UN DESA Internship: economic analysis for the WESP 2027 report, remote, 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 in the Economic Analysis and Policy Division of the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs helps produce the flagship report World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP 2027): researching macroeconomic topics and policies and collecting and analysing data; working knowledge of Stata, EViews or R is required. The internship is remote and full-time (35 hours per week, adjustable on request), lasts 2-6 months and the desired start date is October 2026. 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 12 October 2026 on the UN careers portal (careers.un.org).