The Youth Media Forum (YMF) in collaboration with United Nations Volunteers organized an open day under the logo of 'youth, life, hope' on the occasion of the International Youth Day on August 12. Visit site

David Brettel, director of the volunteer programme of the Sydney Organizing Committee for Olympic Games, sees that volunteerism has grown into a thriving tree in Beijing. Visit site

In just 11 days, the 'Teach India' campaign facilitated by UNV has already attracted a whopping 55,000-plus individual volunteers. Visit site

We seek to integrate the concept of volunteerism into development planning, which is really about mobilizing the single-most capable resource any country has - its own people. The point is that, to achieve the UN's ambitious Millennium Development Goals by 2015, everyone has a part to play. Visit site

One of the most tangible aspects of the Beijing Olympic Games for visitors and athletes alike will be the contact with the numerous unpaid volunteers. They will be on hand to ensure everything runs smoothly in Beijing and other Olympic venue cities. Visit site

The Civicus 2008 World Assembly took place from 18-21 June in Scotland, with contributions and speeches from the UNV delegation. Read

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved a joint plan on co-operation with 14 United Nations bodies for the 2006-2010 period with a combined non-refundable aid of US $404 million. The targeted agencies include the UN Development Programme (UNDP) and the UN Volunteers (UNV). Visit site

The International Labour Organisation (ILO) National Public Awareness Campaign 12 Days Against Child Labour was organized for the third consecutive year in Kazakhstan. This year United Nations Volunteers (UNV) and UNESCO joined in this honorable quest. Visit site

Around 5,500 volunteers for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games have received training on HIV/AIDS to help raise awareness of its prevention and how to avoid discrimination, according to the United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). Visit site

In a video interview with People's Daily Online Tuesday, Liu Hui, a UNV volunteer who has been to the quake zone, and Jia Xijin, an expert in NGOs and associate professor of Tsinghua University - one of China's most prestigious universities - shared their experiences and thoughts around NGO development in China.

"Some 150,000 volunteers work in the quake zone," said Liu. They are essential because government efforts are "efficient and well-organized but clearly short-staffed." Visit site