The first UN Volunteer in PRC was attached to an International Labour Organization (ILO) project in rural development. In 1989, within the Villages Centres Programme of participatory development, many UN Volunteers promoted income-generating activities at the grassroots level. With the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and UNHCR, one UN Volunteer in human rights (HURIST) supports UNDP's efforts in mainstreaming human rights in the development process. Read