Bonn, Germany: The United Nations Volunteers programme (UNV) is teaming up with NetAid -- a joint Internet initiative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Cisco Systems -- to fight poverty through voluntary service. As of 27 February 2000, the NetAid web site (www.netaid.org) features online volunteering as an innovative component of its products, developed and managed by UNV. Read

Bonn, Germany: Some 300,000 in Kazakhstan's Caspian region are faced with just about every major development challenge one can think of: poverty, natural disasters forcing people to flee their homes, environmental deterioration, widening gaps between the rich and poor. Read

Bonn, Germany: "The training allows us to learn about western theories of journalism," says Mr. Nyamjav, editor of the Erkh Choloo (Freedom) newspaper. A UNDP project in Mongolia has brought journalists from Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia's capital, to run an investigative journalist training programme for their colleagues in the rural community of Moron. Read

Bonn, Germany: On 5 December, the United Nations Volunteers programme is launching a website as part of the preparations for the International Year of Volunteers in 2001. A logo for IYV 2001 is also being introduced that day, designed and offered voluntarily by Sandra Rojas from Argentina. Read

Bonn, Germany: The World Wide Web has opened countless new windows to information and exchange. The United Nations Volunteers programme has greatly benefited from this opportunity to spread knowledge, share ideas and raise awareness on a global scale. Read

Bonn, Germany: When night falls, the sound of an antelope’s horn is transmitted on Radio Mozambique. It is the symbol for the municipal elections at the end of June, calling on people to cast their vote. Read

Bonn, Germany: One of the privileges of working as a UNV in a country like Cambodia is that you can really share an exposure to human experiences. Working as a Documentary Specialist with Cambodia’s National Television, I feel compelled to share with you in turn some of the things I am working on at the moment. Read