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Helping Haitians get back on their feet
26 March 2010
One of UNDP's cash-for-work projects involves recycling paper and sawdust to fabricate briquettes, long-burning fuel bricks that serve as a substitute for coal. (Mariana Nissen/UNV)
Port-au-Prince, Haiti: Mariana Nissen's work highlights how the cash-for-work programme is allowing Haitians to earn an income, helping their families and the country to recover from the disaster. Read
More about: Emergency relief
Providing daily sustenance in Haiti
25 March 2010
UNV volunteer Hazem El Zein runs food distribution for the World Food Programme in the southeast of Haiti. (Hazem El Zein/UNV)
Jacmel, Haiti: UNV volunteers are helping feed Haitians cut off from vital food supplies by the January earthquake. UNV volunteer Hazem El Zein runs food distribution for the World Food Programme in the southeast region, distributing food to around 300,000 people. Read
UNV mourns volunteers lost in Haiti earthquake
09 March 2010
The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme has united with the families of victims of the Haiti earthquake, their former colleagues and friends to express empathy for their grief.

In a memorial service led by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in New York, UNV Executive Coordinator Flavia Pansieri and senior UNV staff attended to express their support for the families of UNV volunteers Nicole Bahaya (30) of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mamadi Conde (43) of Guinea and Nivah Odwori (36) of Kenya. Read
"Every little thing helps"
24 February 2010
UNV volunteer Mariachiara Argenti's photograph shows the extent of damage caused by the 12 January earthquake in Haiti. (UNV)
Port-au-Prince, Haiti: To be a volunteer means more than doing what's expected of you. In the days and weeks after the Haiti earthquake, UNV volunteers made sure they got involved from the word go. Read
More about: Emergency relief
Countries:  Italy  Portugal
Volunteers rally for Haiti recovery
19 February 2010
The MINUSTAH headquarters in Haiti was destroyed during the 12 January earthquake. (UNV)
Pretoria, South Africa and Georgetown, Guyana: It's been demonstrated time and time again how important voluntary action is in the aftermath of natural disasters. UNV volunteers have been making a difference. Read
Countries:  Guyana  South Africa

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