Islamabad, Pakistan: The first UN system conference on volunteerism and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) concluded in Pakistan’s capital city on Tuesday with several recommendations on maximizing citizen engagement in activities framed around the Goals. Read

Islamabad, Pakistan: With the deadline of the eight development targets a decade away, many millions of people must be mobilized into action if the Millennium Development Goals are to be met, says Ad de Raad, Executive Coordinator of the UN Volunteers (UNV) programme. Read

Islamabad, Pakistan: Being together here today in Islamabad, against the backdrop of the beautiful Margalla Hills, I am reminded that human settlements have been found on this site dating back at least 3000 years. That would mean that traditions of volunteerism date back as long. Read

Islamabad, Pakistan: The role of volunteerism in helping to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) is the theme of a three-day international conference being held in Pakistan’s capital city starting on 5 December, International Volunteer Day. Read

Islamabad, Pakistan: The first in a series of seminars on volunteerism and the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) was held in Pakistan’s capital city on Saturday, 6 November.More than 200 students at Quaid-i-Azam University listened to talks on the role of volunteers in achieving the MDGs presented by Dr. Nazim Ashraf, Pakistan’s Minister of State, and Onder Yucer, the UN Resident Coordinator in Pakistan. Read

Islamabad, Pakistan: The first in a series of seminars on volunteerism and the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) was held in Pakistan’s capital city on Saturday, 6 November. Read

Islamabad, Pakistan: To mark the close of the International Year of Volunteers 2001 (IYV), and in celebration of International Volunteer Day, the United Nations System in Pakistan today launched a book featuring the work of Pakistani UN Volunteers serving abroad in developing countries. Read

From 5-7 December 2004, the first International Conference on Volunteerism and the Millennium Development Goals was held in Islamabad, Pakistan. The Conference was organised jointly by the National Commission for Human Development (NCHD) of Pakistan, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme. Read