Ougadougou, Burkina Faso: Keeping food prices stable is a major challenge during the current global food crisis, but a UNV volunteer in Burkina Faso is using his logistics expertise to make sure stocks are in the right places at the right times. Read

Bonn, Germany: With a million people in need of urgent aid, thousands of local volunteers are expected to play a vital role in relief efforts in Myanmar.  Among those already active are 20 volunteers of the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme currently in the country.  They are providing expertise and organizing local volunteers to help with relief and early recovery efforts. Read

Maputo, Mozambique: UNV volunteers are helping ensure stable food supplies in Mozambique in the face of a global food crisis. Working with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), volunteers such as Annette Jaitner, a Food and Nutrition Security Officer, are teaching and facilitating at projects such as Farmer Field Schools (FFSs) and implementing other educational programmes. Read

Ljubljana, Slovenia: The economic value of volunteerism can – and should – be measured, but volunteerism is not easily quantified, according to speakers at a recent European volunteerism conference in Slovenia. Read

Cite Soleil, Haiti: With the global food crisis occupying the headlines, UNV volunteers have been helping to manage emergency food distribution in Haiti. Read

Tokyo, Japan: The Government of Japan and the UN have extended assistance to the Joint Program for the Support of Human Security in Honduras (PCASH) for the second year, with a contribution of US $1.28 million through the United Nations Trust Fund for Human Security. The programme now involves seven UNV volunteers, the only PCASH personnel engaged in the country. Read

Bonn, Germany: The pivotal role of UNV in volunteerism for development was highlighted by the UN Under Secretary-General and Associate Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Ad Melkert, during an official visit to UNV headquarters in Bonn. Read

Almaty, Kazakhstan: Early results of a survey by United Nations Volunteers in Kazakhstan suggest that the concept of volunteerism is evolving in the country, and can be an effective tool for civil society development. Read

Kathmandu, Nepal: As voters in Nepal prepare to cast their ballots in the 10 April Constituent Assembly election, teams of UNV volunteers are helping local authorities make preparations across the country. Read

Tokyo, Japan: During her first official visit to Japan, UNV Executive Coordinator Flavia Pansieri paid tribute to outgoing UNV Honorary Ambassador Takehito Nakata, calling him “a source of inspiration for tens of thousands of volunteers and future volunteers”. Read