Managua, Nicaragua: UNV volunteers are helping to reduce food insecurity for Nicaragua's most vulnerable families by strengthening local governance. The ultimate goal is to ensure food security projects are integrated into all short- and long-term local planning. Read

Madrid, Spain: Representatives from international and European volunteer involving organizations, NGOs and civil society groups are wrapping up the International Volunteering Congress in the Spanish capital today after two days of discussion on ways to further promote and support volunteerism. Read

Madrid, Spain: There is a school of thought suggesting that volunteerism is on the decline, that the economic and social stress created by factors such as unemployment, natural disasters and civil conflict lead to more self-centered behaviour as people concentrate on dealing with their own immediate problems of survival. Read

Barcelona, Spain: The volunteer movement has a critical role to play in harnessing and channeling volunteer energy towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), Ad de Raad, Executive Coordinator of the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme told conference attendees in Spain. Read

Barcelona, Spain: Volunteers play a significant role in preventing the spread of HIV/AIDS worldwide, participants in a panel discussion at the XIV International AIDS Conference in Barcelona concluded. The panel - a side event organized by the United Nations Volunteers programme (UNV), the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), who are working together in a coalition, which is also supported by the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) - received much interest from conference participants and the media. Read