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Angela Tovar (Colombia), UN Volunteer Child Protection Officer with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), raising awareness of violations of children's rights. "As UN Volunteers, we have immense challenges, but infinitely stronger is our passion and commitment to protection of children" Volunteer voices English East and Southern Africa 20 Nov 2019
Leena Saarinen (Finland, first on the left) serves as a UN Youth Volunteer Support Officer with the Durable Solutions Programme of the International Organization for Migration in Somalia. Here, she engages with women, youth and partners in Baidoa. Volunteer voices of inclusion from IOM Somalia Volunteer voices English East and Southern Africa 20 Nov 2019
Volunteering for Peace and Development in the Sahel News English 19 Nov 2019
Volunteering for Peace and Development in the Sahel Press Release English 19 Nov 2019
Gunay Karimova, a national UN Youth Volunteer serving as Youth Advocate for Private Sector Engagement with UNICEF in Baku, Azerbaijan. Harnessing the power of youth to protect the rights of children Volunteer voices English Europe and the CIS 19 Nov 2019
UN Volunteer Site Planner Samara Hamid (right) and UN Volunteer AutoCAD Surveyor Urmi Das, at the office of IOM in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. Volunteer voices of inclusion from IOM Bangladesh Volunteer voices English Asia and the Pacific 15 Nov 2019
Here is a group of diverse and motivated UN Volunteers from our UNV headquarters in Bonn, Germany showing how they are committed to SDG10 and a more equal world - by volunteering for a more inclusive future. Join the Equalizer Campaign for #IVD2019 #volunteer4inclusion Volunteer voices English Global 15 Nov 2019
UNV's IVD 2019 logo International Volunteer Day 2019: Volunteer for an inclusive future News English Global 15 Nov 2019
Elena Debonis, UN Volunteer Communications Assistant, during a field assignment in Madagascar with UNFPA, interviewing women with obstetric fistula. Telling the stories of women overcoming obstetric fistula in Madagascar Volunteer voices English East and Southern Africa 15 Nov 2019
Online Volunteering figures Volunteering at the United Nations (Without Leaving Home!) Blogs English Global 11 Nov 2019
First agreement to deploy UN University Volunteers in the East and Southern Africa region Press Release English 1 Nov 2019
IMG_0115_1-compressed.jpg First agreement to deploy UN University Volunteers in the East and Southern Africa region News English Global 1 Nov 2019
UN Volunteer Tiruneh Debena after validation of the beneficiary targeting and monitoring the distribution of food inputs to conflict-affected communities in Yola, Adamawa State, North-East Nigeria. UN Volunteers enhance food security and sustainability for crisis-affected people in Nigeria Partners English West and Central Africa 16 Oct 2019
Promoting Volunteerism and Exchanges in Africa in the Context of the 2030 Agenda and the Agenda 2063 News English 15 Oct 2019
Promoting Volunteerism and Exchanges in Africa in the Context of the 2030 Agenda and the Agenda 2063 Press Release English 15 Oct 2019
Senior UNV officials accompanied by members of the UNMISS Relief, Reintegration and Protection team visit the protection of civilians site in Juba, South Sudan. Senior UNV officials see first-hand the contribution of volunteers with UNMISS in South Sudan News English 14 Oct 2019
Mariana Iturrizaga (centre), a national UN Volunteer specialized in Multi-stakeholder Partnerships and Sustainable Development, serves with UNDP in Peru Pursuing innovation and partnerships for emergency response to disasters in Peru Volunteer voices English Latin America and the Caribbean 13 Oct 2019
UN Volunteer Emergency Response Coordination Assistant, Alex Suwitra (Australia, centre) discussed humanitarian support in disaster situations with colleagues. "I learned to juggle two mindsets: to reduce the risks of disasters and to react to their impact," shares former UN Volunteer Blogs English Asia and the Pacific 13 Oct 2019
Youth Connekt Africa Summit to explore civic engagement and volunteerism as a pathway to development News English 11 Oct 2019
UN Volunteer Noora Mäkelä (Finland, right) conducts a key informant interview as part of the Post Distribution Monitoring of the UN CERF flood response at Tana River. Enabling improved management of migration through data collection and analysis Volunteer voices English East and Southern Africa 8 Oct 2019
Expert seminar on Volunteering and Inequality, convened by UNV and the Human Development Report Office in New York, 2019 HDRO and UNV host joint expert seminar on volunteering and inequality News English Global 7 Oct 2019
Global Technical Meeting 2020 on Volunteering for the 2030 Agenda News English 5 Oct 2019
Tereza Sacha celebrating the 74th anniversary of the UN with her colleagues at UNDP Moldova. Big data and blockchain: using innovation to tackle Moldova’s development challenges Blogs English Europe and the CIS 30 Sep 2019
Reenal Agarwal, Online Volunteer who collaborated with UN-Habitat in Egypt through UNV's Online Volunteering platform. Online Volunteering: how creative solutions contribute to achieving the 2030 Agenda Volunteer voices English Arab States 27 Sep 2019
Participants in the National SDGs Youth Consultation workshop in the Republic of Moldova, April 2019. Fostering youth ownership of the 2030 Agenda in Moldova Volunteer voices English Europe and the CIS 25 Sep 2019
Paul Franck Ekobena, UN Volunteer Field Monitor with WFP Batouri, help communities in Mbile, East Cameroon, to prepare farmlands. UN Volunteers promote peace through climate action Results English West and Central Africa 24 Sep 2019
UNV Overview Basic Page English 23 Sep 2019
Rontal Dixon Saint-Juste (Haiti), UN Volunteer Logistics Officer and Jackson Mwakwilay (USA), UN Volunteer Movement Control Officer, serve with the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) in Tessalit. UN Volunteers as ambassadors of coexistence, humility and courage in Northern Mali Volunteer voices English West and Central Africa 21 Sep 2019
UN Youth Volunteer Zeinab Chamas works to innovate water irrigation practices for a more sustainable future. Youth as the catalyst to progressing on climate change in the Arab States Volunteer voices English Arab States 20 Sep 2019
UN Volunteer Newton Mutunga distributing items on IVD. Enabling ex-combatants to transition to peaceful civilian life in Darfur Blogs English Arab States 20 Sep 2019
Marko Miljevic, International UN Volunteer Civil Affairs Officer with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan, during a peacebuilding sports activity. Contributing to fortifying peace in South Sudan Volunteer voices English East and Southern Africa 20 Sep 2019
Ann Kamunya speaks up for people and against injustice, an illustration by Bureau Verstak. Lending an ear to refugees and asylum seekers in status determination interviews in Turkey Volunteer voices English Europe and the CIS 20 Sep 2019
Women in Matebo Village in Kalumbila District, Zambia, try out their new energy-saving stoves . UN Volunteers raise awareness of the health and environment gains from wood-saving cookstoves in Zambia Results English East and Southern Africa 20 Sep 2019
Katarina Radoičić and Radoš Stevanović talking about their experiences as UN Community Volunteers. Shaping the future of youth in Kosovo* Volunteer voices English Europe and the CIS 19 Sep 2019
UNICEF Executive Director Ms Henrietta H. Fore and UNV Executive Coordinator Olivier Adam sign the Memorandum of Understanding between the two organizations.. UNV and UNICEF sign a Memorandum of Understanding confirming their joint commitment to volunteerism News English Global 19 Sep 2019
Sports and volunteerism as a transformative force News English 18 Sep 2019
UN Volunteers and youth volunteers engaged in a pilot innovative approach to develop youth skills through volunteering, as part of a partnership between UNV and Cambodia, funded by IBSA. South-South Cooperation: Reducing poverty in Cambodia by developing the skills of youth through volunteerism Results English Asia and the Pacific 12 Sep 2019
After years of representing corporates, Endah Yuliarso found a purpose in life by supporting refugees, an illustration by Bureau Verstak. Leaving corporates for refugees: one life change that changed many others Volunteer voices English Arab States 12 Sep 2019
Reina Otsuka served with UNDP as an HRD-UN Volunteer Environment Specialist in Rwanda, and was focused on building human resources, legal frameworks and institutional capacities to implement the Nagoya Protocol in Rwanda. The Internet of Things: Technology innovation for climate resilience in Rwanda Volunteer voices English East and Southern Africa 27 Aug 2019
Fatma Lukman Mekki and her baby daughter Daniya benefited from UNICEF nutrition and breastfeeding counselling in Sudan. Enhancing humanitarian effectiveness through better knowledge management in Sudan Volunteer voices English Arab States 27 Aug 2019
Thevanathan Nadesapillai, UN Volunteer with the United Nations Monitoring Mechanism for Syria (UNMM), checking the contents of a shipment of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Turkey. Facilitating the delivery of humanitarian assistance to conflict-affected Syria Volunteer voices English Europe and the CIS 26 Aug 2019
Kosumo Shiraishi served as UN Volunteer Education Officer with UNICEF in Ethiopia under the partnership of UNV and the Human Resource Development Programme for Peacebuilding and Development of the Government of Japan. Here, she gathers information from te UNV at TICAD7: Youth volunteers innovate for transformation in Africa News English Global 26 Aug 2019
In order to save lives and protect livelihoods in emergencies, the World Food Programme (WFP) supports governments in strengthening institutional capacities in emergency preparedness and response. Supporting disaster and emergency preparedness and response capacity in Myanmar Volunteer voices English Asia and the Pacific 25 Aug 2019
Abdelrahman Salayma, national UN Volunteer with OCHA in the State of Palestine, assessing a demolition site in Hebron. Celebrating UN Volunteer humanitarians in the Arab States Partners English Arab States 20 Aug 2019
Marriane Enow Tabi, UN Volunteer Monitoring Assistant with the World Food Programme in Meiganga, Cameroon, with a child from the Lolo refugee site. World Humanitarian Day: UN Volunteers in Cameroon support Central African refugees Partners English West and Central Africa 20 Aug 2019
Matecue Tendai, a national UN Volunteer with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), supported emergency response operations after Mozambique was hit by to cyclones in succession. One UN Volunteer’s experience of emergency response in the wake of Cyclone Idai Volunteer voices English East and Southern Africa 19 Aug 2019
Anja Ingabire giving the most vulnerable a voice by listening and building trust, an illustration by Bureau Verstak. Giving the most vulnerable a voice by listening and building trust Volunteer voices English Arab States 19 Aug 2019
Michele De Aquino (centre fore, Switzerland), UN Volunteer Rule of Law Officer with UNMISS, with counterparts during her assignment in the field. Going beyond self in South Sudan, the story of one woman humanitarian Volunteer voices English East and Southern Africa 19 Aug 2019
Liliia Huzeieva helping refugees integrate and transition to a new normal, an illustration by Bureau Verstak. Helping refugees integrate and transition to a new normal Volunteer voices English Europe and the CIS 16 Aug 2019
Ruth Cleopatra Engmann, UN Volunteer Liaison Officer assigned to the Resident Coordinator's Office, during a group discussion with school girls in Grand Bassa County, Liberia. UN Volunteers improve the access of youth to education in Africa Volunteer voices English West and Central Africa 14 Aug 2019