Sohag, Egypt: Under the motto of “A Better Future for Every Egyptian”, a fleet of 8 boats are sailing down the Nile with stops in 8 Egyptian towns, promoting the 8 MDGs. Each of the 8 boats has a colourful MDG logo on its main sail. Read

Cairo, Egypt: Many of Cairo’s citizens are confronting urban-related problems, e.g., poverty, lack of housing and sanitation facilities, and internal migration through volunteering. Below are three projects showing how volunteers, through the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme, contribute and mobilize fellow Cairenes in developing their 'triumphant city'. Read

Cairo, Egypt: UNV and UNDP, in partnership with the National Council for Childhood and Motherhood (NCCM), are working with communities to stop Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in Egypt. The joint 'FGM Free Village Model' project discourages the practice by raising awareness of the harmful mental, physical and social side effects of FGM. Read

Cairo, Egypt: One hour per week for ten weeks. That is what 130 Injaz (‘achievement’ in Arabic) United Nations Volunteer (UNV) Associates have devoted to youth in classrooms throughout Egypt. Read

Cairo, Egypt: Over 3,000 Egyptian youth gathered at Al Azhar Park on Saturday to explore how and where they can volunteer to help Egypt achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by 2015. Read

Cairo, Egypt: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Egypt and Save the Children have signed an agreement to grant "UN Volunteers Associate" status to more than 130 employees from companies such as British Petroleum, Barclays, Procter and Gamble, Pepsi and Shell. The new volunteer associates will teach preparatory school students skills to enhance their job opportunities. Read

Bonn, Germany: Christiana Cipollini from Italy serves as a UN Volunteer with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Cairo. All day long she listens to people tell moving stories of their experiences. Read

Cairo, Egypt: On the occasion of the International Volunteer Day 2002, United Nations Volunteers and many others have come together to organize an exhibition of volunteer work in Egypt. Read

Bonn, Germany: The Government of Japan is sponsoring a four-day regional security awareness workshop for UNV Country Office teams from 15 different countries in the Arab States, the Commonwealth of Independent States and Europe in Giza. Read

Sharkeya, Egypt: UNVs connected communities to the Internet and supported webs of global volunteer interaction. Read