Kobe, Japan: Addressing senior United Nations and government officials at the World Conference on Disaster Reduction (WCDR) in Japan, UN Volunteers Executive Coordinator Ad de Raad today set forth a series of recommendations to strengthen volunteers’ engagement in disaster preparedness and response efforts. Read

Bonn, Germany: Less than two weeks since tsunamis struck on 26 December, the support of the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme and presence of UN Volunteers continues to mount in the devastated countries in the Indian Ocean region. Read

Bonn, Germany: The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme, in coordination with United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Country Offices and the Bureau for Crisis Prevention and Recovery (BCPR), is deploying teams of UN Volunteers in several South Asian countries to help governments, NGOs and other UN agencies provide relief to thousands of people who have lost their homes and family members in the tsunamis of 26 December. Read