This article is spot on about working for the UN. It matches my own experience. The various organizations are sadly, for a number of reasons, becoming less rele

This article is spot on about working for the UN. It matches my own experience. The various organizations are sadly, for a number of reasons, becoming less relevant and more sclerotic. I don't fault the UN for not paying interns. There are lots of kids who think it is glamorous and are willing to take unpaid posts just like in the music industry, the U.S. Congress, and a number of other industries. If the UN had to pay interns they simply wouldn't take them on in the first place. The UN is much more poisonous than screwed than working for the US Gov. I worked for the USG for 5 years (Dept of State) and had an excellent experience. Govt bureaucracies are actually much more efficient than the UN as they have voters to hold them accountable. Accountability for UN agencies is practically nil.