Kabul, Afghanistan: More than 130 United Nations Volunteers (UNV) working throughout Afghanistan are readying themselves for the second round of elections that will take place this Sunday. Read

Quito, Ecuador: The Honorary Ambassador of the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme, Mr. Takehito Nakata of Japan, recently visited Ecuador for five days, spreading the message of volunteerism and its role in community development. Read

Bonn, Germany: The various ways volunteers are helping to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) is the focus of the UN Volunteers (UNV) programme’s exhibit at the first World Exposition in Aichi, Japan. Running since March, the Expo 2005 to date has seen participation of some 40 UN agencies and 121 countries. Read

Bonn: There is a need to sustain and extend the awareness raised during the International Year of Volunteers 2001 in order to encourage all countries to involve volunteers in Millennium Development Goals activities, says the report of the UN Secretary-General on follow-up to the implementation of IYV. Read

Darfur, Sudan: Increasing the recognition of and support to volunteers and volunteer involving organizations in helping Sudan meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) is the theme of a one-day conference to be held in the capital city on 25 July. Read

Bonn, Germany: Volunteering for the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) reached new heights in 2004 as the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme increased efforts to engage more people in activities framed around the global campaign to end extreme poverty within the next decade. Read

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: A United Nations Volunteers (UNV) supported ‘training of trainers’ workshop launched yesterday in the Burkina Faso capital will help reinforce the government’s decentralization plan. Read

Bonn, Germany: The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme and its Online Volunteering (OV) service today announced the winners of its “Online Volunteers of the Year” award for 2005. Read

Bonn, Germany: A new agreement signed earlier this week between the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme and the Global Environment Facility (GEF) will help coastal communities in Sri Lanka get back on track from the devastating impact of the 26 December tsunamis. Read

Madrid, Spain: Representatives from international and European volunteer involving organizations, NGOs and civil society groups are wrapping up the International Volunteering Congress in the Spanish capital today after two days of discussion on ways to further promote and support volunteerism. Read