Bonn, Germany: In her last interview, the late UNV Executive Coordinator Sharon Capeling-Alakija, (1944 – 2003), was joined by On-line Volunteering specialist Jayne Cravens to reflect on three years of the Online Volunteering Service programme’s activities and discuss its future with Caroline Stiebler. Read

Bonn, Germany: In today’s world, inequalities often run deep between the North and the South. These include stark differences in the application of information and communication technology (ICT) for development. This rift is now commonly referred to as the digital divide – the imbalance that exists between the countries in the North where people use ICT on a daily basis and the others in the South who have little or no access. Hundreds of volunteers mobilized within universities, however, are now working to close the gap under an initiative managed by the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme. Read

Bonn, Germany: The project “online mayor”is part of the decentralization work of the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) in Mali to apply information and communication technology (ICT) for the development of rural regions. A main objective is to help bring government and decision-making closer to the people. Read

Bonn, Germany: The true power of the Internet reaches far beyond flashing electronic billboards and junk email. Particularly for people in developing countries, the Internet’s value lies in providing a cost-effective way to connect to educational institutions and humanitarian organizations. Read

Bonn, Germany/Tokyo, Japan: Japan's Kwansei Gakuin University (KGU) and the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) have reached an agreement establishing the university as the first institution of higher learning in Asia to form a volunteer-sending partnership with the United Nations Information Technology Service (UNITeS). Read

Bonn, Germany: The French association Congé Solidaire and the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) have launched their first mission in Niger under a new joint initiative to field technical experts with enterprises in developing countries. Read

Bonn, Germany: In 2000, a team of Indian UN Volunteers working under the United Nations Information Technology Service (UNITeS) used their ICT skills to help the people of Orissa, India, recover from a devastating cyclone that hit the state. Read

Bonn, Germany: NetAid and the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme today announced the names of the "Online Volunteers of the Year" for 2003. These 10 volunteers were singled out as having performed outstanding work for international development organizations around the world through NetAid Online Volunteering (OV), a free service jointly managed by NetAid and UNV. Read

Bonn, Germany: United Nations Volunteers attached to the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) have launched their first web site, as part of UNMIK's overall web presence. Read

Kinshasa, DR Congo: Coinciding with International Women’s Day, the Gender Office of the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUC) will tomorrow launch the first UN mission web site dedicated to gender issues. Read