I ensure that every movement in and out of my duty station follows UNMIT's rules and regulations. I get things moving. Read

I operate and maintain the Mission’s communications infrastructure... That means I keep people in touch.

UNMIT's Integrated Mission Support Services are as advanced as they are vibrant and I contribute in no small measure towards meeting UNMIT’s communications needs. This is ensured by a continuous and systematic approach and responding to daily demands and requirements, often meeting tight and difficult deadlines. Read

I put names to the dead and help see that justice is done.

As a result of my mentorship, the forensic officer I helped will become one of the country's most knowledgeable forensic experts. Read

I help the legal system operate as it should.

Under the Legal and Judicial Systems Support Division of UNMIL, I monitor, observe, advise and report on judicial processes in Lofa County – where the Liberian war originated. Read

I build bridges and communication between UNMIL, Government and the people we serve. I encounter a great variety of tasks and problems - such as a bridge that literally needed rebuilding. Read

The climate is in constant change... This was the main reason behind my application to become a UNV volunteer.

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Volunteering to create change in society is like catalysis - and the volunteer is the catalyst - says UNV volunteer Floriza Palanas-Mendoza, MD. Read

Ugandan volunteer Maurice Tukamuhebwa explains how his extensive information technology experience is proving invaluable to Afghanistan - a cold but beautiful country that he has already come to love. Read

It has struck me in awe how the simple idea of being “Man for Others” from my small world in the eastern corridor of the Philippines, has brought me to the bigger stage where I can contribute as a UNV volunteer. Read

The helicopter lifts up from El Geneina’s dusty airstrip, hovers momentarily over the Durti and Ardamata Camps for the internally displaced people, before heading east over wadi beds and roaming herds of camels.  It is always with a mix of excitement and anxiety that I travel to Zalingei, a town in the eastern part of West Darfur. Read