The queue of people wanting to vote even before the daybreak vividly shows how adamant Liberians are in restoring order back into the country. Last 11 October morning, voters started thronging the polling stations for the presidential, senatorial and representatives' election. Witnessing this, for UNV Sesay Hassan, is a dream come true. Read

Holding a notepad and a pen in one hand and a hand radio in the other, Poo Lin Stefano-Wong walked busily through a polling place to another at a voting precinct in the capital city of Monrovia all the while giving detailed instructions to national staff. Read

 I joined the UNV Programme as an intern few weeks ago. And I wouldn’t miss the chance to experience a real event “on the field”. And 11,000 volunteers apparently were thinking the same. Read

I really enjoyed the traffic congestion today. I just have been trying to arrive to my hotel, it took me more than an hour, a way that uses to take me fifteen minutes, but I really enjoyed it! Read

When I visited the UNV stand at the Shell Project Better World (PBW) Lustrum event (or 5-year anniversary) in early 2004, I didn’t expect that within 12 months, I would be the first Shell corporate volunteer working on assignment with UNV. Read

I am proud that our centres have created a real difference in people’s lives; they have influenced everyone who’s involved. The women’s election for example was something the women have never experienced before. Read

Liberian women ensure that people are aware of what they have to say. Anyone driving towards central Monrovia from the main road leading to airport, cannot miss a huge billboard at the road junction reading ‘War Never Again, Peace Yes!’ This is the collective voice of thousands of Liberian women peace activists. Read

Since the tsunamis struck on 26 December 2004, the UNV programme continues to expand its presence in the affected countries. To date, some 40 UNVs are in these countries. Read

The Sri Lankan Ministry of Health has realized that billions of rupees are wasted each year on improper drug management. This financial loss is due in part to limited monitoring facilities resulting in an inability to manage how drugs are distributed and used.  Here's where Aung Myo Htet, from Myanmar, a UN Volunteer comes in. Read

"I was a UN Volunteer in the Maldives for more than 2 years supporting rural atoll islands under the Maldives government poverty alleviation project of United Nations Volunteers (UNV) and the UN Development Programme (UNDP)." Read