Khartoum, Sudan: UNV Executive Coordinator, Flavia Pansieri, has spent five days in Sudan, meeting one of the largest contingents of UNV volunteers in the field. Read

Bonn, Germany and Tokyo, Japan: Rural communities across the world will receive additional support to help them cope with climate change, thanks to a new UNV project partly funded by the Japanese Government. Read

Kathmandu, Nepal: Following Nepal's first democratic elections, UNV volunteers are exploring opportunities to sustain volunteerism and civil society in the country. Read

Monrovia, Liberia: For peace to succeed, people affected by war need to come to terms with what happened to them. As a survivor of conflict herself, UNV volunteer Joyce Kamara has a special empathy. Read

Chimborazo, Ecuador: Ecuadorian women looking to improve their livelihoods and food security have benefited from the business expertise of Italian volunteers working with the United Nations Volunteers programme. Read

Geneva, Switzerland: Hikmat Nabulsi, Executive Coordinator of UNV from 1977 to 1987, has died aged 82. Under his tenure, the number of UNV volunteers more than tripled, passing the 1,000 mark, and the scene was set for an annual International Volunteer Day. Read

Kadugli, Sudan: A group of UNV volunteers working in Sudan is uniting to volunteer after hours and encourage local people to volunteer in their community. Read

New Delhi, India: A self-confessed online volunteering "addict", in his work for war-affected populations, Ashok Pillai transcends national borders. He finds his assignments via the UNV Online Volunteering service. Read

Ha Noi, Viet Nam: The Prime Minister of Viet Nam has approved a million-dollar UNV-led project that will help develop the country's voluntary sector. The project will establish a Viet Nam Volunteer Information Resource Centre to help raise awareness of volunteerism for development, and involves Government, UN and NGO partners. Read

Luang Prabang, Lao PDR: A group of UNV volunteers has spent a year helping local authorities in the north of the Lao People's Democratic Republic determine where development funds are most needed. Read