Bonn, Germany: The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme, the Inter-American Development Bank’s Inter-American Initiative on Social Capital, Ethics and Development and the UN-Habitat will launch “Cities with Heart” on International Volunteer Day, 5 December. Read

Bonn, Germany: Since 2002, Intra-City Volunteerism (ICV) has been engaging and mobilizing citizens to improve their communities through activities in Esmeraldas/Ecuador, Falmouth/Jamaica, and Amran/Yemen. Read

New York, USA: Two national United Nations Volunteers, Brigitte Syamalevwe and Ainsley Reid, emphasized the importance of volunteers in the fight against HIV/AIDS, setting the tone for the World AIDS Day observance, held Friday, 30 November at UN Headquarters. Read

Kingston, Jamaica: Ainsley Reid raises awareness of HIV/AIDS in his country, Jamaica. A national UN Volunteer and the Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of the Jamaican Network of People living with HIV/AIDS (JN+), Ainsley speaks with authority -- he has been living with HIV/AIDS since 1992. Read

Bonn, Germany: UN studies note that a record 2.6 million people died from the HIV/AIDS pandemic in 1999 and another 5.6 million became infected with the virus that causes AIDS. The fight against HIV/AIDS is not only medical. The stigma of AIDS and its effect on societies is also an enemy UN Volunteers are combating. UNVs -- many of them infected with HIV -- have stepped into the open to give a human face and voice to the epidemic. Read