CICR at Columbia University

The Permanent Mission of Afghanistan to the United Nations in New York is pleased to announce the upcoming vacancy in its unpaid internship program. Selected interns must meet a variety of requirements.

Internship Description:
An Intern will perform essential roles at the Permanent Mission. He or she will assist the Ambassador’s office, diplomats and/or the Mission in whatever tasks are necessary.
Duties could include:
• Attending meetings at the UN, taking notes, and writing meeting summary reports;
• Administrative tasks;
• Research on relevant topics of interest to both the Mission and relating to the intern’s area of expertise;
• Contributing research towards briefs, proposals, and statements for the delegation;
• Handling high-level, confidential documents; and
• Other longer-term projects as necessary, including contributing to thematic research projects for the Ambassador and the Mission.
• We expect that interns will be able to cover their own travel, housing and all other related expenses for the duration of their unpaid internship.

The Mission's interns have the unique opportunity to combine their own interests with that of the Mission. Interested individuals are encouraged to take the initiative in pursuing their interests related to the Mission and the United Nations as a whole, including working directly with delegates focusing on particular Committees of the General Assembly. These Committees are divided by subject:

• First committee – Arms proliferation, global security, nuclear nonproliferation
• Second committee – Economic and development issues, sustainable development
• Third committee – Drugs, human rights, women and children issues, development issues
• Fourth committee – Special Political and Decolonization
• Fifth committee – Administrative and budgetary issues for the UN system
• Sixth committee – Legal issues, ICC, ICJ, International Law of the Sea

The Mission’s responsibilities cover a wide range, and interns must be prepared to assist as needed. Interns are expected to keep up with the fast-paced working environment and keep up-to-date on news about the United Nations and Afghanistan. Dedication and flexibility are key components to successful internships, and requirements of this position.

Requirements and Preferences:
• Interns must be available to intern for at least three months. Preference will be given to candidates who can intern full-time, five days a week for the full three months or longer. Hours are typically 9:45 am to 6:00 pm.
• Applicants must demonstrate a focused interest and past engagement related to Afghanistan and/or the United Nations
• Interns must be fluent in English. Knowledge of Dari is helpful but not required. Knowledge of all other languages will also be helpful.
• Preference will be given to applicants pursuing or having recently completed Master’s degrees and undergraduates in the final stage of their Bachelor’s degree.
• Interns must be trustworthy in handling confidential materials and information

About the Mission:

The Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan is responsible for representing Afghanistan’s interests at the United Nations. Afghanistan has been a member of the United Nations since 1946, and although the country has gone through significant changes in the past 60 years, Afghanistan remains dedicated to the values and principles enshrined in the United Nations charter. Recently, international cooperation has become even more crucial for Afghanistan and for the world. Afghanistan is committed to pursuing open, friendly dialogue in both bilateral and multilateral forums, and sees the United Nations as an important platform for international diplomacy.

Interested applicants should initially submit a cover letter and resume to [email protected] Internship applications will be accepted on a rolling basis. Please note that, due to the high volume of applications the Mission receives, not all applicants will be contacted. The Mission will review your qualifications and will contact you if interested in pursuing your application.

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From our Director, Jean-Marie Guehenno: Define Intervention: "In the wake of ill-fated military engagements around the globe, how should the international community approach new geopolitical crises?"

http://magazine.columbia.edu/features/spring-2014/define-intervention

Define Intervention | Spring 2014 | Columbia Magazine © Dylan Martinez / EPA / Corbis With US and NATO operations in Afghanistan slowly coming to an unsettling end, and the gap between rhetoric and action in Syria as wide as ever, the Western public has had enough of foreign interventions.

Please join us for a discussion on recent developments in MALI with un Deputy Special Representative in Mali, David Gressly:

Wednesday April 2, 6:30PM @ Columbia SIPA, Room 1302

Registration required!

http://www.cicr-columbia.org/mandated-to-make-peace-in-mali-12-months-of-un-efforts/

Mandated to Make Peace: Conversation with David Gressly, UN Deputy Representative in Mali |... Please join us for a conversation with Deputy UN Representative in Mali, Mr. David Gressly. Mr. Gressly will discuss lessons learned after 12 months of peacekeeping in Mali, and outline the humanitarian and security challenges ahead for the mission.

http://www.cicr-columbia.org/mediating-todays-conflicts-video-of-conversation-between-alvaro-de-soto-and-chester-crocker/

Mediating Today’s Conflicts – Alvaro de Soto and Chester Crocker discuss | Center for... The 7th event in CICR’s “Conversations with Alvaro de Soto” series. Read a summary of the conversation or watch a video of this event.

Lunchtime Discussion: ‘Flexible Diplomacy’ in Today’s Uncertain War and Peace: UN Envoys and the... Join the Center for International Conflict Resolution (CICR) at Columbia University for a brownbag lunchtime discussion with Elodie Convergne, visiting scholar at Columbia SIPA; and Jean-Marie Guéhenno, CICR Director and Arnold A. Saltzman Professor of Professional Practice at Columbia SIPA.

Please join us for a screening of the Documentary STATE BUILDERS, next Thursday February 20 at 6:30pm!

The movie follows the work of LISE GRANDE, UNDP's former Resident Representative for South Sudan in Juba, and Ms. Grande herself will be at the screening for a Q&A. Moderated by Jean-Marie Guéhenno, Director of CICR

Location:
Columbia University | International Affairs Building, Room 1512

Registration:
RSVP by Tuesday February18 to [email protected] or Register via Sundial.

Movie description:
In 2011, the Republic of South Sudan became the world's newest nation. After a 50-year civil war, the stakes and hopes are high. But how does one build a country from scratch? STATE BUILDERS follows a determined UN official and the country's newly appointed Vice-President as they attempt to put theory into practice to shape the young democracy.

http://www.cicr-columbia.org/a-film-screening-on-south-sudan-with-guest-of-honor-ms-lise-grande-former-undp-representative-in-juba/

State-Builders: A Film Screening on South Sudan – with Guest of Honor Ms. Lise Grande | Center... The International Conflict Resolution Specialization at SIPA and the Center for International Conflict Resolution Present:

The Syria Dilemma: A Critical Dialogue | Center for International Conflict Resolution Monday, December 2, at 7:30 PM | Earl Hall Auditorium, Columbia University

Alvaro de Soto Conversation Series: A Discussion with Chester Crocker on Contemporary Challenges facing the field of Mediation.

Tuesday November 19, 6-8 PM
International Affairs Building (Room 1501)
Columbia University

Register here:
http://new.sipa.columbia.edu/experience-sipa/events/alvaro-de-soto-conversation-series-discussion-with-chester-crocker

Quoted in today’s New York Times, CICR Director Jean-Marie Guéhenno stresses the importance of a regional political settlement in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo following the routing of the M23 rebel group by the UN’s Force Intervention Brigade and Congolese forces. The Intervention Brigade, Guéhenno says, “has contributed to rebuilding the credibility of the U.N.,” but force should not be overly relied on. “It’s not a SWAT team that’s going to clean up a bad neighborhood. That requires politics.”

New U.N. Brigade’s Aggressive Stance in Africa Brings Success, and Risks The Force Intervention Brigade routed rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a departure from peacekeepers’ usually passive approach.

IMPUNITY AND THE RULE
OF LAW IN GUATEMALA
BROWN BAG LUNCH DISCUSSION with JOSÉ CARLOS MARROQUIN

Political strategist and transparency advocate José Carlos Marroquin will discuss Rule of law in Guatemala and the United Nations International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala (CICG), which he helped establish.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16
1:00 – 2:00 P.M.
International Affairs Building, Room 802
Guests are welcome to bring their own lunch

Please RSVP to [email protected]

Presented by the Center For International Conflict Resolution at the Arnold. A Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies & The Institute of Latin American Studies

Drivers of Conflict and Peace: International Conflict Resolution Practicum Presentations 2013

Thursday, October 17, 2013
5:00 – 7:00 P.M.
Columbia University
International Affairs Building, Room 1512

Graduate students of International Conflict Resolution at Columbia SIPA present findings and recommendations from two months of field research in summer 2013 in Côte d’Ivoire, Jordan, Kosovo, and Peru.

Followed by a wine and cheese reception.

Register for this event via Sundial: https://calendar.columbia.edu/sundial/webapi/register.php?eventID=67970

AC4 Sustaining Peace Conference
Key Note Address by Nobel Prize Laureate Leymah Gbowee

October 21 2013
1:30PM - 9:30 PM
Teachers College
Columbia University