Apia, Samoa: Twenty-four volunteers have been commended for their outstanding commitment to their voluntary roles during the recent XIII South Pacific Games in Apia.  The Organizing Committee of the Games has granted special awards to 24 of the 4,000 volunteers who helped stage the South Pacific’s largest ever sporting event. Read

Apia, Samoa: UNV volunteer Dr. Willy Morrell has been helping to plant trees as part of a carbon-offsetting initiative at the South Pacific Games, held from 25 August to 8 September in Samoa. The project is helping to green the local environment and also offset the carbon emissions of the thousands of spectators, competitors and officials who have traveled from more than 22 countries to attend the Games. Read

...valued at about US$100,000, the UN will also promote another initiative involving the establishment of a UNV award for volunteers which aims to promote the critical role volunteers play within societies... Read

Apia, Samoa: To bring world-class ice cream expertise to Samoa, the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme is sponsoring an Italian ice cream production expert to provide short-term advisory services to Supreme Ice Cream under the Corporate/Private Sector Programme (CPS), formerly known as the United Nations International Short-Term Advisory Resources. Read

Apia, Samoa: United Nations Volunteers Honorary Ambassador Takehito Nakata of Japan completed his five-day mission to Samoa where he met with government officials, diplomatic corps and UN Volunteers to promote volunteerism and the work of the UNV programme in the South Pacific island. Read

Bonn, Germany: United Nations Volunteers Honorary Ambassador Takehito Nakata of Japan completed his five-day mission to Samoa where he met with government officials, diplomatic corps and UN Volunteers to promote volunteerism and the work of the UNV programme in the South Pacific island. Read

Bonn, Germany: Making a decent living is becoming an increasingly difficult task. United Nations Volunteers are making this challenge easier for more than 1,500 Pacific islanders, however, by providing training on how to plan and manage a business and save money. Read

Apia, Samoa: Known as the 'Heart of Polynesia', Samoa preserves strong Polynesian culture and customs. About 180,000 people live on Samoa's two main and seven smaller islands. Samoa has become a tourist destination in the South Pacific due to its scenic beaches and sea, rugged forest mountains, waterfalls and lava fields from recent volcanic activities. Read