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UNDP India looks to UNV disaster expertise
08 October 2008
Bihar State, India: Today, 8 October, is the International Day of Disaster Risk Reduction. UNDP in India plans to triple the numbers of UNV volunteers working on disaster risk and relief in flood-afflicted Bihar, and UNV volunteers are already at the centre of efforts to get people back on their feet. Read
Countries:  India
Spreading the word in hurricane-hit Haiti
10 September 2008
Public information is an essential facet of peacekeeping missions, and after incidents such as natural disasters enables people to find sources of clean water and food. (M. Rizzolio/UNV)
Gonaïves, Haiti: After a series of exceptionally severe storms, thousands of people in Haiti are in need of accurate information about how to cope and recover. UNV volunteers are helping to keep them informed. Read
Countries:  Cameroon  Haiti
UNV volunteers support Chinese earthquake relief
21 May 2008
Caring for the millions of homeless after the Sichuan earthquake is an urgent priority for volunteers. (L. Liu/UNV)
Sichuan Province, China: UNV volunteers are working in Sichuan province in China to support medical relief for people displaced by the recent earthquake. One of them is writing an online diary of his experiences (last updated 1 June), and was joined in May by two others. Read
Countries:  China
Volunteers at the forefront of Myanmar cyclone crisis
08 May 2008
Map showing the path of Cyclone Nargis. (ReliefWeb/OCHA)
Bonn, Germany: With a million people in need of urgent aid, thousands of local volunteers are expected to play a vital role in relief efforts in Myanmar.  Among those already active are 20 volunteers of the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme currently in the country.  They are providing expertise and organizing local volunteers to help with relief and early recovery efforts. Read
Countries:  Myanmar
UNV volunteers help respond to Haiti food crisis
29 April 2008
Supporting MINUSTAH, UNV volunteer Emmanuel Sannoh checks tickets for food distribution in Haiti. (Mario Rizzolio/UNV)
Cite Soleil, Haiti: With the global food crisis occupying the headlines, UNV volunteers have been helping to manage emergency food distribution in Haiti. Read

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