster with internship needs across the organization.

Language Requirements

Applicants must demonstrate:

• Written and spoken proficiency in at least one UN working language: English or French
• Fluency in the relevant official UN language used by the UNFPA office, which may include Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, or Spanish.

Financial Support

Stipend available.

Interns who are not financially supported by another organization, such as a university, government, or academic institution, may receive a monthly stipend as a contribution toward living expenses.

The amount depends on the intern’s agreed place of work and is normally paid monthly in local currency.

Important Eligibility Restriction

An applicant whose parent, child, brother, or sister is a UNFPA staff member is not eligible for the internship programme.

Selection

Applying to the Global Internship Roster does not automatically guarantee an internship. Candidate profiles are considered when UNFPA teams need interns whose backgrounds match specific assignments.

Application Fee

No application fee.

UNFPA states that it does not charge fees for applications, recruitment, interviews, testing, or processing.

Application Deadline

31 December 2026 at 11:59 PM — America/New_York time.