24 June 2011
Pristina, Kosovo: UNV supported The Ideas Partnership, a local NGO, with text books and stationery for their catch-up classes to Roma children who are preparing for a test to register into formal schooling. Read
14 May 2010
Pristina, Kosovo: Conflicts do not end when the shooting stops, and thorny issues often remain for decades. A Japanese UNV volunteer has completed a pioneering study which will help displaced people rebuild their lives. Read
Countries: Japan
16 June 2009
Pristina, Kosovo: UNV organized a one-day event with local students to promote recycling and other environmentally-friendly practices in Kosovo. Read
More about: Environment Youth
22 April 2009
Pristina, Kosovo: UNV volunteers in Kosovo working as Regional Youth Associates mobilized 200 youths to take environmental action for Earth Day - cleaning neighbourhoods, planting trees and learning about nature. Read
More about: Environment Youth
22 January 2009
Pristina, Kosovo: For IVD, the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme team in Kosovo commissioned a local artist to come up with a new spin on the Millennium Development Goals. Read
More about: Civil society Education Environment Gender Governance HIV/AIDS Health MDG 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger MDG 2: Universal primary education MDG 3: Gender equality MDG 4: Reduce child mortality MDG 5: Maternal health MDG 6: Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases MDG 7: Environmental sustainability MDG 8: Global partnership for development MDGs MDGs: General Poverty
09 December 2008
Pristina, Kosovo: A UNV volunteer has been helping to uphold women's rights in Kosovo by assisting policymakers develop institutions and building their confidence to put legislation into effect. Read
More about: Gender Human rights
19 September 2008
Pristina, Kosovo: I am in the middle of the making of international politics... Working within the Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General gives you a unique chance to contribute in the making of international affairs. Read
More about: Governance Peace & conflict resolution
Countries: Norway
17 September 2008
Pristina, Kosovo: This was a dream came true... Way back during my boyhood in Kenya, I used to see people building schools, hospitals and so on. Upon enquiry I came to realize they were volunteers, and I would ask myself how I could be one of them. Read
More about: Peace & conflict resolution
Countries: Kenya
04 September 2008
Paris, France: A UNV volunteer has addressed delegates at a major international conference on how volunteerism has put gender issues into Kosovo's wider security debate. Read
Getting together for volunteerism in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
11 July 2008
Kiev, Ukraine: Building civil society in the former Eastern bloc countries presents some unique challenges. Along with local partners, UNV and UNDP are working together to boost the role of volunteerism there. Read
More about: Civil society Youth
Other languages: en français
