UNITED
NATIONS, May 6
-- On the
internship at
the UN being
auctioned off,
now for
$26,000, Inner
City Press
asked again on
May 6. UN
spokesperson
Martin Nesirky
replied that
"the details
of the
internship in
question have
been amended
on the
website."
Inner
City Press,
have looked at
the slightly
amended ad,
asked if the
"foot in the
door" still
referred to
meant only a
foot in
the door of
the NGO, or of
the UN system.
We
await an
answer to this
question,
which we have
posed to the
listed
spokespeople
for
CharityBuzz.com,
the RFK Young
Leaders as
well as the
wider RFK
Center, in
which at least
one Security
Council
mission may
have an
interest.
Inner
City Press
asked the
French Mission
to the UN to
comment on the
auction of an
internship at
the UN.
Mission
spokesman
Guillaume
Dabouis came
out of the
Security
Council to say
he had no
comment.
(Another
question asked
has not yet
been responded
to.)
It
is understood,
however and to
France's
credit, that
it PAYS its
interns, and
only selects
them through
them a human
resources
process, not
an auction.
Others have
been asked.
Here
is the ad of
what's being
auctioned, as
of noon and 4:30
pm in New
York on May 6:
Lot
Details
Take
advantage of
this exclusive
opportunity
for a 6-week
internship in
NYC working
for Bruce
Knotts, Chair
of the UN-NGO
Committee on
Human
Rights.
You
will gain
inside
knowledge of
just how the
UN really
operates and
have
tremendous
opportunities
to make
invaluable
connections.
This
truly is the
ultimate
internship
opportunity
for any
college or
graduate
student
looking to get
their foot in
the door!
Requirements
for
the
internship:
An
interest in
Human
Rights/Climate
Change
Proficient
in
Microsoft Word
and PowerPoint
Strong
writing skills
Must
be willing to
take
initiative and
be pro-active
Able
to provide a
resume
Proceeds
benefit
RFK Young
Leaders.
Wag:
What? Pay
$26,000 and still
have to
provide a
resume??
It has been
suggested the UN
could not let
in or
otherwise vet
the person on
whose behalf
$26,000 is
paid. Nesirky
did not yet
answer this
Inner City
Press
question.
It
seems strange,
particularly
in light of
Buzz that the
RFK Center may
not be the
true
beneficiary of
the auction,
that so far
the only
response to
multiple
inquires to
Sierra Ewert
and then
Meaghan E.
Baron from the
the RFK side
has been this:
From:
RFK Info info
[at]
rfkcenter.org
Date: Mon, May
6, 2013 at
3:04
PM
Re: [Second]
Press Q on
deadline for
comment on the
[modified?]
auctioning off
of an
internship at
the UN, thanks
To: Matthew
Russell Lee
[at]
InnerCityPress
[dot] com
Thank
you for
contacting the
Robert F.
Kennedy Center
for Justice
and Human
Rights. A
representaive
from the
Center will
contact you
once he or
she receives
your inquiry.
Thank you
again and have
a great day.
Watch
this site.
, 
