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

Bangkok, Thailand: The pictures were taken during a thematic session about the role of the members of the community in environmental protection. The At First Sight project aims to promote volunteerism and build a network of cooperation between different actors already active and committed to the development of the Bangkok’s society. Read

Yerevan, Armenia: The first international volunteers have arrived in Armenia and are already at work on their assignments. Meanwhile UNV continues to support efforts to improve the voluntary sector and is actively engaging with the Government and civil society on a number of new initiatives. Read

Bangkok, Thailand: A UNV volunteer has won a national award for a project that helps people record their lives through photography. “This is about the opportunity to tell a story,” she said. Read

Bangkok, Thailand: As a UNV volunteer Intern at UNESCO Bangkok I saw that my colleagues were perhaps missing the grassroots experience in the community they were working in... That’s why I decided to try to develop a volunteer project that could involve members of my host UN organization. Read