06 July 2007
Euclides Monteiro describes the challenges he faced and the rewards he received while working on an assignment in Timor-Leste. Read
More about: Electoral assistance
Countries: Timor-Leste
26 June 2007
Dr Amita Pradhan Thapa, a UNV volunteer from Nepal, describes how she was able to save the life of a young lady in Timor-Leste, despite the lack of sophisticated facilities. Read
More about: Health MDG 5: Maternal health
Countries: Nepal
19 June 2007
The conflict in Iraq has produced a largely silent exodus: an estimated 40,000 Iraqis flee to Syria every month. In Douma, they are received by 30 UNV volunteers working as registration clerks at the country’s largest registration centre for Iraqis refugees.
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Addressing gender-based violence among Afghan refugees
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19 June 2007
As a UNV volunteer working in a refugee camp in Quetta, Pakistan, Lynda Lim tries to encourage women to speak up, provide protection and ensure their basic rights are met. And this Malaysian lady "never gives up." Read
More about: Gender Refugees & displaced people
19 June 2007
Juliette Murekeysoni describes the rewards and challenges of her work as UNV volunteer Field Officer in Tindouf, Algeria. Read
The strength of internally displaced women in Eastern Chad
19 June 2007
Lina El Azem, a Moroccan-Syrian UNV volunteer, shares her experience of working with internally displaced people in Eastern Chad.
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Do volunteers strengthen NGO accountability?
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14 June 2007
Karena Cronin, CIVICUS UNV volunteer Outreach Associate, reflects on volunteers' role in strengthening civil society organizations' accountability, a topic discussed during the recent CIVICUS World Assembly. Read
More about: Civil society
09 June 2007
The commitment and motivation of 70-year old Toshiyuki Yamana has earned him the title ‘King of Volunteers’.
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Countries: Sri Lanka
25 May 2007
Kevin Gilroy, head of UNV's Special Operations, pays tribute to the thousands of men and women volunteers who serve in the UN Peacekeeping Operations on the occasion of the International Day of UN Peacekeepers, 29 May. Read
More about: Peace & conflict resolution
21 May 2007
Violence is part of a favela's daily life. Can this be changed? How do the residents' cope? Anika Gärtner, a German volunteer working with the UN Habitat in Brazil, tries to answer this question after visiting a slum (favela) in Rio de Janeiro. Read


