United Nations Volunteers

Volunteerism as a means to prevent gender-based violence

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:19:09 +0000

UNV volunteer Raymond Brandes works as an Outreach Specialist, coordinating outreach and networking activities, providing technical assistance to the network of volunteers and partners, and supporting research on volunteerism and gender-based violence prevention.

Preventing gender-based violence by working with boys and men

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:27:11 +0000

UNV volunteer Rizwan Latif works as Outreach and Capacity Development Officer at ROZAN, an Islamabad based NGO working on issues related to emotional and psychological health, gender, violence against women and children, and the psychological and reproductive health of adolescents.

UNV Project Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, Viet Nam

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:15:21 +0000

UNV mourns volunteers lost in Haiti earthquake

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:04:44 +0000

The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme has united with the families of victims of the Haiti earthquake, their former colleagues and friends to express empathy for their grief.

In a memorial service led by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in New York, UNV Executive Coordinator Flavia Pansieri and senior UNV staff attended to express their support for the families of UNV volunteers Nicole Bahaya (30) of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mamadi Conde (43) of Guinea and Nivah Odwori (36) of Kenya.

UNV Associate Eligibility Officer, Algeria

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:36:06 +0000

Intern in Volunteer Knowledge and Innovation

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:28:02 +0000

UNV Programme Officer, Thailand

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 17:21:20 +0000

Alternative livelihoods and "a touch of nutmeg�

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:17:27 +0000

Listiati Rumatupa is a national UNV volunteer. As a Community Mobilization Worker, she helped 80 women of the Fak Fak District make a better living � supporting the transformation of a way to survive into a real business.

Helping women - by reaching out to men

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:11:28 +0000

To empower women, you also need to educate men. UNV volunteer Rajeev Narayan explains his role in the Partners for Prevention project and the importance of one message: 'Not all men are violent'.

Photo story: Share and share alike

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Volunteer Savings and Lending Associations (VSLAs) help address a critical step in the transition from conflict recovery to development - especially for women.