BONN: The beginning of a new millennium is reason enough to pause and take stock. As UNV approaches the year 2000, more than 20,000 UN Volunteers have supported efforts for peace and development worldwide. This was not necessarily predictable when the first 35 UNV pioneers were fielded in 1971. Read

Bonn, Germany: A large portion of UNV's work with children has been carried out in cooperation with the chief CRC advocate -- UNICEF. More than 800 UN Volunteers (UNVs) have worked with UNICEF since UN Volunteers started development work in the field in 1971. Read

BONN: One of the major areas of activity where fully-funded UN Volunteers are working is gender in development. Read

Bonn, Germany: The typical woman in Mali is responsible for daily domestic needs. She wears many hats, namely as household manager, farm worker in the fields, salesperson at the market or along village streets and pottery artist. She possesses the skills necessary and useful in many areas of development. N'na Marie Lokou, a UNV field worker, has identified these vital human resources. She is working on a project to generate income among women in the northern district of Diré, near Timbuktu. Read

Bonn, Germany: Ricardo Carugati, a 43-year-old Argentinean, has been living in Gaza for nearly three years. As a UN Volunteer, he has taken up the interesting position as official trainer of the Palestinian football team. Jean-Luc Bories, UNV Programme Manager in Gaza and the West Bank, spoke with the football coach. Read

Bonn, Germany: Making a decent living is becoming an increasingly difficult task. United Nations Volunteers are making this challenge easier for more than 1,500 Pacific islanders, however, by providing training on how to plan and manage a business and save money. Read

BONN: In December 1998, the Microcredit Scheme for Women, Solomon Islands Programme (UNDP-SIG SIMIWODS) - an income-generating initiative implemented by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) - was introduced to the Lord Howe Settlement. Read

BONN: Out of the total of 500 UNVs from 73 countries who assisted in organizing the 30 August referendum on independence (UNVNews Issue 85), 100 UN Volunteers were selected to help prepare for the installation of UNTAET (United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor). Read

West Timor, Indonesia: Despite the recent disturbances following a popular consultation ballot in neighbouring East Timor, UNV development efforts continue on the western section of the island. Read

BONN: Bonn is making strides in its bid to become Germany's centre for international cooperation. It assumes a special role among Germany's municipalities. There is no other German city in which so many people are working in the environment of development and international cooperation. Read

BONN: United Nations Volunteers are gearing up to begin registration of the Kosovo population before the end of 1999. About 130 UN Volunteers have already been fielded, and the remaining 70 are to be deployed by January 2000. According to the United Nations Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), 90 registration centres, to be managed by UN Volunteers and local staff members, have been identified so far. Read