Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire: Seventeen long-term electoral observers recruited by the Bonn-based United Nations Volunteers programme (UNV) arrived today in Ivory Coast's economic capital Abidjan where they joined 14 colleagues to assist institutions and communities prepare the West African country's legislative elections on 10 December. Read

Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire: The first of 140 electoral observers recruited by the Bonn-based United Nations Volunteers programme (UNV) arrived in Ivory Coast at the weekend to assist institutions and communities prepare the West African country's upcoming presidential, parliamentary and municipal elections. Read

Pristina, Kosovo: More than half of the 400 registration supervisors fielded by the United Nations Volunteers programme (UNV) in Kosovo to carry out voter registration ending last week will remain in the province to help prepare municipal elections in October and register Kosovar children. Read

Bonn, Germany: Launching a difficult operation in record time, UN Volunteers helped the people of East Timor realize their dream. The East Timorese had been waiting a quarter century for an opportunity to determine the territory's political future. Read

Paramaribo, Suriname: UN Volunteers are fanning out across Suriname to help prepare voters in remote districts ahead of general elections on 25 May. Read

Bonn, Germany:  The Executive Coordinator of the United Nations Volunteers programme (UNV), Sharon Capeling-Alakija, leaves Bonn Thursday to begin a six-day tour of Kosovo and Macedonia where a large group of UN Volunteers is currently taking part in final preparations for electoral registration of the Kosovar population. Read

Bonn, Germany: UNV fielded long-term observers in early March to work with state institutions and the media ahead of Suriname's general elections on 25 May, 2000. Read

Bonn, Germany: The United Nations Volunteers programme (UNV) has fielded long-term observers in Suriname to work with state institutions and the media ahead of the South American country's May 25 general elections. Read

Dili, East Timor: Six months after the outbreak of post-referendum violence in East Timor, tensions have eased and East Timor is slowly finding its way back to normalcy.  International staff members arrive in Dili on a daily basis, there will be 1,200 international staff in East Timor, including 500 United Nations Volunteers. Read

Bonn, Germany: Most of the 25 long-term observers fielded by the United Nations Volunteers programme (UNV) for last month's presidential elections in the Central African Republic completed their assignments on 5 October. Many of the UN Volunteers are scheduled to leave the country at the weekend. Read