Yerevan, Armenia: The Armenian authorities, UN representatives and civil society activists discussed the social and economic importance of volunteerism for development during a round table discussion which honoured International Volunteer Day. Read

Yerevan, Armenia: The first international volunteers have arrived in Armenia and are already at work on their assignments. Meanwhile UNV continues to support efforts to improve the voluntary sector and is actively engaging with the Government and civil society on a number of new initiatives. Read

Yerevan, Armenia: The new UNV office in Armenia made use of International Volunteer Day (IVD) on 5 December to draw more attention to volunteerism and volunteers' contributions in a country where it has rarely been recognized before. Read

Montevideo, Uruguay: The new UNV office in Uruguay made use of International Volunteer Day (IVD) to draw attention to the work that many civil society organizations carry out to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) at a local level, through volunteer and community service projects. Read