Sevilla, Spain: Through Art for All, thousands of teachers, community leaders and youth guides will learn about the eight MDGs in Sevilla. According to one of the event organizers, Peter Claesson, a former UNV volunteer, an estimated one million visitors will be reached and sensitized on the MDGs. Read

Port-au-Prince, Haiti: UNV volunteers joined Haitian youth to commemorate the International Day of Peace. While vowing to be harbingers of peace, young people called on all stakeholders to help sow the seeds for peace and development in the country. Read

La Paz, Bolivia: The Chief of the Development Division of the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme, Ghulam Isaczai visited Bolivia last week to learn about the achievements and progress made by UNV and its partners towards human development. Read

Abyei, Sudan: “One of the biggest changes to which I had to adjust was the pace at work. I was used to 12 hour shifts, running up and down hospital corridors all day and night, and working with a large collaborative staff base. So as a coping strategy I was looking for an opportunity to volunteer outside of the UN clinic,” Sarah Wyatt says. Read

Kassala, Sudan: Nigerian UNV volunteer, Murdakai Titus, organized a successful community wide tree planting at the Shagarab Refugee Camps 1,2 and 3 near Kassala in eastern Sudan. Read

Vientiane, Lao PDR: In Lao PDR, FAO is capitalizing on the indigenous consumption of edible insects and promoting them as a means of enhancing the diet as a sustainable way to combat chronic malnutrition, increase food insecurity, and create new income generation opportunities. Read

Bonn, Germany: Francisco Whitaker and Plenty International's Peter Schweitzer discussed volunteerism and social activism with UNV Executive Coordinator Flavia Pansieri as part of a series of events during the annual meeting of the Right Livelihood Award Laureates in Bonn from 14-19 September. Read

Bonn, Germany: According to the 2010 UNV Executive Board Report, the food and financial crises have hampered development and the achievement of the MDGs. At the same time, the current situation has highlighted the essential role of volunteerism in providing participatory, sustainable, capacity-enhancing cost-effective solutions. Read

Bonn, Germany: On 17 September, the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme will host two Right Livelihood Laureates:  Francisco Whitaker (Brazil) and Plenty International, represented by Peter Schweitzer (USA).  The laureates will participate in discussions on volunteerism and social activism, together with the Executive Coordinator of UNV, Flavia Pansieri. Read

Windhoek, Namibia: The yields for Namibia’s small scale farmers are arguably the lowest in the world. But the UNDP-GEF Community Based Adaptation (CBA) programme is working towards increasing the food security of communities around the country. Read