Copenhagen, Denmark: A UNV volunteer delegate to the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen has predicted a boost to volunteerism and development programming as the world responds to the climate challenge and associated risks. Read

Windhoek, Namibia: Awareness-raising is key to tackling the HIV/AIDS threat. In Namibia’s public sector, UNV volunteer James Etuwat works across the board to ensure combating HIV/AIDS is on everyone’s minds. Read

Bonn, Germany and Tokyo, Japan: Rural communities across the world will receive additional support to help them cope with climate change, thanks to a new UNV project partly funded by the Japanese Government. Read

Bengo Province, Angola: A UNV volunteer's community development work in Angola aims to empower refugee communities in terms of self-help, self-management and self-reliance. These strategies are particularly necessary for women, girls and children, who constitute the majority of the refugees there. Read

Windhoek, Namibia: Business leaders in Namibia met Thursday with government and United Nations representatives at a Private Sector Partnership Forum to seek backing for a capacity-building initiative promoting the objectives of the country’s Second National Development Plan (NDP2). Read

BONN: One of the largest United Nations Volunteers (UNV) initiatives in recent years is in the offering for Namibia. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and UNV are providing approximately US$300,000. UN Volunteers' current contribution to Namibia Currently, there are 13 UN Volunteers working in Namibia. Read

Windhoek, Namibia: The Government of Namibia this week launched a new programme calling on the services of more than 1,000 national and international UN Volunteers to work with and train Namibians to become teachers, doctors and health workers, public administrators, business managers, agriculturists and other professionals in a bid to fight poverty and HIV/AIDS as well as to promote development. Read