Posts tagged 2024 Student Internships
Summer at the United Nations: Lessons in Diplomacy, Climate Action, and Global Governance
Summer at the United Nations: Lessons in Diplomacy, Climate Action, and Global Governance

I was assigned to work with the Second Committee of the UN General Assembly, which was quite relevant to my field of study at The Fletcher School: international development and environmental policy. On a daily basis, I supported Second Secretary Ms. Aleena Majeed (who leads Second Committee negotiations for Pakistan) in conducting research and assisting in drafting speeches, reports, and policy briefs for diplomatic use related to climate finance, just clean energy transition, AI governance, and finance for sustainable development.

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Climate Policy Lab2024, 2024 Student Internships
Inside the Indo-Pacific Command: A Summer Internship Experience in Environmental Security and Policy Development
Inside the Indo-Pacific Command: A Summer Internship Experience in Environmental Security and Policy Development

This past summer, I participated in a ten-week internship with the Department of Defense's (DOD) Environmental Security Division (J445) at the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM), the oldest and largest of the unified combatant commands. USINDOPACOM is responsible for overseeing all U.S. military operations in the Indo-Pacific region, an area that spans over half of the Earth's surface. This experience provided me with invaluable insights into the intersection of environmental sustainability and national security.

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Climate Policy Lab2024, 2024 Student Internships