Bonn, Germany: UNV Deputy Executive Coordinator Joyce Yu join Executive Secretary of UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, Yvo de Boer in launching the “Cycling to work” campaign. Read

Lord Mayor of the City of Bonn, Bärbel Dieckmann, visited the UN campus Langer Eugen to share information on upcoming international events and current activities of UN organizations in Bonn. Read

Bonn, Germany: United Nations Volunteers (UNV) Executive Coordinator Ad de Raad welcomes UN Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro on her first official visit to the UN campus in Bonn. Read

Bonn, Germany: Every year, the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme and its Online Volunteering (OV) service honour ten exceptional women and men who have made an exemplary impact on human development by sharing their expertise over the Internet and by demonstrating their commitment to volunteering. The winners of the “Online Volunteer of the Year” award for 2006 were announced today. Read

Bonn, Germany: In opening a new complex to house the United Nations offices in Germany, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan today praised the German government for its support to the world organization. Read

Bonn, Germany: Former US President Bill Clinton, in his capacity as UN Special Envoy for Tsunami Recovery, met today with Ad de Raad, United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme Executive Coordinator, during an international conference on early warning, in Bonn, Germany. Read

Bonn, Germany: From natural disasters to ‘silent crises’ such as poverty and disease, volunteers are making a difference across the globe and helping the international community achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today expressed in his message on International Volunteer Day. Read

Bonn, Germany: The Government of Germany has contributed US $1 million to support the contribution of the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme in the recovery and rehabilitation of communities in Pakistan following the 8 October earthquake. Read

Bonn, Germany: The German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) today announced that it is contributing US$2.6 million to support the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme in providing immediate recovery and long-term rehabilitation assistance to victims of the 26 December tsunamis in Indonesia, the Maldives and Sri Lanka. Read

Bonn, Germany/Geneva, Switzerland: The UN Volunteers (UNV) programme will increase its immediate and long-term support to countries devastated by the 26 December tsunamis thanks in part to a US$ 5-million contribution today announced by the Government of Japan. Read