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On volunteerism
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The gateway: Volunteerism and the United Nations system
11 January 2007
Election volunteers in Bunia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, explain the electoral process to voters before the start of the second round of the presidential and provincial elections. UN Photo/Martine Perret
Volunteerism acts as an effective gateway between the United Nations system and the global citizen, writes Donna Keher, UNV's chief of the Partnerships, Communications and Resources Mobilization Group. Read
First person
11 January 2007
Dennis Mairena (w/ blue cap) talks to community members in Chocó, Colombia (UNHCR Venezuela/Andrea Simancas)
Dennis Mairena, a UNV field officer in Colombia and UNV public information officer Sy Koumbo Singa Gali in the Democratic Republic of Congo talk about how UNV volunteers are in the "different dimension" and "go the extra mile". Read
Saluting millions of volunteers: UNV chief's speech on IVD 2006
05 December 2006
On the occasion of International Volunteer Day (IVD) 2006, UNV Executive Coordinator Ad de Raad marks the fifth anniversary of the International Year of Volunteers and salutes the millions of volunteers around the world for their social and economic contributions. Read
European Volunteer Centre launches 'Manifesto for Volunteering in Europe'
28 March 2006
Nera Nazecic (right), IYV Coordinating Assistant, visiting a local building close to Travnik which will be reconstructed with the help of UN Volunteers (January 2002). (Photo by J.B. Avril/UN Volunteers)
The European Volunteer Centre (CEV) launches today its new "Manifesto on Volunteering in Europe" at the European Parliament in Brussels, Belguim. The new Manifesto explains why volunteering matters and how volunteering contributes to European Union's development. Read
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Promoting MDGs and Volunteerism among children through the Circus
09 January 2004
The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme along with the Circus of Tirana, the Albanian Youth Council, and the NGOs MJAFT! and VIS have used the power of the Circus to bring the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) closer to the children of Albania. Read
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