Sohag, Egypt: Under the motto of “A Better Future for Every Egyptian”, a fleet of 8 boats are sailing down the Nile with stops in 8 Egyptian towns, promoting the 8 MDGs. Each of the 8 boats has a colourful MDG logo on its main sail. Read

Bonn, Germany: The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme and World Food Programme (WFP) recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding to work together in promoting the Walk the World event and International Volunteer Day (IVD). Read

Cairo, Egypt: Representatives of the Egyptian Government, civil society and different United Nations agencies gathered on the banks of the Nile for the official launch of the Sailing the Nile project, a national initiative to raise awareness and encourage action towards the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDG’s). Between October 29th and December 7th eight feluccas will sail the Nile from Aswan to Cairo, making eight stops en route, each of which will represent one of eight MDG’s. Read

Nairobi, Kenya: Fighting poverty and the attainment of the Millennium Development Goals is a global responsibility where everyone has a role to play. Governments’ efforts can only complement what ultimately will depend on the full involvement of people all over the world, stressed UNV Executive Coordinator Ad de Raad in his address at the Stand Up Against Poverty Concert in Nairobi. Read

Kinshasa, DRC: Over 2,500 church attendees stood up against poverty with UNV volunteers on Sunday, 15 October. In joining the worldwide STAND UP campaign against poverty, UNV partnered with the Réseau National de la Jeunesse Religieuse, an inter-congregational Congolese organization. Read

Islamabad, Pakistan: The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have received a shield of commendation from Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz in recognition of their outstanding and meritorious services in earthquake-affected areas. Read

Bonn, Germany: The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme and the Australian Volunteers International (AVI) have agreed to work together to further promote awareness of the volunteers’ contribution and the value of volunteering for society. UNV’s Executive Coordinator Ad de Raad and AVI’s Chief Executive Officer Dimity Fifer recently signed a memorandum of understanding signifying the partnership. Read

Bonn, Germany: A Memorandum of Understanding on the deployment of corporate volunteers between the UN Volunteers (UNV) programme and Deutsche Post AG, a global mail and logistics provider, was signed on 25 September by Monica Wulf-Mathies, Executive Vice President of corporate public policy and sustainability at Deutsche Post AG, and UNV Executive Coordinator Ad de Raad. Read

Mansehra, Pakistan: Young Pakistani volunteers, led by UNV volunteer Hafeez Lashari, help communities rebuild life after last year’s devastating earthquake. Read

Monrovia, Liberia: In an important extension of their work, 14 UNV volunteers working with the UN Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) have volunteered to teach at the University of Liberia. Twenty other colleagues from the Mission will join them. Read