Fordham University GSS UN Interns

Check out this feature on our work promoting social justice and human rights at the UN this year 👇💫

Social Workers Leverage Lessons at UN to Create Community Change On a nippy January morning in a café just a block from the United Nations, a group of seven students from the Graduate School of Social Service (GSS) held hot coffees close in an effort to shake the cold. The semester had hardly begun, and the students were already humming with ideas and plans forR...

Yasarina congratulates student presenter Laura Zelaya at the Social Work Day at the UN Student Forum

Abdul as a breakout session facilitator at the Social Work Day at the UN Student Forum

Abigail and Alessandro, Co-Chairs of the Social Work Day at the UN Student Forum, with the keynote speakers and their fellow Co-Chair.

Melissa Cueto moderating the keynote Q&A at the Social Work Day at the UN Student Forum.

Several of our interns were instrumental in planning the 2019 Social Work Day at the UN Student Forum. Here’s a photo of their beautiful smiling faces after a job well done!

See if you can spot Abigail Asper, our intern that represents the International Federation of Social Workers, in this photo at UN HQ!

Some of our interns presented this morning at the Eastern Psychological Association about their experience interning at the United Nations and its NGO Committee on Migration

Our very own Fordham MSW UN Interns will be speaking at this year’s Commission on the Status of Women. On March 14th they will be Shining a Light in Forgotten Women. Click on the link to RSVP and for more information.

CSW63 Parallel Event: Shining a Light on Forgotten Women Shining a Light on Forgotten Women A parallel event to the 63rd Commission on the Status of Women Sponsored by the International Federation of Social Workers SDG 1.3 guarantees social protection systems for all. However, women in marginalized groups are often blocked from accessing social protection...