BONN: A joint project supported by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) the UN Development Programme (UNDP) and the United Nations Volunteers (UNV), seeks to restore cultural heritage and develop a sense of community amongst people from different religious and social traditions in Punjab, India. Read

Orissa, India: The state of Orissa in eastern India was devastated by a cyclone on 29 October 1999. Efforts have been in full swing to help the affected people of Orissa first through immediate relief measures. Several agencies under the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have come together here to work. The UN's mission in Orissa, however, could not have been such a success were it not for the efforts of the 13 national United Nations Volunteers (NUNVs). Read