Islamabad, Pakistan: The first UN system conference on volunteerism and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) concluded in Pakistan’s capital city on Tuesday with several recommendations on maximizing citizen engagement in activities framed around the Goals. Read

Islamabad, Pakistan: With the deadline of the eight development targets a decade away, many millions of people must be mobilized into action if the Millennium Development Goals are to be met, says Ad de Raad, Executive Coordinator of the UN Volunteers (UNV) programme. Read

Bonn, Germany: On 5 December, International Volunteer Day, the first City with a Heart Award will be presented to those cities that have demonstrated the remarkable contributions civic engagement through voluntary action can make to urban development, especially in meeting the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Read

Bonn, Germany: Peter Claesson, United Nations Volunteers (UNV) Programme Officer in Honduras, is one of five recipients of the United Nations Development Programme’s (UNDP) Administrator’s Award for Innovation and Commitment. Read

Bonn, Germany: The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme, the Inter-American Development Bank’s Inter-American Initiative on Social Capital, Ethics and Development and the UN-Habitat will launch “Cities with Heart” on International Volunteer Day, 5 December. Read

Islamabad, Pakistan: The role of volunteerism in helping to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) is the theme of a three-day international conference being held in Pakistan’s capital city starting on 5 December, International Volunteer Day. Read

Hanoi, Vietnam: Ten students from the Hoa Sua Vocational Training School for Disadvantaged Youth in Hanoi received the UNV Ambassador Award recognizing their academic achievements. Read

Bonn/Washington, D.C.: The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme and Peace Corps have signed a memorandum strengthening cooperation between the organizations. Read

Islamabad, Pakistan: The first in a series of seminars on volunteerism and the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) was held in Pakistan’s capital city on Saturday, 6 November.More than 200 students at Quaid-i-Azam University listened to talks on the role of volunteers in achieving the MDGs presented by Dr. Nazim Ashraf, Pakistan’s Minister of State, and Onder Yucer, the UN Resident Coordinator in Pakistan. Read