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OTTAWA, February 7, 2011  —  The United Nations, in collaboration with the University of Ottawa, invites University students, alumni and employees to an information session on career opportunities with the UN.

UN representatives will be on campus to discuss various entry points to a career in the UN Secretariat, which includes ten established duty stations as well as peace-keeping operations worldwide. They will also offer advice on how to prepare job applications.

Career opportunities can be found both in the field and at established duty stations at different levels within UN job networks, a flexible grouping of departments and offices whose mandates and work are closely linked. Job networks include Economic and Social Development; Management and Operations Support; Political, Peace and Security; Communication and Information Technology; Legal; Public Information and External Relations; Conference Management; and Safety and Security.

WHAT: Information session on United Nations career opportunities

WHEN: Tuesday, February 8, 3:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

WHERE: Alumni Auditorium, University Centre, 85 University St., University of Ottawa*

* You must register online in advance at www.sass.uottawa.ca/careers/tools/presentations.php. For more information, please contact Career Services at 613-562-5806 or visit www.sass.uottawa.ca/careers.

About the United Nations
The work of the United Nations touches lives in every corner of the globe and daily operations are complex, multifaceted and extended directly and indirectly to the 192 Members States. In the last decade, the United Nations has increased its field-based operations (peace-keeping, humanitarian and conflict prevention), with 60 per cent of its 40,000 staff working away from Headquarters in locations all over the world. The United Nations wants people with integrity who are dynamic, pro-active, flexible and responsive.