Many students come to IDS with experience in the UN or aspirations for a career in the UN system. This event gives them the opportunity to learn about the realities of such a career and the opportunity to connect with and gain insights from former and current UN employees and interns.
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This event aims to support students and recent graduates in their career development by helping them to better understand the application process for the UN and what a career in the UN system entails. We will be joined by four panellists.
Speakers
Veronica Corbellini. Former UN Women Gender and Humanitarian Research Intern. She is also social science and gender-focused researcher from Italy. In 2022, earned a master’s degree in Gender and Development at IDS. She recently completed a six-month assignment in Barbados at the UN Women Multi-Country Office of the Caribbean, working in disaster risk resilience, climate change, and humanitarian action.
Priya Pajel. Agroforestry Specialist at FAO’s Regional Office for Asia-Pacific in Bangkok. Priya graduated from IDS in 2021 with a master’s degree in Food Systems and International Development. She currently works as an Agroforestry Specialist at FAO’s Regional Office for Asia-Pacific in Bangkok. Before moving to Thailand in September 2024, she was based at FAO’s Headquarters in Rome where she supported the Forestry Division’s global agroforestry work.
Nicholas Rosellini. Former UN Resident Coordinator in the PRC. Nicholas final assignment before retirement was as the UN Resident Coordinator in the PRC. He previously served as UNDP Deputy Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific, and as UN Resident Coordinator in Bhutan. Before that, he worked in various capacities in UNDP including in the Bureau of Management in New York, Vietnam, Pakistan, Ethiopia, and Ghana.
Michael Askwith. Former International Development Consultant for the UN. Michael began his time at the UN serving as a volunteer Junior Professional Officer. After completing his postgraduate degree, he was UN Resident Coordinator in both Brazzaville and Equatorial Guinea and later at the UNDP Headquarters. After serving in countless other posts, he moved into a consultancy role with the UN, working over 40 missions in 30 countries between 2000 and 2017.
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