Cite Soleil, Haiti: With the global food crisis occupying the headlines, UNV volunteers have been helping to manage emergency food distribution in Haiti. 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

Port-au-Prince, Haiti: On Sunday, 3 December, Haitians will cast their vote in local and municipal elections. Due to their significance for the politics of decentralization, the elections are considered extremely important for the future of the country, as President Préval and the head of the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH), Edmond Mulet, recently declared. Read

Port-au-Prince, Haiti: When Haitians head to the polls tomorrow to vote in the country’s first round of presidential and congressional elections, they’ll be capping the year-long efforts of UN Volunteers in helping the country reach this vital stage. Read

Bonn, Germany: UN Volunteers donated very big-heartedly to the Mercy and Sharing Orphanage in Tabarre 16, collecting the equivalent of just over $600 in US dollars and gourdes. The orphanage caters for over 60 children some of whom are terminally ill or disabled. Read