Santiago, Chile: Speech by Robert Leigh at the 108th Inter-Parliamentary Union Conference, Santiago, Chile in 2003. Read

Dublin, Ireland: Volunteering at or through the workplace helps create positive employee attitudes while enhancing relations with communities, Sharon Capeling-Alakija, Executive Coordinator of the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) told Irish business executives today in Dublin Castle. Read

The international community has embarked on a race against time on behalf of the earth's poorest people. Today, more than 1.2 billion people - two-thirds of them women - live in abject poverty. Read

Hong Kong, China: "Of the many issues that arise in discussions around volunteering, it seems to me that the subject of measuring is among the most pressing. One of the more impressive ways of making volunteering count - is to count it. Yet, until recently, there has been reluctance in some quarters to even recognize measuring as a matter worthy of debate." Read

"I am grateful for the opportunity to speak to you, on behalf of UNV, the United Nations Volunteer programme. Time is short, so let's get to the heart of the matter." Read