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UNV promotes greener Games in Samoa
04 September 2007
Apia, Samoa: UNV volunteer Dr. Willy Morrell has been helping to plant trees as part of a carbon-offsetting initiative at the South Pacific Games, held from 25 August to 8 September in Samoa. The project is helping to green the local environment and also offset the carbon emissions of the thousands of spectators, competitors and officials who have traveled from more than 22 countries to attend the Games. Read
Countries:  Samoa
UNV volunteers to be mobilized for peacekeeping support in Sudan
31 August 2007
Children living in a refugee camp in Sudan. (UNV 2007)
Bonn, Germany: The UN Volunteers programme (UNV) is preparing to deploy the first of almost 600 UNV volunteers to the Darfur region in Sudan to provide substantive and mission support ranging from human rights and child protection to medical services, communications and logistics. Read
Countries:  Sudan
Japanese celebrity Misako Konno praises work of UNV volunteers
30 August 2007
Japanese actress and writer Misako Konno (in white shirt) listens intently with villagers at visit to one of UNV's projects in Prek Toal, Cambodia. (UNV Cambodia, 2007)
Phnom Penh, Cambodia: It is not everyday that UNV volunteers and fishermen rub shoulders with an international celebrity. But the visit last week of Ms. Misako Konno, Japanese actress and writer, brought some rare glamour and excitement to a UN Volunteers project on Tonlé Sap Lake. Read
More about: Environment  Poverty
Countries:  Cambodia
Niger recruiting first national volunteers under UNV-supported scheme
29 August 2007
A national UNV volunteer in Niger celebrating International Volunteer Day (IVD).  UNV is helping the Government to recruit local volunteers to work in health care, education and human rights, particularly in remote areas. (JB Avril, UNV)
Niamey, Niger: The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme has launched an initiative to assist Niger in recruiting members for its new national volunteerism scheme. The Government of Niger recently adopted a decree, establishing a national scheme for volunteerism for development (V4D). Read
Countries:  Niger
Other languages: en français  
UNV helps empower people with HIV in Viet Nam
28 August 2007
Resident Coordinator John Hendra (in brown suit) and UNV volunteers at the HIV Learning Fair in Ha Noi, Viet Nam. (UNV Viet Nam, 2007)
Ha Noi, Viet Nam: The Viet Nam Women's Union, United Nations Volunteers (UNV) and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), are organising a national workshop entitled “ Promotion of the Greater Involvement of People Living with HIV/AIDS (GIPA) and Reduction of Stigma and Discrimination ” from 27 to 29 August 2007 in Ha Noi. Read
More about: HIV/AIDS
Countries:  Viet Nam
Kraft corporate volunteers share expertise in Madagascar
07 August 2007
Antananarivo, Madagascar: For seven consecutive years, Kraft Foods has been partnering with the UN Volunteers (UNV) Corporate/Private Sector programme for two-week corporate volunteer assignments. One of the missions this year requested support for a small jam-making factory called IRAY (IRAY), located in Antananarivo, Madagascar. Read
More about: Private sector
Countries:  Madagascar
Other languages: en français  
Innovative skills development in Bhutan
01 August 2007
Women pounding mud for the construction of their homes. (Photo: Junko Taguchi)
Rukha, Bhutan: Chanting resounds across Rukha village, raising the spirits of Olep community members working tirelessly on their housing construction.  The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the UN Volunteers programme (UNV) are supporting the Integrated Community Development for Poverty Reduction project which is executed locally by the Tarayana Foundation, a non-profit organization. Read
More about: Activism  Education
Partners launch Beijing Olympics volunteerism project
25 July 2007
UNV Executive Coordinator Ad de Raad (left) at the signing ceremony in Beijing, China. (From: Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, 2007)
Beijing, China: UNV, UNDP and Chinese partners today launched an Olympics-based project to support volunteerism as a resource for development in China. The project will train 100,000 volunteers to support the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games and promote environmental awareness, and also help develop a large-scale Volunteerism For Development (V4D) programme across China. Read
More about: Culture & sports
Countries:  China
Timor-Leste President says UNV volunteers “crucial” to successful elections
20 July 2007
UNV volunteers carry ballot boxes across a river in Zumulai sub-district where the bridge has collapsed.  (Photo: UNV)
Dili, Timor-Leste: The President of the Republic of Timor-Leste, Dr. José Ramos-Horta, has congratulated the more than 250 UNV volunteers from 70 countries working with the United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT), who assisted throughout the electoral process in April, May and June of this year. Read
Asia’s newest state harbors long-term volunteers
09 July 2007
Dili, Timor-Leste: The UNV programme in Timor-Leste recently launched a National UNV volunteer scheme to promote citizens' participation in the governance process. Thirteen Timorese volunteers were initially recruited to work as civic education officers. Read
More about: Education  Governance
Countries:  Timor-Leste

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