Banda Aceh, Indonesia: In partnership with the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme, Acehnese musicians Mahrisal Rubi and Edy Erwinsyah released a song commemorating the second anniversary of the tsunami that hit several countries of South East Asia on 26 December 2004. Read

Colombo, Sri Lanka: Youth from different communities and backgrounds in Sri Lanka are taking part in a three-day sports camp this week to boost awareness of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and foster cultural dialogue. Read

Damascus, Syria:  I joined the UNV Programme as an intern few weeks ago. And I wouldn’t miss the chance to experience a real event “on the field”. And 11,000 volunteers apparently were thinking the same. Read

Beijing, China: "It is a great honour to be invited to address this International Forum on Volunteer Service and People’s Olympics. The Games themselves are an ancient tradition and, in many respects, so is volunteering." Read

Beijing, China: Speaking at the launch of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Volunteer Programme in the Chinese capital on Sunday, UNV Executive Coordinator Ad de Raad marked the upcoming summer games as a prime opportunity to further strengthen global support for volunteerism. Read

Bonn, Germany: Peter Claesson, United Nations Volunteers (UNV) Programme Officer in Honduras, is one of five recipients of the United Nations Development Programme’s (UNDP) Administrator’s Award for Innovation and Commitment. Read

Vientiane, Lao PDR: On 29 September 2004, Laos UN Volunteers participated in the Pak Ou Boat Racing Festival, one of the most popular annual events in the Pak Ou District. The aim of the event was to increase the spirit of teamwork between UNV and the district government, as well as promote volunteerism. Read

Tegucigalpa, Honduras: A two-week art campaign on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) that saw 50 artists from Honduras and around the world volunteer their talent has ended today. Read

By focusing on volunteerism - and its role in making sports accessible to all- this congress sends two crucial messages:
First, wide access to sports is crucial to the vitality and productivity of every society. And second, without volunteer effort, wide access is not possible Read

Dili, Timor-Leste: On day two of the newly born Democratic Republic of East Timor and only 10 days before the beginning of the World Cup in South Korea and Japan, the Executive Coordinator of the United Nations Volunteer programme (UNV), Sharon Capeling-Alakija, officially handed over to the East Timorese Don Carlos Foundation the "Nobel de la Paz" football field, a UNV rehabilitation project. Read