BONN: I very much appreciate the opportunity to exchange views and thoughts with you about the work of the UN Volunteers programme on the basis of the report that we present today covering the period 2002 to 2003. Read

Bonn, Germany: The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme have intensified cooperation to help achieve the Millennium Development Goals. Read

Remarks by Ad de Raad, Executive Coordinator, a.i.,
United Nations Volunteers on the occasion of the World Summit on the Information Society Geneva, 10-12 December 2003 Read

Geneva, Switzerland: Leaders of international volunteer organizations attending the World Civil Society Forum in Geneva today stressed the need for increased partnership between volunteer stakeholders. Panelists also recognized the leadership role of civil society in strengthening international cooperation. Read

This is our first meeting since we celebrated UNV’s 30th anniversary. So, colleagues and friends, I am here to tell you that there is indeed life after 30! During 2001, more than 5,000 UN Volunteers representing 160 nationalities served in 140 countries around the globe. Even as we speak, they are filling an astonishing array of assignments. Read

Bonn, Germany: The World Wide Web is a collaborative venture and a "creation of volunteers", said Tim Berners-Lee, the British scientist credited for inventing the Web in 1989. Read