Turin, Italy: Beyond the 17 days of sports and athletic glory, the Torino Winter Olympics is serving as a platform to highlight the role of volunteers in not only the Olympic Games but in other areas of society. Read

Freetown, Sierra Leone: Volunteering is a life changing experience for most people. For UN Volunteer Martin Boben of Slovenia, he spiced it up with some Sierra Leonean "groove". Read

Bonn, Germany:  The UNV programme, the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), and the Swiss Centre for Information, Advice and Training (CINFO) have signed an agreement to strengthen its partnership through the mobilization of volunteers and the promotion of volunteerism. Read

Islamabad, Pakistan: The first in a series of seminars on volunteerism and the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) was held in Pakistan’s capital city on Saturday, 6 November.More than 200 students at Quaid-i-Azam University listened to talks on the role of volunteers in achieving the MDGs presented by Dr. Nazim Ashraf, Pakistan’s Minister of State, and Onder Yucer, the UN Resident Coordinator in Pakistan. Read

Islamabad, Pakistan: The first in a series of seminars on volunteerism and the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) was held in Pakistan’s capital city on Saturday, 6 November. Read

Bonn, Germany: The Local Governance Programme (LGP) started its work in south-western Albania’s villages of Hekal commune, Fier region, encouraging active citizen participation in development, community members and local authorities in Albania collaborate with the help of UN Volunteers. Read

Bonn, Germany: In 1993, a group of 30 Nepalese ex-UN Volunteers formed the Returned United Nations Volunteers Association of Nepal (RUNVAN) as a way to continue volunteering at home. Today, the association has 200 members and is one of Nepal’s biggest advocates and promoters of volunteerism. Read

Geneva, Switzerland: "It is an enormous privilege to address this 111th Inter Parliamentary Assembly for the first time as UNV Executive Coordinator. As focal point in the United Nations for volunteering, the UNV programme recognizes the importance of parliaments and parliamentarians in the national life of citizens and their critical role in promoting and supporting democratic processes. The full engagement of citizens in the life of societies is a vital part of well functioning democracies and volunteering down the ages has always proven to be a significant channel for such participation." Read

Bonn, Germany: Quotes on the crucial role volunteerism play not in only in development but also its impact of people's lives, especially the volunteers. Read

Bonn, Germany: Sharon Capeling-Alakija, UNV Executive Coordinator passed away on 4 November 2003. She was a strong advocate of volunteerism for more than 30 years. Read