Ha Noi, Viet Nam: Two hundred young people, including volunteers, people with disabilities and those living with HIV participated in a variety of activities and discussions on environmental issues at an Environmental Youth Camp held on 5 December. Read

Ha Noi, Viet Nam: In Viet Nam – a UN 'Delivering as One' pilot country - UNV volunteers are right at the heart of working gender into the mainstream of development programming. Read

Ha Noi, Viet Nam: International Volunteer Day (IVD) 2008 in Ha Noi was a two-part event. It included an Eco Tour (4 December) to promote green transport and a Volunteer Fair (7 December) to thank and recognize volunteers’ contribution to Vietnam’s social and economic development, and to introduce a new volunteerism project too. Read

Ha Noi, Viet Nam: The Prime Minister of Viet Nam has approved a million-dollar UNV-led project that will help develop the country's voluntary sector. The project will establish a Viet Nam Volunteer Information Resource Centre to help raise awareness of volunteerism for development, and involves Government, UN and NGO partners. Read

Hai Phong, Viet Nam: Mine is not like other projects. It is a pioneering initiative for increasing the participation of people living with HIV themselves in the planning and implementation of HIV/AIDS activities and other efforts to improve their lives, families and communities. Read

Ha Noi, Viet Nam: Two private-sector volunteer experts have boosted learning at a hospitality trade school in Viet Nam via a joint programme supported by UNV and Kraft Foods Inc. A food scientist and a chef from Kraft spent two weeks assisting Hoa Sua School in Ha Noi , a non-profit organization which trains disadvantaged and disabled youth for the vocational sector. Read

Ha Noi, Viet Nam: The Viet Nam Women's Union, United Nations Volunteers (UNV) and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), are organising a national workshop entitled “ Promotion of the Greater Involvement of People Living with HIV/AIDS (GIPA) and Reduction of Stigma and Discrimination ” from 27 to 29 August 2007 in Ha Noi. Read

Hanh was invited to work for the Greater Involvement of People Living with HIV (GIPA), a project implemented by the United Nation Volunteers (UNV), ... Read

Ha Noi: Minh Vo, a Vietnamese online volunteer has been selected for the Online Volunteer of the Year Award 2006. In this interview she will share her experience of being an online volunteer. Read

Bonn, Germany: In 2006, over 7,500 UNV volunteers supported communities, non-governmental and civil society organizations as well as governments all over the world to foster sustainable development. In more than 140 countries, UNV volunteers, the majority of whom hail from developing countries themselves, worked in key areas such as poverty reduction, crisis recovery, elections support, governance and HIV/AIDS. Read