Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan: UNV Kyrgyzstan brought together seven volunteers from the Peace Corps and three from the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to learn about solar barrel heaters and how to construct them. Read

Maseru, Lesotho: Janice Lachman serves as an international UNV volunteer at the highest levels in Lesotho to ensure that people living with HIV/AIDS can get the nutrition and services they need. Read

Beijing, China: The work of UNV in China towards promoting volunteerism for development has been recognized with multiple awards. The UNV Programme Officer becomes only the second foreign national to receive a prestigious youth prize, while a national UNV volunteer is to receive a Government honour. Read

... the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), and the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) to provide internet-based learning and IT skills training in ... Read

New York, USA: Should volunteer work be calculated as an economic statistic? The U.N. has long thought so, citing the impact of volunteer projects on a country's social and economic development. Shown the economic contribution of volunteerism, says Daphne Casey, chief of the UN Volunteers office in New York, governments are more likely to plan for and promote such work, reports BusinessWeek. Read