Pristina, Serbia: UN Volunteers participation in UNMIK dates back to the beginning of the mission in June 1999 when some 200 UN Volunteers supported the mission in humanitarian work, organizing food deliveries, providing medical care and setting up temporary shelter for thousands of refugees returning to Kosovo. Read

Working with the United Nations agencies system and national electoral authorities, the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme supports the democratic process in countries around the world by assisting the organization, supervision and observance of local, regional and national elections. Key partners include the UN Development Programme (UNDP), the Electoral Assistance Division of the UN Department of Political Affairs (DPA) and the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO). Read

Gbarpolu, Liberia: I arrived in Liberia in February 2005 to begin work as an Electoral Support Officer for the UNMIL Electoral Department. Soon after my arrival I was stationed in a remote, densely forested county called Gbarpolu. Read

Monrovia, Liberia: More than 180 United Nations Volunteers (UNV), together with Liberian and international UN staff, are finalizing preparations for tomorrow’s national elections. Read

Volunteerism is an important component of effective governance and successful social and economic development. Through the work of UN agencies and governments, the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme supports decentralization processes that promote participatory local governance and the empowerment of communities by engaging in a wide range of good governance projects. Read

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: A United Nations Volunteers (UNV) supported ‘training of trainers’ workshop launched yesterday in the Burkina Faso capital will help reinforce the government’s decentralization plan. Read

Recognizing that good governance is the backbone of efforts to meet the MDGs, UNV assists all levels of governments and communities in reinforcing governing structures, creating space for participation and enhancing links among stakeholders. Read

Bonn, Germany: A group of United Nations Volunteers (UNV) yesterday received the University of Sydney’s Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies’ first Peacemaker Award for their groundbreaking work with the October 2004 presidential elections in Afghanistan. Read

Dili, Timor-Leste: A team of 18 UN Volunteers have been mobilized to support Timor-Leste’s first census since independence in 2002. Read