The Final Cardiff Programme List of Participants  

We are pleased to publish our Autumn Newsletter, 2026; hard copies for members who still wish to receive them, will be in the mail shortly. BAFUNCS Autumn Newsletter 2026

The BAFUNCS Career Paths Programme (CPP) organized eight events in the 2025-2026 academic year in which over 700 students participated. The student participants were at undergraduate and postgraduate level from a wide range of disciplines. The seven events in British universities were hosted either by the student-level United Nations Association or Society, and/or were organized in partnership with an academic department, and in some cases the university careers service was involved to ensure a broader promotion of the event across the entire student body. The CPP event at the London International Model United Nations (LIMUN) was hosted by the organizing committee of students. Ten BAFUNCS members with a variety of UN experiences across development, humanitarian and peacebuilding programming acted as panelists.  The panels were all moderated by a post-graduate student from the host. Most events were in-person, with two adopting a blended format that included participation through a webcast, and one event was online only. The events all started with a short presentation showing the structure of the UN and the breadth of the its work, and all the career possibilities beyond the better known inter-governmental aspects. The presentation was followed by a conversation between the moderator and the panelists on three pre-set questions. That was followed by a Q&A session, in which the students were always engaged and asked many questions. If you have left the UN within the last five years and are interested in being a panellist, please send a message to partnerships@bafuncs.org.    

FAFICS President Letter 6th August 2026 First Letter from Darshak Shah, the new FAFICS President, to the Member Associations