Beijing, China: "It is a great honour to be invited to address this International Forum on Volunteer Service and People’s Olympics. The Games themselves are an ancient tradition and, in many respects, so is volunteering." Read

Beijing, China: Speaking at the launch of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Volunteer Programme in the Chinese capital on Sunday, UNV Executive Coordinator Ad de Raad marked the upcoming summer games as a prime opportunity to further strengthen global support for volunteerism. Read

Bonn, Germany: The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme began its collaboration with China in 1981, concentrating mainly in the areas of education and language training. Since then, UNV has recruited over 200 international UN Volunteers to work in China, and more than 160 Chinese national UN Volunteers overseas. Read

Beijing, China: Experts on volunteering from 26 countries Tuesday called on governments and the United Nations to encourage the use of voluntary action "in addressing the full range of development challenges". Read

Hong Kong/Beijing: Address by Sharon Capeling-Alakija, Executive Coordinator of the United Nations Volunteers on the occasion of the official launch of the Hong Kong, China Committee on UNV. Read