We are excited to welcome our fall 2025 intern team and share highlights of Peace Boat US programming this year. In September this year, we started off the month with the UNGA at the United Nations Headquarters and Climate Week NYC, which is followed by the Disarmament Month in October, along Peace Boat’s visit on October 16-17. In November, Peace Boat US will join the UN Climate Change Conference (COP 30) in Belem, Brazil with activities and engagements that bring together youth, communities, and global partners in support of peace and sustainability. The interns will support various events hosted by Peace Boat US throughout the NYC Climate week, as well as various programs such as the High-Level Luncheon with RISE UP to bring the voices from UNOC to Belem, and the grand finale with Blue Planet Alliance on September 26th at the Hard Rock Hotel.
Originally from Romania, Delia Glavan is a junior at Pace University in New York City, double-majoring in Political Science and Peace and Justice Studies, with minors in Theatre for Social Justice and Diplomacy. On campus, she serves as the treasurer for the Students for Justice in Palestine Club. A theatre lover, she is always seeking ways in which art can help us to further social justice causes.
She is involved with disarmament work, having staffed for the Humanitarian Disarmament Forum and interned for the Meeting of State Parties on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons this year. She is excited to deepen her passions for disarmament and climate action through the research and advocacy work granted by the internship position at PeaceBoat US this fall.
Delia is passionate about SDG 1 (No Poverty) and SDG 16 (Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions), as she believes our struggles are all connected and that liberation means liberation for all. She is convinced that our well-being stems from community and from being with each other.
Jane Pan is a recent graduate of Georgetown University’s Walsh School of Foreign Service, where she earned a Master of Science in Environment and International Affairs (MS-EIA). Her studies focused on renewable energy technologies, climate policy, and sustainability regulations. She previously completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Washington with departmental honors, double-majoring in International Studies and Sociology. Through these training, she developed deep expertise in East Asia, with a thematic emphasis on energy, environment, and geopolitics. Jane is passionate about applying sociological perspectives to political analyses of energy issues and is committed to advancing interdisciplinary research. She is eager to support Peace Boat US, contributing to the achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals through practical, action-oriented initiatives.
Jane is passionate about SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy and SDG 13: Climate Action because advancing access to clean energy and addressing climate change are essential to driving a just energy transition and building a sustainable, resilient future for all.