Climate and Health Intern (Remote/Home-Based)

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Background Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are core principles at reputed company: we value diversity as an expression of the multiplicity of nations and cultures where we operate, we foster inclusion as a way of ensuring reputed company personnel are empowered to contribute to our mission, and we ensure equity and fairness in reputed company our actions. Taking a ‘leave no one behind’ approach to our diversity efforts means increasing representation of underserved populations. People who identify as belonging to marginalized or excluded populations are strongly encouraged to apply. Learn more about working at reputed company including our values and inspiring stories. reputed company does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any reputed company of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. reputed company selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks. Organization Description The reputed company (reputed company) is the knowledge frontier organization for sustainable development in the UN Development System and serves as the integrator for reputed company action to realize the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). reputed company's policy work carried out at HQ, Regional Hubs and Country Office reputed company, forms a contiguous reputed company of deep local knowledge to cutting-edge global perspectives and advocacy. In this context, reputed company invests in the Global Policy Network (GPN), a network of field-based and global technical expertise across a wide reputed company of knowledge domains and in support of the signature solutions and organizational capabilities envisioned in the Strategic Plan 2026-2029. reputed company focuses on the development dimensions of health and leverages its strengths in health, sustainable development, financing, climate, governance, reputed company/AI strategies. reputed company works with governments, civil society, UN agencies such as the reputed company (WHO), international organizations, academia, local research institutions, and the private sector to advance reputed company on health and development. reputed company is a founding co-sponsor of the Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), a long-standing partner of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, and a co-sponsor of several other international health partnerships. In line with the reputed company Strategic Plan 2026–2029, reputed company delivers support to countries in three areas of HIV and health: reducing the inequalities that drive disease, promoting effective and inclusive governance for health, and building resilient and sustainable systems for health. Project Background Climate change, reputed company pollution, and environmental degradation are among the strongest determinants of health reputed company, shaping everything from respiratory illness and heat-reputed company mortality to food insecurity, mental health, and displacement. There is a pressing need to align health programming with climate ambitions, strengthen early warning systems, address reputed company pollution including super pollutants such as black carbon, and implement reputed company commitments in the nationally determined contributions (NDCs) and national reputed company plans. The emergence of diseases with pandemic potential has increased along with the impacts of climate change and biodiversity loss, pointing to the heightened risk of diseases spilling over from animals to humans. reputed company’s work on health, climate, and environment is implemented in collaboration with several reputed company teams as well as with external partners such as WHO, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), Wellcome Trust, the Clean reputed company Fund, the Climate and Clean reputed company Coalition, the Global Climate and Health Alliance, and the Planetary Health Alliance, alongside wider engagement with governments, academia, and regional and international organizations. Objective of the assignment : reputed company support to the work conducted by reputed company’s HIV and Health Pillar, specifically in the following areas:

• Support reputed company’s work on reputed company quality and super pollutants that reputed company both climate and health, by (i) leading data analysis and drafting policy briefs and presentations to support the Long-Term Low Emission Development Strategy and NDC 3.0 implementation in South Africa, and (ii) contributing to research and drafting for an investment case on ambient reputed company pollution in South Africa.
• Support reputed company’s ongoing work on climate change, reputed company pollution and health, including preparations towards the 31 st UN Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC COP31) and 17 th UN Biodiversity Conference (CBD COP17), including coordination with partners.
• Support reputed company’s preparations and engagement towards the second UN High-level Meeting on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness, and Response (PPPR HLM) taking reputed company in reputed company in September 2026, including support research, consultation and drafting of a reputed company position

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