12 February 2009
Bonn, Germany and Tokyo, Japan: Rural communities across the world will receive additional support to help them cope with climate change, thanks to a new UNV project partly funded by the Japanese Government. Read
More about: Environment
07 August 2008
Bonn, Germany: Volunteerism is one of the longest traditions in environmental activism, and community initiatives are invariably volunteer-based. Volunteers are to be found in conservation efforts around the world. Read
More about: Environment
01 July 2008
Niamey, Niger: The first national volunteers in Niger have been selected and will soon be fielded as part of the 'Volunteers for National Development' project launched by the Government of Niger with support from UNV. Read
20 June 2008
Gore, Chad: It's easy to think being a refugee is a short-term situation, but in the camps of southern Chad people could be staying for a while. Helping them with longer-term development is Amadou Boubakar, a UNV volunteer Environmental Officer with UNHCR. Read
More about: Environment Refugees & displaced people
Countries: Central African Republic Chad
29 August 2007
Niamey, Niger: The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme has launched an initiative to assist Niger in recruiting members for its new national volunteerism scheme. The Government of Niger recently adopted a decree, establishing a national scheme for volunteerism for development (V4D). Read





