Bonn, Germany: In Goma, Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, 300 local volunteers are cleaning and refurbishing markets in Virunga and Kahembe, two densely populated districts affected by poor sanitary conditions. Read

Kinshasa, DRC: Over 2,500 church attendees stood up against poverty with UNV volunteers on Sunday, 15 October. In joining the worldwide STAND UP campaign against poverty, UNV partnered with the Réseau National de la Jeunesse Religieuse, an inter-congregational Congolese organization. Read

Kinshasa, DR Congo: With the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s first elections in four decades just days away, UN Volunteers are steadfast in supporting the final preparations for Sunday’s presidential and parliamentary vote. Read

Kinshasa, DR Congo: UNV volunteers attached to the UN Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) are advancing preparations for the country’s elections scheduled at the end of July. Read

Bonn, Germany: UNV volunteers represent an impressive force in supporting UN peacekeeping operations, says Ad de Raad, Executive Coordinator of the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme, today in a message for the International Day of UN Peacekeepers, 29 May. Read

Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo: "Keep up the good work you are doing," said United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the UN Volunteers (UNV) programme team during his recent visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). More than 600 UN Volunteers – in addition to the staff of the UN Mission in DRC (MONUC) – are involved in the preparations for the elections. Read

Kinshasa, DR Congo: For the upcoming International Volunteer Day (IVD) on 5 December 5, UNV’s liaison office in Kinshasa is organizing a photo contest with the theme “What does volunteering mean to you?”. The exhibit will consist of photographs sent by Congolese and international volunteers working in this country. Read

Bonn, Germany: As the United Nations commemorates the third International Day of UN Peacekeepers on 29 May, paying tribute to those who serve in peacekeeping operations, United Nations Volunteers (UNV) are also being honoured for their dedication and courage in helping improve the lives of millions of people in war-torn and post-conflict countries across the globe. Read

Francis Kariuki Muigai hails from Kiambu, Central Province, in Kenya. Currently, he is employed as a United Nations Volunteer (UNV) Water Treatment Engineer with the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), known as MONUC. Read

Goma, DR Congo: In Congo, the war has cost women dearly. The widespread practice of sexual violence against women and girls, is a violation of human rights, international humanitarian law, international criminal law and Congolese law. Read