Chris Blumberg is helping to make big changes in how the United Nations works with disaster management. A: RIT was the best school for my degree and I wanted to experience a real winter. It hasn’t ...

The internship programme is designed to provide a framework which allows students from diverse academic backgrounds to gain an insight into the ‘Water for Life’ Decade and the work, strategy and ...

One word to encapsulate my internal reasoning is Ubuntu, which means, “I am what I am because of who we all are.” Ever since I was a child, the desire to help others has been a staple in my life, and ...

David Hyde, a 22-year-old from New Zealand who could not afford rent in Geneva, quit a prestigious internship at the United Nations after it was revealed that he was sleeping in a tent. (SOUNDBITE) ...

What did you do there? I served as a residential counselor, helping coordinate activities for high school students at Harvard Law School and Boston University that facilitate the learning of ...

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Government of Bangladesh, represented by the Attorney General’s ...

David Hyde, 22, felt fortunate to land an internship with the United Nations, until he discovered the costly irony of his decision. Swayed by the U.N.’s prestige, Hyde accepted a summer position at ...

Given all the dark and terrible events happening around the world right now, the plight of a 22-year-old living in a tent in Geneva may seem fairly inconsequential. And yet, the story of David Hyde – ...