The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme developed the Volunteer Toolkit to enhance the effectiveness of volunteer management and the skills of UN Volunteers to become good advocates of volunteerism for peace and development.

The different volunteer management tools are meant to benefit UN Volunteers (Programme Officers, other international UN Volunteers, and national UN Volunteers) and Programme Managers at the different stages of the UNV assignment: pre-assignment, support during assignment and end of assignment. Visit site

The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme has launched the first in an ongoing series of Practice Notes designed to build the capacity of UNV Field Units in volunteer management.
 
The Practice Notes comprise about 20 pages of practical information to facilitate programming by providing relevant background information, basic concepts related to a specific focus area as well as lessons learned and good practice recommendations to be drawn from an in-depth analysis of concrete case studies. Visit site

The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme has a long history of supporting relief operations in the aftermath of disasters, from Hurricane Mitch in Central America in 1998, to the Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004, the October 2005 earthquake in Pakistan, the Honduras storm in 2007 and the 2008 cyclones in Myanmar and Haiti.

Scores of UNV volunteers have helped coordinate relief efforts, mobilize resources and rehabilitate devastated populations. Their rapid deployment, professional skills and prior experience in disaster response brings hope to overwhelmed communities. Read