Kadugli, Sudan: Working with the United Nations Mission in the Sudan, UNV volunteer Derek O’Rourke's role is to make life as comfortable as possible for peacekeepers in the field. He has also initiated a UNV group supporting volunteer activities with communities, promoting environmental awareness and community voluntary action. Read

Amman, Jordan: Through the UNV Online Volunteering service, a volunteer in Jordan is building an online education network and databases for a British non-government organization (NGO).  In this way, he is helping the organization assist schools in developing countries become more financially independent. Read

Shanghai, China: Communicating the importance of the creative sectors for economic and social development is the objective of the digital display created by a group of 14 Guatemalan UNV volunteer artists. Shown at the United Nations pavilion of the Shanghai 2010 Expo, this multimedia display aims to make the visitor reflect on ways in which the creative industries contribute to building peace and development. Read

Geneva, Switzerland: UNV Executive Coordinator Flavia Pansieri addressed the UNDP/UNFPA Executive Board on 30 June 2010.

"The UNV mandate is very inspiring," she said, "and the UNV programme provides an opportunity for motivated, committed and experienced individuals to contribute substantively to national development goals of programme countries by contributing to the work of UNDP and 22 other United Nations organizations, as well as 19 United Nations peacekeeping and special political missions."

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Gbarnga, Liberia: Without UNV volunteers like these, UNMIL's task in the remote parts of Liberia would be far harder. Read

Beirut, Lebanon: The 13 national UNV volunteers worked nonstop, six days per week, to provide fast, efficient and accurate information on the 2010 Municipal Elections. Read

Ha Noi, Viet Nam: Opinion leaders have met in Viet Nam for the country's first national conference on volunteerism for development. Read

Bonn, Germany: The United Nations General Assembly designated 2010 as the International Year of Biodiversity. As ever, voluntary action will be key to achieving its goals. Read

Freetown, Sierra Leone: Natsuko Kaneyama is a UNV volunteer Programme Manager for Youth and Peacebuilding. Her job is to help young people get out of poverty and into the economy. Read

Punjaya, Indonesia: "People do not only answer my questions, but ask their own questions… for example, how I got out of drug addiction." UNV volunteers living with HIV are lending their insights to a ground-breaking study that will improve the response to HIV. Read