Mission and objectivesLos Centros de Informaciรณn, Servicios y oficinas de las Naciones Unidas (CINUs y SINUs) estรกn ubicados en 63 paรญses de todo el mundo y unen a las Naciones Unidas con personas de todo el mundo al transmitir los mensajes mundiales de las Naciones Unidas a los pรบblicos locales. El Centro funge como fuente fidedigna de informaciรณn actualizada acerca de las Naciones Unidas y difunde informaciรณn a muchas personas en sus respectivos paรญses, incluyendo a periodistas, funcionarios de gobiernos, representantes de la sociedad civil, estudiantes, maestros e investigadores. Estrategia de Comunicaciones Los CINUs desarrollan e implementan una estrategia de comunicaciones coordinada para los paรญses a los cuales prestan sus servicios con la asesorรญa del equipo de las Naciones Unidas en el paรญs y los colaboradores locales con el fin de dar a conocer los asuntos prioritarios, las celebraciones mรกs importantes y los eventos de las Naciones Unidas. Los CINUs adaptan los mensajes mundiales de las Naciones Unidas al contexto local a travรฉs de una variedad de productos informativos enfocados en los diferentes pรบblicos regionales/subregionales y nacionales en las respectivas lenguas del รกrea.
ContextThe United Nations Information Centres (UNIC) are a network of 63 offices worldwide that are key to reaching the world's peoples and sharing the United Nations story with them in their languages. The UNIC is the primary source of information about the UN in the countries where they are located and is responsible for promoting greater public understanding of and support for the aims and activities of the UN. It is part of the Department of Global Communications (DGC) of the UN Secretariat. News monitoring and social listening are key activities to understand perceptions around the UN and its work, identify risks and opportunities, and inform decision-making, among other goals. These activities are instrumental in strengthening the positioning of the United Nations in the region as a crucial partner for having a regional scope to identify the most representative news in the following countries: Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Aruba Bahamas, The Barbados Belize Bermuda British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands, The Curaรงao Dominica Grenada Guyana Jamaica Montserrat Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Sint Maarten Suriname Trinidad and Tobago Turks and Caicos Islands News to be monitored should be i) those from 22 countries, main national media, and alternative news media in their various formats that reflect UN work or statements; ii) comments from media, stakeholders, and other key audiences that may affect positively or negatively the image of the Organization, iii) international media coverage on prioritized issues in Caribbean Region.
Task DescriptionThe Online Volunteer will support the United Nations Information Centre (UNIC) for the Caribbean by monitoring regional news and producing a daily news bulletin (Monday to Friday) by 9:00 a.m. (Trinidad and Tobago time). The bulletin will include headlines, summaries, and links to relevant news articles, with a focus on UN-related coverage and key social and political issues in the Caribbean. The Volunteer will also contribute to a weekly media insights report on priority topics.
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