Annual Report messages from the Administrator of UNDP , Mark Malloch Brown, and the Executive Coordinator of UNV, Sharon Capeling-Alakija. Read
At a Glance
In 1999, the number of UN Volunteers surpassed previous records to reach 4,755 assignments carried out by a total number of 4,383 UN Volunteers. Read
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It was a turbulent year for Kosovo. Following drawn-out civil strife and weeks of air strikes, Kosovars faced the difficult task of rebuilding their lives. Many had lost loved ones and everything else they cherished. Institutions, law and order and basic infrastructure were left in shambles. UN Volunteers accompanied the people on their first steps down a long road to recovery. Read
More about: Emergency relief Refugees & displaced people
Countries: Serbia
Launching a difficult operation in record time, UN Volunteers helped the people of East Timor realize their dream. The East Timorese had been waiting a quarter century for an opportunity to determine the territory's political future. Read
Creating Networks of Knowledge
UNVs connected communities to the Internet and supported webs of global volunteer interaction. Read
Giving a Child a Chance
UNVs helped governments put the rights of children and young people onto their agendas. Read
More about: Human rights Youth
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With the help of international UNV field workers, villagers in Bangladesh make up their own minds on what must be done in their communities. Living directly with the people in rural areas, the 33 UN Volunteers from Sri Lanka, India, Nepal and the Philippines consult with a wide range of youth and other community groups on what is needed, whether it be better health care for all or improved schooling for their children. Read
Women in Mali wear many hats. They are the household managers, the farm workers in the fields, the potters and the salespersons in the markets or along village streets. Yet despite their many skills, they find it hard to turn a profit because most work alone at home and have not had the chance to learn about marketing. This is where the UN Volunteers, the majority of them national field workers, come in. Read
More about: Gender
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A United Nations International Short-Term Advisory Resources (UNISTAR) adviser made two trips to the region in 1999 to support the Government in developing plans to invest profits from oil for vocational training and environmental protection. The adviser also worked with his longer-term UNV colleagues to design a workplan for the Atyrau Sustainable Development Centre, which promotes community participation in health and social services. Read
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UN studies note that a record 2.6 million people died from the HIV/AIDS pandemic in 1999 and another 5.6 million became infected with the virus that causes AIDS. The fight against HIV/AIDS is not only medical. The stigma of AIDS and its effect on societies is also an enemy UN Volunteers are combating. UNVs -- many of them infected with HIV -- have stepped into the open to give a human face and voice to the epidemic. Read
Other languages: en français