Bonn, Germany: Online volunteers are sharing their professional skills to strengthen human rights advocacy in Afghanistan and northern Pakistan. Read

Peshawar, Pakistan: With the help of a UNV volunteer, Afghan refugees in Pakistan are developing sustainable self-governance methods - turning their camp into a community they run and pay for themselves. Read

When Pakistan was shaken by a massive earthquake on 8 October 2005, a humanitarian crisis of immense proportions unfolded:  towns and villages became graveyards as thousands of lives were buried under the rubble.  “It was as if our entire community was swallowed whole by the earth,” said Syeda Bibi, a survivor who lost three children in the tragedy. “They are gone. Everything is destroyed. I am still breathing”. Read

Quetta, Pakistan: As a UNV volunteer working in a refugee camp in Quetta, Pakistan, Lynda Lim tries to encourage women to speak up, provide protection and ensure their basic rights are met. And this Malaysian lady "never gives up." Read

Islamabad, Pakistan: The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have received a shield of commendation from Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz in recognition of their outstanding and meritorious services in earthquake-affected areas. Read