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Testing the water in Sierra Leone
26 February 2010
A graduate in agricultural engineering and in water management, Habib ur Rehman (right) worked across the Government and NGOs in his home country and in Kenya before coming to Sierra Leone. He says his inspiration to become a UNV volunteer was not only to get recognition for his skills and to learn more, but to be part of "the UN family and serve humanity". (UNV/P. Sen)
Freetown, Sierra Leone: There's two UNV volunteers who know from personal experience how difficult Sierra Leone's water and sanitation problem is – and they are among the people tasked to fix it. Read
More about: Governance
Countries:  Pakistan  Sierra Leone
Aiding each other, not HIV
25 February 2010
Hanae Aida is a UNV volunteer PMTCT Officer (Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV) with the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). Her UNV assignment is fully funded by the Government of Japan. (P. Sen/UNV)
Monrovia, Liberia: Many people in Liberia are poor – and people living with HIV are poorer. It's because of stigmatization, explains UNV volunteer Hanae Aida, who is here to help turn that situation around. Read
More about: Children  Gender  HIV/AIDS
Countries:  Japan  Liberia
UNV saddened to confirm death of UNV volunteer in Haiti
16 January 2010
Nivah Odwori had been working as a District Coordinator with the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti. (Photo: Mesham family)
Bonn, Germany: The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme is deeply saddened by the death of UNV volunteer Ms. Nivah Odwori, 36, of Kenya who died in the Haiti earthquake. Ms. Odwori was among the UNV volunteers whose details could not be confirmed after the earthquake struck. Read
More about: Emergency relief
Countries:  Haiti  Kenya
At the sharp end in North Kivu
07 January 2010
Members of MONUC's Joint Protection Team patrolling along with peacekeepers in Walikale Territory (A.L. Rocha Lima/MONUC)
Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo: UNV volunteers are a familiar sight in UN peacekeeping missions, and many work hand-in-hand with the military.

Kristen Petillon, one of six UNV volunteers deployed with Joint Protection Teams in North Kivu, talks about his work keeping civilians safe and human rights respected. Read
More about: Human rights
Countries:  Democratic Republic of the Congo  France
UNV statement on release of Darfur hostages
23 December 2009
The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme is relieved at the release from captivity on Sunday 13 December of Ms Pamela Ncube, a UNV volunteer serving with the African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), together with her UNAMID colleague Mr Patrick Winful. Read
Countries:  Sudan  Zimbabwe

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