Damascus, Syria: As of 2008, there were 1.5 million refugees in Syria, most of them Iraqis. UNV volunteer Registration Clerks with UNHCR Zeid Al-Khail Kassouha and Jihan Taha discuss their feelings about an evening spent raising money for World Refugee Day. Read

Damascus, Syria: The climate is in constant change... This was the main reason behind my application to become a UNV volunteer.

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Damascus, Syria: Volunteers have planted a forest near Damascus to increase biodiversity in their area. Staff from UNV, other UN agencies and many local volunteers were involved in the planting of 3,500 cedar, cypress, stone pine and wild pear trees in a nine-hectare plot. Read

Duma, Syria: The conflict in Iraq has produced a largely silent exodus:  an estimated 40,000 Iraqis flee to Syria every month.  In Douma, they are received by 30 UNV volunteers working as registration clerks at the country’s largest registration centre for Iraqis refugees.

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Damascus, Syria: What is that one month takes you to the borders of a war zone and an impromptu refugee camp and the next month has you attending a gender mainstreaming workshop and visiting a national biodiversity project? These are common experiences for UN Volunteer Associates serving as Human Development Advocates out of the offices of the UNDP in Syria. Read

Damascus, Syria:  I joined the UNV Programme as an intern few weeks ago. And I wouldn’t miss the chance to experience a real event “on the field”. And 11,000 volunteers apparently were thinking the same. Read