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The Cost of Being Left Off the Map
Exposure story
  • SDG 1
  • SDG 2
  • SDG 8
  • SDG 9
The Cost of Being Left Off the Map
Latin America and the Caribbean
01 September 2026
El costo de quedar fuera del mapa
Exposure story
El costo de quedar fuera del mapa
01 September 2026
Ahmed bin Ali Al-Suwailem, NCNP Chief Executive Officer, was welcomed by Toily Kurbanov, UNV Executive Coordinator, to the UNV HQ on 1 September, where they signed a Memorandum of Understanding.
Press Release
  • SDG 10
  • SDG 17
UNV and Saudi Arabia's National Center for the Non-Profit Sector Strengthen Partnership
Global
01 September 2026
Runnan Shao, UN Volunteer Food System Analyst with WFP, pictured during a field visit in Malawi.
Volunteer voices
  • SDG 2
  • SDG 3
  • SDG 7
  • SDG 9
"How Has This Experience Changed Me?"
East and Southern Africa
31 August 2026
A Generation Apart
Exposure story
  • SDG 3
  • SDG 5
  • SDG 10
  • SDG 17
A Generation Apart
Asia and the Pacific
28 August 2026
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Results
  • SDG 9
  • SDG 10
What If the Most Important Part of AI Isn't Artificial?
Global
27 August 2026
The Executive Board Report 2025
The Executive Board Report 2025
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UNV Strategic Framework 2026-2029
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Legacy in Action: 80 Stories
State of Volunteering in Central Asia Review is live now!
UNV's first regional report: VCARE
Diversity Mosaic book cover
Diversity Mosaic: 77 INSPIRATIONS
Book cover UNV at 50
UNV AT 50
Journeys of Inspiration
Journeys of Inspiration
The 2026 SWVR cover

The 2026 State of the World's Volunteerism Report

The State of the World’s Volunteerism Report is a flagship UN publication designed to strengthen understanding on volunteerism and demonstrate its universality, scope and reach in the twenty-first century. The 2026 edition bears the title Volunteerism and its Measurements. 

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UNV Knowledge Portal

UNV Knowledge Portal

UNV's Knowledge Portal is a tool for development practitioners and policy makers. Explore the latest global, regional and national data and evidence on volunteerism, find out how volunteer work is measured and what national laws and policies are in place, and exchange knowledge with peers.

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Arab States
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Asia and the Pacific
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East and Southern Africa
286
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Latin America and the Caribbean
126
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West and Central Africa
221
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Europe and Central Asia
194
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Runnan Shao, UN Volunteer Food System Analyst with WFP, pictured during a field visit in Malawi.
"How Has This Experience Changed Me?"
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What If the Most Important Part of AI Isn't Artificial?
Ismael Ouedraogo, UN Volunteer Associate Shelter Officer with UNHCR Burundi, at Busuma camp in Buhumuza province in Eastern Burundi.
A Roof Between Fear and Tomorrow
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