{"id":2963,"date":"2019-11-07T13:05:25","date_gmt":"2019-11-07T18:05:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.stetson.edu\/world\/?p=2963"},"modified":"2019-12-20T21:24:08","modified_gmt":"2019-12-21T02:24:08","slug":"a-summer-with-unitar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.stetson.edu\/world\/a-summer-with-unitar\/","title":{"rendered":"A Summer with UNITAR"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By Camila Morales ’20 <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Friday, October 18, I had the honor of giving a presentation to Stetson’s University Board of Trustees about my previous internships and the impact they have had in my professional life. This article is about the most recent one I had this 2019 summer in the United Nations Institute for Training and Research New York Office (UNITAR NYO).<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I had the honor to work under the supervision of H.E. Ambassador Marco Suazo, UNITAR-NYO head of office ambassador, and Mr. Pelayo Alvarez, programme coordinator. Both of them served as invaluable mentors during this journey. I also worked alongside with remarkable young professionals, who I am happy to call my colleagues. UNITAR is a training arm of the United Nations, whose mission is to develop capacities to enhance global decision-making and to support country-level action for shaping a better future. The organization provides training and capacity development projects to assist mainly members of the least developed countries. In my time here I gained experience in finances and multilateral diplomacy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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TAR team: Camila Morales ’20 <\/strong>(far left)<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

UNITAR allowed me to work in tasks that enhanced my two areas of studies: finances and world languages and cultures. I was able to hone my financial skills by presenting the project and budget proposals to members of the Permanent Missions to the United Nations and other organizations. Likewise, I was able to strengthen my technical skills by administering the underground finances and by developing the finance and statistics sections of the Midterm Summary Report. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the internship, I assisted the office by supporting the logistics and program management to meet and work alongside mission representatives such as ambassadors and diplomats. I also supported developing and leading projects that equipped members of the diplomatic community with the capacity to contribute to the United Nations deliberative process and policy-making.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The most remarkable thing about my internship was the mentorship I received from my supervisors and my colleagues. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

The UNITAR-New York Office team would always promote collaboration and professionalism. We were incentivized to take part in learning more about the United Nations and its projects. For example, I had the opportunity to attend the elections of the 74th President of the General Assembly, and the meetings of the Security Council. The UNITAR-New York Office also allowed interns to take part in the organization and the implementation of the UNITAR Economic and Social Council resolution. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We were invited to attend bilateral meetings among high officials of the United Nations. Additionally, we had the opportunity to manage and develop capacity building events which were co-organized by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Division for Sustainable Development Goals and UNITAR for the SDGs Learning, Training and Practice Center during the High-Level Political Forum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Camila Morales ’20 in a bilateral meeting of the United Nations <\/strong>(4th from right) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The professional background I acquired in UNITAR was exceptional, but the unique opportunity to be directly exposed to the United Nations system I experienced in UNITAR was invaluable. This is a chapter in my life I will forever treasure.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n

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Camila Morales,’20<\/strong>, is a security analyst in the Roland George Investments Program at Stetson University. Morales, a senior finance major, works at WORLD: Rinker Center for International Learning.<\/p>\n

UNITAR<\/em> supports governments to implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This article originally printed in <\/em>LinkedIn<\/em><\/a>\u00a0and published at Stetson Today<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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