Vienna, Austria: Every year, the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme mobilizes around 7,000 volunteers to serve in about 130 countries in the peace and development programmes of the United Nations. The work of UNODC also benefits from the support of a dozen UN Volunteers in offices across East Africa, Southeast Asia and Latin America, among others. Today, UNODC Executive Director Yury Fedotov and UNV Executive Coordinator Richard Dictus signed a Memorandum of Understanding between the two organizations to continue to provide UN Volunteers with opportunities to work for UNODC in the field. Read

London, United Kingdom: The 70,000 volunteers who served the London 2012 Paralympic Games, included persons with disabilities.  In their trademark purple t-shirts, they helped athletes on and off the sports fields and visitors throughout the vast metropolis. Read

Bonn, Germany: A fact sheet providing an overview of UNV's Arab Youth Volunteering for a Better Future Programme is now available in Arabic, English and French. The initiative aims to facilitate young people's participation in five Arab states through volunteerism as a positive and sustainable mechanism for effecting social change. Read

Mapel, South Sudan: After reintegration counselling and training women who are former ex-combatants or were associated with armed groups now operate successful restaurants in South Sudan. Read

Wau, South Sudan: For a UN Volunteer accumulating data on people's integration for UNDP's Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration program in South Sudan, success stories are the best part of the job. Read