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

Bonn, Germany: Annual Report messages from the Administrator of UNDP , Mark Malloch Brown, and the Executive Coordinator of UNV, Sharon Capeling-Alakija. Read

Bonn, Germany: UNV volunteers represent an impressive force in supporting UN peacekeeping operations, says Ad de Raad, Executive Coordinator of the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme, today in a message for the International Day of UN Peacekeepers, 29 May. Read

Kampala, Uganda: The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme is a credible partner in the promotion and protection of human rights in Uganda, according to the latest annual report of the Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC). Read

I really enjoyed the traffic congestion today. I just have been trying to arrive to my hotel, it took me more than an hour, a way that uses to take me fifteen minutes, but I really enjoyed it! Read

Bonn, Germany: More than 1,700 UN Volunteers are currently supporting UN peacekeeping operations in 11 countries worldwide. Read

Madrid, Spain: There is a school of thought suggesting that volunteerism is on the decline, that the economic and social stress created by factors such as unemployment, natural disasters and civil conflict lead to more self-centered behaviour as people concentrate on dealing with their own immediate problems of survival. Read

Bonn, Germany: As the United Nations commemorates the third International Day of UN Peacekeepers on 29 May, paying tribute to those who serve in peacekeeping operations, United Nations Volunteers (UNV) are also being honoured for their dedication and courage in helping improve the lives of millions of people in war-torn and post-conflict countries across the globe. Read

Darfur, Sudan: Following the UN Security Council’s decision last week to form the UN Mission in Sudan (UNMIS), some 160 United Nations Volunteers (UNVs) will be deployed over the coming months to Sudan to support the peace process in the region. 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