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UNV mourns volunteers lost in Haiti earthquake
09 March 2010
The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme has united with the families of victims of the Haiti earthquake, their former colleagues and friends to express empathy for their grief.

In a memorial service led by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in New York, UNV Executive Coordinator Flavia Pansieri and senior UNV staff attended to express their support for the families of UNV volunteers Nicole Bahaya (30) of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mamadi Conde (43) of Guinea and Nivah Odwori (36) of Kenya. Read
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Haiti earthquake: In memoriam
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  International Women's Day    
Sun-drying nutmeg in Papua. (UNV)
Alternative livelihoods and “a touch of nutmeg”
01 March 2010
Fak Fak, Papua, Indonesia: Listiati Rumatupa is a national UNV volunteer. As a Community Mobilization Worker, she helped 80 women of the Fak Fak District make a better living – supporting the transformation of a way to survive into a real business. Read
More about: Gender  Marginalized groups
UNV volunteer Rajeev Narayan (left, with notebook) in discussions with youth groups on issues of Gender-Based Violence and masculinity in Uttar Pradesh, India. (UNV)
Helping women - by reaching out to men
01 March 2010
New Delhi, India: To empower women, you also need to educate men. UNV volunteer Rajeev Narayan explains his role in the Partners for Prevention project and the importance of one message: 'Not all men are violent'. Read
More about: Gender  Marginalized groups
Countries:  India
Photo story: Share and share alike
01 March 2010
Maimu, Liberia: Volunteer Savings and Lending Associations (VSLAs) help address a critical step in the transition from conflict recovery to development - especially for women. Visit site
More about: Civil society  Gender  Peace & conflict resolution
Countries:  Liberia
  IVD 2009: Volunteering for our Planet    
'Volunteering for our Planet', UNV's theme for International Volunteer Day 2009, recognized and promoted voluntary effort for the environment.

Volunteers around the world registered more than 1.5 million hours of environmental activities during our campaign, covering the six months to International Volunteer Day, 5 December 2009.

Read about environmental activities around the world.

UNV is administered by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)