Dili, Timor-Leste: A total of 62 international UNV volunteers have arrived in Timor Leste to support the coming local elections, to meet a request of the Government of Timor-Leste. Read

Amhara, Ethiopia: To mark the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought on 17 June, UNV Executive Coordinator Flavia Pansieri has been in Ethiopia to observe volunteering for our planet at first hand. Read

Monrovia, Liberia and Kinshasa, DRC: Top UN official Helen Clark has joined Liberian Government ministers and community leaders to launch a new UNV-supported volunteering initiative aimed at spreading a message of peace, before making her way to meet UNV's biggest operation. Read

Windhoek, Namibia: Awareness-raising is key to tackling the HIV/AIDS threat. In Namibia’s public sector, UNV volunteer James Etuwat works across the board to ensure combating HIV/AIDS is on everyone’s minds. Read

Kang and Gumare, Botswana: A group of national UNV volunteers is guiding communities “to unearth their capabilities and look into available resources within themselves” to tackle the HIV/AIDS threat. Read