ORGANIZATION OF THE ISLAMIC CONFERENCE PERMANENT OBSERVER MISSION TO THE UNITED NATIONS - TOP <> INTERNSHIPS: The Permanent Observer Mission of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) to the United Nations in New York is providing a limited number of internships to College graduates and exceptionally to seniors for periods of 3 months, corresponding to academic semesters. The OIC, with its headquarters in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, is the World s second largest inter-governmental organization after the United Nations, with 56 Member States and 4 Observer States, spread across different geographical regions of the world. The Organization promotes solidarity and cooperation among its Member States in the political, economical, social, scientific, cultural, and commercial spheres. In New York, the OIC Observer Mission coordinates the positions of the OIC Member States on issues of their common concern in the United Nations General Assembly, the Security Council, the Economic and Social Council and UN bodies. The internships, which are unpaid, are intended to expose selected students, under appropriate supervision and guidance, to the activities of major inter-governmental organization, and its participation in the work of the United Nations. These involve desk studies and orientation to the OICs policies, and programmes; familiarization with the issues of OICs concern at the United Nations in the political, economic, social and humanitarian spheres; attendance at meetings and drafting issue papers and reports. The work, thus, is interns, instructive and demanding. Applicants after ascertaining from their faculty advisers about the relevance of these internships to their graduate programmes, and ensuring the availability the of resources to sustain them in New York, should write to the Permanent Observer of the OIC to the United Nations (at the address below), enclosing a concise but complete resume, and indicating the reasons that have influenced them to speak this experience. They should also indicate the 3-month period when they will be available (bearing in mind that the most instructive period is normally mid-September through mid-December when the United Nations General Assembly is in Session). The applicants should include 3 references, at least one of which should be from their University faculty. 130 East 40th street, (5th floor), New York, N.Y. 10016 Telephone: (212) 883-0140 Telex: 234614 POIC UR Fax: (212) 8830143