I started my internship at UNRIC in February 2010 and it’s my second experience within the UN system. Before coming to Brussels, I worked for four months at UNDP Georgia’s Communication Office.
Working at UNRIC is giving me the opportunity to put into practice the heterogeneous skills I gained in my previous academic and work experiences. Unlike many interns who do their internship during their studies or shortly after, I arrived at UNRIC after working a few years in different fields related to media and information.
I got my Masters Degree in Media and Communication cum laude in 2005. Since then, I have worked as chief web content manager for TV programs such as “Big Brother” and as art director with my own advertising & communication company for private and institutional customers. I lived in Australia for about a year where I worked as a media specialist and took the opportunity to perfect my English. But my biggest passion, and one of the most important parts of my background, photography, is what lead me to discover the world and develop a true interest in, and respect for, diversity. As a photojournalist for a major Italian press agency, I had the chance to document issues like prostitution and trans-gender in India, a place where I spent many months, and which I now consider my second home.
My decision to work for the United Nations, and UNRIC in particular, was a result of my desire to challenge myself and apply my skills on an international level in the field of communications. So far, the challenge has been stimulating, as well as enriching on the human level, and it has given me many precious hints about media dynamics and how international organizations work.
My hope and aim, after the internship here at UNRIC, is to work for the UN or other humanitarian agencies “in the field” where it’s possible to see how deeply and concretely the UN can affect and improve people’s lives. But I have to confess that Brussels is much more alive than I thought and there are many career possibilities, so I might decide to enjoy life for a little longer here in Brussels!
Director’s intern at UNRIC
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Where are they now?
F.U.N was born when a friend asked how he can help the United Nations? "What does the UN need most" he asked? Friends are what the UN needs most, was our answer, and it just happens to spell F.U.N. 
