Hello, All:

This week, additional regional energy restrictions and technology issues have affected many on this team, including myself. Thank you for your patience with our response times.

Please note:

• The final Creative Career Focus Meeting for Q2 staff is scheduled for June 13th. Register here. After creating an account, click on “Organizations,” then “34 Gallery” to see our meeting list. Problems? Email : support@heypeers.com

• If you joined us this quarter through UNV, be sure to complete the Essential & Mandatory Courses on the UNV E-Campus by July 1st.

— M.

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🚩 Humanitarian Crisis Notification 🚩

Be advised: Multiple regions continue to be impacted by the current geopolitical conflicts and inclement weather. If you are impacted by unrest, blackouts or energy restrictions, update us as you can. No worries, no stress regarding your assignments.

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The June Social Media Calendar

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I. Special Promotion: Want to expand your art portfolio and reach? Explore our partner platform, WebbieSocial.com! Get a discount off Webbie+ with discount code: 34Gallery

II. We have been asked about our publication scheduling this week. A recap:

• Articles are typically published in the order they are received.

• UN report & conference summaries take priority, unless we are instructed to withhold these articles due to geopolitical tension. UN- related content is published near the corresponding UN Calendar Observed Dates whenever possible.

• If a professional notifies us of a pending job interview, then his or her article is published that week for prospective employers.

II. Reasons why an article is not published or is delayed:

• Simuka Africa is a politically neutral youth organization also assisting individuals and families in crisis. Inflammatory, graphic or discriminatory subject matter cannot be published. This same guideline exists for the artwork we feature.

• If an article submission requires severe editing, is less than 700 words or contains incorrect/fake sources, publication will be delayed or halted.

• Technology issues or energy blackouts also affect our operations periodically.

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Additional Needed Content

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Please note: If any Q2 staff member has time in their schedule to complete articles, social media graphics or video on any of the following, email us:

• SDG 3: Personal essays on your exercise or wellness routine (critical need)

• SDG 2 & 3: Personal essays on your favorite culinary dishes, cookbooks or cooking healthy meals on a low budget (critical need)

• SDG 3: Ways to transforming a daily work commute into positive self-care (reading, podcasts, music, etc.) (critical need)

• WHO: World mental health today: latest data Report Summary

• SDG 3: Active Listening: Its importance and how to utilize it

• SDG 3: Being the Strategic Architect of Your Life: Self-care for Overthinkers

• SDG 3: The Power of Quiet: Career Options for Introverts

• SDG 3: Personal essays on the importance of mentors on your career path

Can’t make the deadline? Things happen. Just notify us!

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The United Nations System: An Introduction

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Global Updates, I: Devex: GLOBAL HEALTH IN 2026 - HARD TRUTHS FROM 11 LEADERS

Global Update, II: The World Food Program: What are the main causes of the global food crisis?

• Intro to IUCN

• Intro to the Norwegian Refugee Council

• Into to the IMO

• Intro to UNHDR

• Intro to WRI

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United Nations Employment

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• UN Careers - the primary UN career hub

• UNJOBNET - daily job listings for the entire UN System

• UNJOBNET: Remote Positions - daily updated Un remote work

• IISD Climate Change Job Vacancies (Global)

• World Food Programme Careers

• IUCN Careers

• Norwegian Refugee Council Careers

• WRI Careers

• OECD Internship Programme 2026

• The European Union Delegation to the United Nations in Geneva is now accepting applications for its prestigious funded traineeships across six dynamic sections in 2026! - Deadline: May 31st

• Data Science to Advance Women’s Health Fellowship

• FAO & AUN-AFS Research Proposal Competition for Youth

• AIDS 2026 Young Leaders Programme

• United Nations University Research Fellow Opportunity

•  NATO CMRE Visiting Researcher Programme in Italy

• NATO Economy and Research Impact Visiting Researcher Programme

• UN University-WIDER Internship Programme 2026 in Helsinki, Finland

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A.I. Policy, News & Jobs

Our expanded Simuka Africa A.I. Organizational Policy can be found here. The following headlines have deep impacts for the A.I. Field. Review & consider how they may shape your career path.

• Anthropic and FIS partner to build AI that investigates financial crimes.

• Harvard researchers have a name for AI-induced mental fatigue.

• A 2025 UCLA study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute found that AI can flag early signs of tumors that develop between routine screenings.

• 61% of UK firms don't know where their AI data goes. (Critical thinking: Do your home country firms know?)

• Intro to AI-arts.org

A.I. / Tech Creative Jobs & Opportunities:

• The European Court of Auditors (ECA) is offering a highly competitive AI Traineeship with hands-on experience in AI systems, data platforms, and digital transformation.

• The A.I. Now Institute

• MIT Solve Global Challenge 2026

• TUBI Creator Partnerships Coordinator (US) (additional US roles available in San Francisco, NYC, & LA)

• Lambda: Careers

• Mindrift.ai

• RWS

• Low Fee-Training: Coursera Course: AI For Good Certification

• Low- Fee Training: Coursera Course: Google AI Professional Certificate

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Opportunities

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I. Career Tip: TedTalks: Talks to watch before a job interview

• Remotive: Remote Positions

• Idealist.org: Remote Positions - updated

• 80000 Hours Job Board - updated

• 482 Jobs (Australia) - updated

• The Welcome to The Jungle Job Board (global)

• The ERIA School of Government Fellowship invites experienced researchers and professionals to join a policy-focused community dedicated to advancing regional cooperation and public policy solutions across ASEAN and East Asia.

• Entries for the 2026 Focus on Ability Film Festival are now open. Filmmakers are invited to submit short films that explore, celebrate, or reflect stories with a disability theme. Entries close on 1 July 2026.

• The Beyond Borders Scotland Women in Conflict 1325 Fellowship Programme is now accepting applications for its July 2026 cohort focused on Women’s Meaningful Participation in Peacebuilding. (Deadline May 20th, artists and other professionals can apply)

• International Young Artist Residency Program (Taipei, ages 18 - 45)

• HIPA International Photography Award (includes AI category)

• Inspiring Asia Micro Film Festival 2026 Direct Submission Track – Other Regions

• The Mastercard Foundation

• Applications are now open for the Aspire Leaders Program 2026 (Cohort 3) — a fully funded remote leadership programme co-created with Harvard Business School for students and recent graduates from limited-income or first-generation university backgrounds.

• Comprehensive Security Fellowship 2027/28 (Germany)

• Malaysian Technical Cooperation Programme (MTCP) Scholarship 2026

• The University of Greenwich is now accepting applications for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow position at its globally recognized Natural Resources Institute (NRI) in the UK.

•  IGAD Regional Youth Coalition on Climate and Climate-Resilient Agri-food Systems 2026 ( 18 - 35, East Africa )

• Research Associate in African Democracy at University of Strathclyde

•  CIVICUS Research Internship 2026 

• KNUST Postdoctoral Research Position on African Democracy

•  IEJ Senior Researcher Job in Global Economic Governance

•  Danish Institute for Human Rights Visiting Researcher Programme

•  Future Network Weimar Triangle Research Stays in Germany

•  Think Visegrad Fellowship at IIR Prague 

• FIAS Fellowship Programme 2027/2028 in France

• IFRA-Nairobi Food Circulations in Africa Fellowship

• University of Johannesburg Postdoctoral Fellowship

• Concordia University Postdoctoral Researcher (Canada)

• LSE Subir Chowdhury Postdoctoral Fellowship (UK)

• Sir Ratan Tata Visiting Fellowships at LSE (UK)

• Royal Society Short Industry Fellowships 2026

• University of Greenwich Postdoctoral Research Fellow Opportunity (UK)

• University of Melbourne Human Rights Scholarship 2026

• King’s College London PhD Studentship 2026 on Justice & Energy Transitions

• Beyond Wind PhD Opportunity at Loughborough University

• Fully Funded PhD in Disaster Resilience & Early Warning Systems

• BIOFABRICATE PhD Studentship at Trinity College Dublin

• Shaun Johnson Memorial Scholarship for Mandela Rhodes Alumni

• The Uprising / Art Rising Fellowship is seeking feminist artists, filmmakers, theatre practitioners, digital creators, and interdisciplinary artists from Asia and the Pacific to create powerful art for social justice and movement building. 

• Atlantic Dialogues Emerging Leaders (ADEL) Program 2026  ( Morocco)

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Food For Thought

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Lastly, May is Mental Health Awareness Month.

We encourage you to watch “Leisure's Not a Luxury. It's a Requirement for Top Leaders” by The Harvard Business Review.

For the next 7 days, try this:

• Reevaluate your professional routine.

• Write a list of what is working and what isn’t.

• Make your goal this year to increase the former and reduce the latter by Dec 31st.

Remember: If your routine is exhausting you right now, it needs to change before your body makes this decision for you.

Take some time this weekend for rest & rejuvenation. ❤️

-M.

May hope, peace & unity be with you.