Three weeks ago a terrorist attack on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon shook the world. Since then we have struggled to come to grips with images of devastation, suffering and grief which will forever be engraved on our collective memory. But there are also other images that permeate this tragedy, like a shaft of light: the sight of the volunteers who rushed to places of destruction to offer their help. Read

Bonn, Germany: Millions of volunteers in every country of the world read instruments and pass along critical data on local conditions to help track weather patterns each year, noted Sharon Capeling-Alakija, Executive Coordinator of the Bonn-based United Nations Volunteers programme. Read

Lausanne, Switzerland/Bonn, Germany: National Olympic Committees worldwide will honour 70,000 volunteers as part of widespread support for the ongoing International Year of Volunteers 2001 (IYV 2001). Read