West Timor, Indonesia: Despite the recent disturbances following a popular consultation ballot in neighbouring East Timor, UNV development efforts continue on the western section of the island. Read

Bonn, Germany: Tim Brown, a British education adviser for UNHCR Uganda since 1992, briefed UN High Commissioner for Refugees Sadako Ogata on 9 July in Geneva in connection with an earlier mission the UN Volunteer undertook to Ghana. Read

Bonn, Germany: Publications by UN Volunteers in 1998. Read

Bonn, Germany: Business promotion is crucial in Mozambique where 60% of the population are estimated to be unemployed and the per capita GDP is less than USD 100, making Mozambique one of the poorest countries in the world. Read

Bonn, Germany: When night falls, the sound of an antelope’s horn is transmitted on Radio Mozambique. It is the symbol for the municipal elections at the end of June, calling on people to cast their vote. Read

Bonn, Germany: Twenty-five UNV lecturers will provide much-needed support to the National University of Rwanda in Butare. Efforts to resume academic activity in this African country have been considerably impeded by the lack of qualified lecturers. Read

Bonn, Germany: Six National United Nations Volunteers (NUNVs) support to preserve the tropical rain forest in Guatemala by improving people's living. Read

Bonn, Germany: "Being a UNV means being part of a team", said UNV Heather Branton during the launch of the "Capacity Building of SASVO" project at Pretoria University, South Africa. Read