07 November 2007
This table contains basic statistics on UNV volunteers, among others the total number of volunteers, assignments and in which region they are working, as of October 2007.
Total UNV volunteers in service at end of October 2007
| 5,391 | | |
Total No. of assignments in 2007 | 5,273 | cumulative in 2007 | |
Total No. of volunteers in 2007 | 5,126 | cumulative in 2007 | |
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Gender | | | |
Male | 3,529 | 65% | |
Female | 1,862 | 35% | |
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Type of assignment
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International | 3,538 | 66% | |
National | 1,853 | 34% | |
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Number of countries of assignment | 128 | | |
Number of home countries
| 155 | | |
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Regions in which UNV volunteers are serving | | | |
Africa | 2,680 | 50% | |
Arab States | 734 | 14% | |
Asia and the Pacific | 1,168 | 22% | |
Europe and the CIS | 282 | 5% | |
Latin America and Caribbean | 527 | 10% | |
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Largest UNV operations | | | |
Congo, Democratic Republic | 665 | 12% | |
Sudan | 434 | 8% | |
Cote d'Ivoire | 291 | 5% | |
Liberia | 288 | 5% | |
Nepal | 245 | 5% | |
India | 232 | 4% | |
Haiti | 208 | 4% | |
Kosovo | 172 | 3% | |
Timor-Leste | 163 | 3% | |
Ethiopia | 144 | 3% |