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Liberian volunteer buried in Monrovia
23 November 2009
UNV volunteer Yah-Lydia Wonyene, who was serving as an Electoral Outreach and Training Coordinator with the UNDP/ELECT project in Afghanistan, was laid to rest on 21 November 2009. (Wonyene family)
Monrovia, Liberia: Yah-Lydia Wonyene, who died in the attack on the Bakhtar guesthouse in Kabul during October, was laid to rest last week near her home in Liberia. "Her passing is a tragic loss, and we express our deepest remorse," said UNV Chief of Special Operations, Kevin Gilroy. Read
Countries:  Liberia
Filipino volunteer laid to rest
13 November 2009
UNV volunteer Jossie Esto, who was serving as an Electoral Outreach and Training Coordinator with the UNDP/ELECT project in Afghanistan, was laid to rest on 12 November 2009. (Esto family)
New Washington, The Philippines: UNV volunteer Jossie G. Esto, who died during the attack on a UN guesthouse in Kabul on 28 October, has been laid to rest in her native Philippines. "Jossie’s memory lives within each of us," said UNV Executive Coordinator Flavia Pansieri. Read
Preparing to poll Sudan's future
02 November 2009
Constituency Election Officer, Lina Kun Beliew from Mankien Constituency of Mayom County in Unity State, inspecting Voter Registration materials, including Voter Registration Kits, Reporting Forms and Voter Information Materials. (A. Mikulska/UNMIS)
Khartoum and Juba, Sudan: Registration of voters has begun for Sudan’s historic 2010 election, and UNV volunteers will be making a significant contribution to the electoral process. Read
Countries:  Sierra Leone  Sudan
UNV mourns the deaths of two UNV volunteers serving in Afghanistan
28 October 2009
One of the UNV offices in Kabul. (B. Mikula/UNV)
Kabul, Afghanistan: UNV is deeply saddened by the tragic deaths of two UNV volunteers who were killed in an armed attack today. Read
Countries:  Afghanistan  Liberia  Philippines
UNV and the UNDP/ELECT project
14 August 2009
Election public awareness campaign in Kandahar.

As one week remains until the historic presidential and provincial council elections, public awareness campaigns to educate Afghan voters are taking place across the country.

In the southern province of Kandahar, 85 civic educators, among them 12 women, are using flipcharts to raise awareness about the elections.

Forty one presidential candidates and more than 3,000 provincial council hopefuls are taking part in the 20 August elections. (IEC)
Kabul, Afghanistan: After decades of war, Afghanistan is gearing up for presidential elections on 20 August 2009. This will be the second democratic cycle the country has seen – and just as in 2004, UNV volunteers are heavily involved with the electoral process. Visit site
Countries:  Afghanistan

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