Delegates at the just ended sub-regional conference on the establishment of a National Youth Volunteer Schemes in the Mano River Union (MRU) have recommended the establishment of an effective sensitization program to inculcate a sense of patriotism among youth in the sub-region for effective engagement in the development process. Visit site

Ms Pansieri expressed her appreciation at the programme’s cooperation with UNESCO to date. She highlighted the various fields of UNESCO’s competence, many of which she felt lent themselves wonderfully to cooperation with the UNV. Referring to UNV’s well-established collaboration with some other UN entities, such as UNDP, UNHCR or the UN peacekeeping operations, Ms Pansieri suggested that the scope of UNV’s cooperation with UNESCO could be further widened. Visit site

"I’d always wanted to give back to society (what I’d received from it)," he says. "So, in August 2007, I signed up with United Nations Volunteers (UNV) to work in Mayurbhanj district in Orissa. Since I come from this state, I identify with local issues and know that villagers are not on the same page as the government officer when it comes to rehabilitation and resettlement issues." The experience over the past year-and-a-half, he says, has been "most fulfilling", Visit site

Two Filipino workers from the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) are playing a vital role in peace building and promoting sustainable development in conflict areas of Mindanao. Visit site

The ongoing conflict between the government forces and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front and the security issues that come with it are not enough to stop two Filipinos—Zalave Dinas and Roy Pamitalan—from doing volunteer work in Mindanao, the United Nations Office in the Philippines reported over the weekend. Visit site

The opportunities available for volunteering overseas are being showcased at a fair in Dublin today. Irish Aid’s volunteering information fair in Dublin brings together 23 aid agencies and other development organisations that recruit voluntary staff for work overseas. Visit site

"We wanted to show people we live quite normal lives." The Mostar International Model United Nations (MOSTIMUN) was one of the first ever university events of its kind in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Read

More than 80 volunteers have been brought on board throughout Burkina Faso so as to work in primary schools. These young Burkinabè have all been trained at the National School for Primary School Teachers. While awaiting the integration test, which enables them to become qualified teachers, they work as volunteers in the context of the Burkina Faso National Volunteers Programme (PNVB). Visit site

Speakers at a day-long workshop in the city Tuesday underscored the need for formulating a national policy integrating all ministries with Youth and Sports as lead ministry for the recognition of volunteers working in different fields in the country, reports BSS. Visit site

An innovative volunteer-based programme mobilising local communities to combat female genital mutilation (FGM) in Sudan has met with a fair amount of success. Implemented by the United Nations Volunteers programme, the United Nations Population Fund and Ahfad University for Women in Sudan, there is evidence that this programme has lead to a change in attitude towards the culture of FGM. Visit site