Cairo, Egypt: Egypt was the first country in the region to sign today a project agreement with the United Nations (UN) to expand opportunities for Egyptian youth in the area of volunteerism. Read

Socotra, Yemen: At first, local women kept their distance from Bohdana Rambouskova (Czech Republic), a UN Volunteer Communication Officer with the Socotra Governance and Biodiversity Project.  After she offered free English classes to the girls and women on this remote Yemeni island, they extended their hospitality and started inviting her to social gatherings at their homes.  Read

Amran, Yemen: Martha Kow-Donkor (Liberia), is enthusiastic about her assignment to help internally displaced persons in Yemen by managing refugee camp and emergency shelter coordination as well as non-food item distribution.    Read

More UNV volunteers than ever are gaining valuable experience via the UNV Intern programme, which places younger volunteers with UN agencies around the world. Czech national Filip Rames shares his impressions of life with UNHCR in Yemen. Read

Sana'a, Yemen: UNV and its partners encouraged volunteerism for young people in Yemen during celebrations on International Youth Day (IYD). Read