Urban Law Intern (Multiple Positions)

Work LocationHybrid, Nairobi, Kenya Expected duration6 Months Duties and ResponsibilitiesOrg. Setting and Reporting The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) is mandated by the UN General Assembly to promote socially and environmentally sustainable towns and cities. UN-Habitat is the focal point for all urbanization and human settlement matters within the UN system. UN-Habitat works with partners to build inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable cities and communities. UN-Habitat promotes urbanization as a positive transformative force for people and communities, reducing inequality, discrimination and poverty. The Policy and Legislation Section (PLS) is one of the two Sections of the Planning, Finance and Policy Branch of UN-Habitat. This Section works on Policies, Legislation, Urban-Rural Linkages and Metropolitan Management for sustainable urban development. The Section plays a critical role in implementing the relevant UN-Habitat Assembly resolutions, the relevant Sustainable Development Goals, and the New Urban Agenda. Legislation is embedded within means of implementation 2 (Planning, Finance, Policy, Localization & Governance) of the UN-Habitat Strategic Plan (2026-2029). The Plan calls for clear and transparent legal frameworks for urban development to further establish appropriate rules and regulation systems that respond to real needs, actual capacity, and available resources. These can provide solid, forward-looking frameworks to guide urban development based on accountability, the rule of law, and clear implementation mechanisms, which can be continuously enforced as part of efforts to harness the transformative force of urbanization. UN-Habitat will promote relevant legislation that is based on equity considerations that leave no one and no area behind, as well as foster gender equality, which in turn reduces poverty and enhances shared prosperity; and appropriate building and urban regulations designed to strengthen climate action and improved urban environment, and to address effective urban crisis prevention and response. Responsibilities Daily responsibilities will depend on the individual’s background, the intern’s assigned office, and the internship period. Under the direct supervision of the Legal Specialist (PLS), the intern will: