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During his announcement of his Five-Year Action Agenda on 25 January 2012 the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme to create a specific youth volunteers programme. Since then, UNV has been engaging with youth-led networks, international volunteer sending organizations, national volunteering and civil society organizations, and UN agencies to develop the UN Youth Volunteers Programme.

UNV has been promoting the role of youth in development since 1976, and it has extensive expertise in youth volunteer placement.  Many UNV projects already involve a large number of young people.  In 2011, 23 per cent of all UN Volunteers and 62 per cent of all UN Online Volunteers were below the age of thirty.
UN Executive Coordinator Richard Dictus and Fredskorpset Director General Nita Kapoor instantly became 'old buddies' during their early morning meeting. (Photo: UNV, 2013)
UN is ready to meaningfully engage young people
07 March 2013
Oslo, Norway: Last week Richard Dictus, Executive Coordinator of the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme, joined distinguished guests such as the Crown Prince Haakon of Norway and the Norwegian Minister of International Development, in speaking at Fredskorpset’s Youth Leadership Conference in Oslo. Read
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Seven young Czech nationals are being funded by the Czech Republic's Ministry of Foreign Affairs to serve in the UNV Internship Programme and met with Ministry officials before their deployment. In front of Czernin Palais in Prague (from left) are Iva Ulmanova (assigned to UN Women Kosovo), Jan Naplava (serving at UNAIDS Cambodia), Dana Siedemova (assigned to UNEP Ethiopia), Eva Bazingerova (assigned to UNICEF Vietnam), Vera Hozova (with the UNV Contact Center in Prague), Jiri Matousek (serving at UNDP Kosovo), Veronika Jemelikova (assigned to UNV Cambodia), Vladislava Splichalova (UNV Contact Center in Prague), and Marketa Stodolova (assigned to IOM Bosnia and Herzegovina). (Photo: UNV Contact Center in Prague, 2013)
UNV youth volunteers welcomed at Czech Republic Ministry of Foreign Affairs
14 February 2013
Prague, Czech Republic: In January, the seven Czech youth volunteers selected to serve in the UNV Internship Programme met Tomáš Dub, their country's Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, who expressed his belief in their work and UNV's mission. The volunteers, funded by the Czech Republic's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, are being deployed to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cambodia, Kosovo, Nigeria and Vietnam. Read
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Participants in the national consultation on youth volunteering in Morocco. (Photo: Laboratoire Brahim/UNV, 2012)
Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, Jordan and Yemen commit to strengthening youth volunteerism through regional UNV project
06 February 2013
Cairo, Egypt: The Governments of Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Tunisia and Yemen have endorsed a project agreement with the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme to facilitate youth volunteerism as a positive and sustainable mechanism for social change.  Their endorsement follows a year-long process of national consultations with youth in the region and marks the transition to the implementation phase of the project. Read
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Youth during a workshop on climate change in Iguiwaz, Morocco. (UNDP CBA Baptiste de Ville d’Avray, 2010)
UN Establishes Trust Fund to Support Youth Volunteerism
25 January 2013
New York and Bonn: A dedicated trust fund has been set up by the United Nations to boost youth volunteerism and harness the energy of young people around the world to contribute to achieving development goals while enhancing their own lives. Read
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Betaf Elementary School students learn proper hand washing from Nelson Semriyanto Dudung, a university volunteer in Papua, Indonesia. (Alexandra Buftic, 2010)
Empowering Youth through Volunteerism
24 January 2013
Bonn, Germany: During his announcement of his Five-Year Action Agenda on 25 January 2012 the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme to create a specific youth volunteers programme. Read
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