Legal Internship at the UN Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) in New York, 2-6 months

For final-year bachelor's students, master's and PhD students, and graduates of those programmes; a field of study related to the internship and fluent English are required, and knowledge of another official UN language is an advantage. The intern at the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate, which supports the Security Council's Counter-Terrorism Committee, conducts legal and policy research on international counter-terrorism frameworks and Security Council resolutions, helps prepare briefing notes and analytical reports and reviews Member State legislation and practices. The internship is in New York, five days a week in a hybrid arrangement (three days in person, two telecommuting), lasts 2 to 6 months and starts between 19 October 2026 and 15 January 2027. The internship is not paid by the UN: travel, visa, accommodation and living costs are borne by the intern or the sponsoring institution; applications are accepted until 15 October 2026 on the UN careers portal (careers.un.org).