Bonn, Germany: UNV Executive Coordinator Sharon Capeling-Alakija traveled today to Rio de Janeiro where she will address a conference of the International Union of Local Authorities (IULA) on the role of UN Volunteers in urban development. Ms. Capeling-Alakija will on 4 May address a session on "Partnerships between Local Governments and Community Actors", with particular emphasis on volunteer action this year, the International Year of Volunteers, 2001. Read

Bonn, Germany: Saara Parkkali, a Finnish health coordinator in Brazil, has been training for her position as a UN Volunteer since the age of eight. Read

Bonn, Germany: UNVs helped governments put the rights of children and young people onto their agendas. Read