Port au Prince, Haiti: Despite the calamities suffered this year, Haitians are bent on exercising their civic duty at the 28 November 2010 elections. Apart from the 21 UNV volunteers that make up the electoral section of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti, an additional 200 will soon be deployed all over the country. Read

Beirut, Lebanon: The 13 national UNV volunteers worked nonstop, six days per week, to provide fast, efficient and accurate information on the 2010 Municipal Elections. Read

Nangina, Kenya: UNV volunteer Nivah 'Tiga' Odwori, who died in the Haiti earthquake on 12 January, has been laid to rest in her native Kenya. The funeral was attended by about 350 people. Read

Monrovia, Liberia: Yah-Lydia Wonyene, who died in the attack on the Bakhtar guesthouse in Kabul during October, was laid to rest last week near her home in Liberia. "Her passing is a tragic loss, and we express our deepest remorse," said UNV Chief of Special Operations, Kevin Gilroy. Read

New Washington, The Philippines: UNV volunteer Jossie G. Esto, who died during the attack on a UN guesthouse in Kabul on 28 October, has been laid to rest in her native Philippines. "Jossie’s memory lives within each of us," said UNV Executive Coordinator Flavia Pansieri. Read

Khartoum and Juba, Sudan: Registration of voters has begun for Sudan’s historic 2010 election, and UNV volunteers will be making a significant contribution to the electoral process. Read

Kabul, Afghanistan: UNV is deeply saddened by the tragic deaths of two UNV volunteers who were killed in an armed attack today. Read

Kabul, Afghanistan: After decades of war, Afghanistan is gearing up for presidential elections on 20 August 2009. This will be the second democratic cycle the country has seen – and just as in 2004, UNV volunteers are heavily involved with the electoral process. Visit site

Eastern Afghanistan: Every few days, UNV volunteer Azita dons her headscarf and heads out to the Afghan provinces. “When I leave for work in the morning, it’s already 31-32 degrees out,” she comments. Read

Northern Afghanistan: “Things worked differently in other countries I have worked in,” says Tuch, a UNV volunteer Electoral Adviser. “Here you have to find new ways to work with people. You need to put yourself in their shoes.” Read