Islamabad, Pakistan: On the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day, Rizwan Latif, a national UN Volunteer Outreach and Capacity Development Officer based in Islamabad, was sharing his work with young men and boys so that they can contribute to local efforts for the empowerment and protection of women in Pakistan.

Concerted efforts from all quarters are needed to stop the continued increase of incidents of rape and violence against women in the country.

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Bonn, Germany: On the 100th anniversary of International Women's Day, UNV marks the establishment of the UN WOMEN organization and recognizes women's contribution to global peace and development agenda through volunteering.  Read

Port Louis, Mauritius: UNV Intern in Mauritius, Stefania Defilippo (Italy), discusses the need for the field unit's IVD 2010 documentary to promote volunteers' added value to local NGOs. Read

Dili, Timor-Leste: I decided to become a UNV volunteer to learn more about gender and development, and share the knowledge I have acquired during my previous professional experiences. I feel privileged to work with Timorese women and men to fight against violence and empower vulnerable groups. Read

Pretoria, South Africa: A UNV volunteer has brought together Africa's top musicians for a high-profile campaign connecting the Millennium Development Goals with the FIFA World Cup in South Africa. Read

Lucknow and Sriperumbudur, India: To commemorate 2010, the International Year of Youth, UNV India and the Solution Exchange for Gender Community India organized a meet at the Hotel Piccadilly in Lucknow. Another youth workshop took place near Chennai. Read

Freetown, Sierra Leone: UNV volunteer Elvis Enoh-Tanyi has brought the Bar Association of Sierra Leone into the fore, creating and establishing the Sierra Leone Bar Association Legal Aid Scheme. He also challenged the Bar Association to play a watchdog role, and to take positions on issues regarding the rule of law. Read

Monrovia, Liberia: Many people in Liberia are poor – and people living with HIV are poorer. UNV volunteer Hanae Aida is helping people to overcome the challenges. Read

Bangkok, Thailand: UNV volunteer Raymond Brandes works as an Outreach Specialist, coordinating outreach and networking activities, providing technical assistance to the network of volunteers and partners, and supporting research on volunteerism and gender-based violence prevention. Read

Islamabad, Pakistan: UNV volunteer Rizwan Latif works as Outreach and Capacity Development Officer at ROZAN, an Islamabad based NGO working on issues related to emotional and psychological health, gender, violence against women and children, and the psychological and reproductive health of adolescents. Read