Dennis Mairena, a UNV field officer in Colombia and UNV public information officer Sy Koumbo Singa Gali in the Democratic Republic of Congo talk about how UNV volunteers are in the "different dimension" and "go the extra mile". Read

Bogotá, Colombia: A new series of Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) icons that blend the objectives of the Goals with the history and culture of Latin America has been developed through a joint initiative of the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme, UNDP, DANSOCIAL and the Mayor’s Office of Bogotá. Read

Bonn, Germany: The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme, the Inter-American Development Bank’s Inter-American Initiative on Social Capital, Ethics and Development and the UN-Habitat will launch “Cities with Heart” on International Volunteer Day, 5 December. Read

Bogotá, Colombia: “When I first came here I fell in love with the place. I thought it would be tough though. I searched in Google for Apartadó, and it did not exist”. Read

BONN: A United Nations International Short-Term Advisory Resources (UNISTAR) adviser made two trips to the region in 1999 to support the Government in developing plans to invest profits from oil for vocational training and environmental protection. The adviser also worked with his longer-term UNV colleagues to design a workplan for the Atyrau Sustainable Development Centre, which promotes community participation in health and social services. Read