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UN Youth Volunteer delegate at the UN ECOSOC Youth Forum, Kasunjith Geemitha Satanarachchi (Sri Lanka) was the moderator at the SDG Media Zone panel discussion on 'Act Now for a Sustainable Future'. ECOSOC Youth Forum: Volunteerism key to fostering inclusion of youth and people with disabilities in sustainable development News English Global 15 Apr 2019
Former UN Volunteer Alexandra Solovieva (Russian Federation, front row, left) with the team of the Resident Coordinators Office, Lao PDR. "The core strength of volunteers comes from their motivation" Blogs English Asia and the Pacific 12 Apr 2019
Daniel Marie Lushimba, Conduct and Discipline Officer with MONUSCO, supervising the group work about sexual exploitation and abuse during the learning seminar in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo. UNV in the Democratic Republic of Congo reinforces UN Volunteers’ knowledge on sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) Partners English Asia and the Pacific 11 Apr 2019
UNV Executive Coordinator, Mr Olivier Adam, while launching the second Community Volunteerism Centre in Kakuma refugee camp, Kenya UNV Executive Coordinator inaugurates second Community Volunteerism Centre in Kakuma refugee camp with partners News English 10 Apr 2019
UN Volunteer Medical Doctor Daniel Bukasa providing medical care to a MINUSCA staff member in the Central African Republic. UN Volunteers in white coats provide health care for UN Mission staff in the Central African Republic Volunteer voices English West and Central Africa 7 Apr 2019
Jean Paul Kimenyi, UN Volunteer Epidemiologist at WHO Congo presenting analysis on new risks of disease outbreak in Congo. UN Volunteers with WHO lead efforts to stop disease outbreaks in Africa Partners English West and Central Africa 6 Apr 2019
Husnain Haider Baloch, national UN Volunteer, talking to a beneficiary of the measles vaccination campaign in Dera Ghazi Khan, Punjab, Pakistan. In Pakistan, 157 UN Volunteers with WHO conduct a large-scale measles vaccination campaign Partners English Asia and the Pacific 5 Apr 2019
Fanara Bunyadzada, national UN Youth Volunteer with WHO in Azerbaijan, during an event marking World Down Syndrome Day, 21 March 2019. Advocating for health and safety with the World Health Organization in Azerbaijan Volunteer voices English Europe and the CIS 5 Apr 2019
On International Volunteer Day, Jainarayan Singh (seated, India), UN Volunteer Medical Doctor with UNDP, offers refugees a health check-up at Hargeisa Group hospital, Somalia. Who aids the aid workers? Meet a UN Volunteer Medical Doctor in Somalia Volunteer voices English East and Southern Africa 4 Apr 2019
UN Youth Volunteer Adrianna Kunjib serves with UN Women’s Safe City Programme. Here, she is seen with market women at Port Moresby's Gordon Market. Serving with UN Women to promote the safe use and enjoyment of public spaces by vulnerable women Volunteer voices English Asia and the Pacific 1 Apr 2019
UN Volunteer Angela Nnoko Mejane presenting during a capacity building workshop on gender mainstreaming, prevention and response to gender-based violence in emergency and humanitarian settings in Dakar, Senegal. UNV supports the efforts of UN Women towards gender equality and women's empowerment in Africa Partners English West and Central Africa 29 Mar 2019
UNV Deputy Executive Coordinator salutes Member States for reflecting on the role of volunteers in sustainable development News English 22 Mar 2019
In Eritrea, a lady fetches water in Debub region. Delivering community-owned water and sanitation solutions in Eritrea with UNICEF Volunteer voices English East and Southern Africa 22 Mar 2019
Jason Pronyk, Regional Manager of the UNV programme in the Arab States, Europe and CIS, Monika Linn, Principal Adviser of the UNECE, and Professor Cécile Aptel, Director of Policy, Strategy and Knowledge Department at the IFRC, delivered opening remarks for the Consultation Prompting dialogues on volunteering at the first Regional Consultation on the Plan of Action Blogs English Europe and the CIS 21 Mar 2019
Mirco Keller, Former UN Youth Volunteer for the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Improving the access of vulnerable populations in Burundi to water and sanitation facilities Blogs English East and Southern Africa 21 Mar 2019
Plan of action synthesis reports on integrating volunteering into the 2030 Agenda Blogs English 21 Mar 2019
UNV Executive Coordinator Olivier Adam meets the President of Zanzibar, Tanzania, H.E. Dr Ali Mohammed Shein. UNV Executive Coordinator discusses partnership opportunities with President of Zanzibar News English East and Southern Africa 20 Mar 2019
Mapping data to aid response to humanitarian emergencies in post-conflict Iraq Volunteer voices English Arab States 20 Mar 2019
UNV programme vows to assist Tanzania's Zanzibar with specialist doctors media English 19 Mar 2019
UNV programme vows to assist Tanzania's Zanzibar with specialist doctors media English 19 Mar 2019
UN Youth Volunteer Marcela Krejci during a field visit to a primary school in Addis Ababa, where she worked on the preparation of an Africa Teacher Guide for Art, Music and Drama. Curating a sustainable educational structure using ICT strategies in schools across the African Union Blogs English East and Southern Africa 18 Mar 2019
UN Volunteer Logistics Officer Bashar Shehadeh, from Damascus, Syria, serves with the WFP in Lebanon, checking shipping documents and liaising with suppliers, authorities and custom agents along the Lebanese and Syrian borders. Helping the World Food Programme ship food into war-torn Syria Partners English Arab States 15 Mar 2019
Takuma Haga (Japan), UN Volunteer Associate Programme Support Officer with UNRWA, at an olive farm at Al Walaja, during the advocacy event organized by the West Bank field office, harvesting olives with local volunteers. Responding to the needs of refugees in the West Bank, State of Palestine Volunteer voices English Arab States 14 Mar 2019
Trishna Bantawa (Nepal), UN Volunteer Field Coordination Officer with UNAMA makes a presentation about how volunteers build resilient communities, on the occasion of International Volunteer Day 2018. Volunteer with UNAMA collaborates with Afghan youth aspiring to uplift their country Volunteer voices English Asia and the Pacific 12 Mar 2019
Volunteerism for community resilience The role of gender in volunteerism for community resilience News English Global 8 Mar 2019
UN Volunteer Database Assistant Shahin Praveen (India) serves with MONUSCO. Here, she is seen inspecting contingent-owned equipment in Goma, DRC. Volunteering for peace as a database and software engineer in the Democratic Republic of Congo Volunteer voices English West and Central Africa 8 Mar 2019
Maira Alejandra Echeverry Prada, national UN Volunteer Reincorporation and Rural Development Specialist, in the Hector Ramirez Territorial Space for Training and Reincorporation, Vereda Agua Bonita, La Montañita, Caquetá. Colombia. Volunteer women who harvest peace in Colombia Volunteer voices English Latin America and the Caribbean 7 Mar 2019
Women selling vegetables at Masia Market, Yambio, which was rehabilitated by UNDP and UN Women to enable women entrepreneurs to sell their fruits and vegetables with proper and hygienic facilities. Supporting the livelihoods of women in South Sudan with UNDP Volunteer voices English East and Southern Africa 7 Mar 2019
Grace Otieno, UN Volunteer Air Operations Planning Officer at the MOVCON Aviation section of MONUSCO in Goma, DRC, doing a pre-flight check. UNV committed to increasing participation of women volunteers in development Partners English West and Central Africa 6 Mar 2019
UN Volunteer Natalie Nustas (Jordan) at Za'tari refugee camp in Jordan. No limits for women's rights: the ambitious goal of a volunteer with UN Women in Jordan Volunteer voices English Arab States 5 Mar 2019
Visit to Pingano Mountain, Uíge Province, to discuss the creation of a Protected Area in the zone. Contributing to the conservation of Angolan biodiversity and promoting life on land Volunteer voices English East and Southern Africa 1 Mar 2019
UN Volunteer Jerome Montague with a Biami warrior at Nomad River, Papua New Guinea, in 1978. Developing crocodile farms with and for indigenous peoples – a retrospective from 1978 Blogs English Asia and the Pacific 1 Mar 2019
UN Volunteers go above and beyond to build the confidence and skills of their students Volunteer voices English Arab States 28 Feb 2019
Host community and refugee parents with their children during the first accelerated school readiness programme at Simbile Primary School, Afar region. Investing in quality early learning programmes is vital for change in Ethiopia Volunteer voices English East and Southern Africa 25 Feb 2019
Sabina Drmaku (left) is from the Roma community and serves as a UN Community Volunteer with UNDP. Here she is seen at the Community Health Centre in the municipality of Beočini, Serbia. From engagement to employment: improving the social inclusion of young Roma in Serbia Partners English Europe and the CIS 20 Feb 2019
UN Volunteer discussing with vulnerable populations in Maradi. UNV and UNDP improve access to justice services for communities in Niger Partners English West and Central Africa 20 Feb 2019
Liliia Huzeieva, national UN Volunteer with UNHCR in Ukraine, in her role as Senior Social Counsellor at Desyate Kvitnya, UNHCR's implementing partner in Odessa, Ukraine. Implementing durable solutions for refugees in Ukraine through volunteerism Volunteer voices English Europe and the CIS 19 Feb 2019
Volunteers in Colombia lead the inclusion of youth and women in peace processes.Voluntarios en Colombia lideran la inclusión de jóvenes y mujeres en los procesos de paz. Supporting dialogue, resilience and reconciliation, the pillars of peace in Colombia Partners English Latin America and the Caribbean 18 Feb 2019
A Syrian girl taking a photo of UN Volunteer Anja Ingabire (right) at Zaatari Refugee camp, Jordan. In Jordan, supporting one of the biggest refugee-focused operations ever Volunteer voices English Arab States 15 Feb 2019
Takako Kaneda (Japan) serves as a UN Volunteer Logistics Officer with WFP under the Human Resource Development Programme. UN Volunteer advances new technologies for food security in Eastern Africa Volunteer voices English East and Southern Africa 14 Feb 2019
Volunteers leading the UNDP-GEF Global Project ABS in Ecuador. Women volunteers possessing traditional knowledge and genetic resources are scientists in their own stead Partners English Latin America and the Caribbean 11 Feb 2019
Tomas Danicek, international UN Volunteer for ICT in Education with UNESCO in Ethiopia, facilitating a leadership training for other UN Volunteers. Closing the gap for women in STEM: UN Volunteer in Ethiopia engages more girls in science education Volunteer voices English East and Southern Africa 11 Feb 2019
UN Volunteer Bakoko Matua Joyce on the way to a UNFPA-supported facility that is difficult to access. UNV and UNFPA partner on Young Innovators Fellowship Programme News English Global 10 Feb 2019
Albert Mirindi is a UN Volunteer currently based in UNDP’s Mali office working as a Gender Specialist/Gender Advisor on a project supported by the Peacebuilding Fund. From where I stand: “It’s men who can convince other men about women’s rights” Volunteer voices English West and Central Africa 8 Feb 2019
Sho Matsumura (second from right), HRD-UN Volunteer M&E and Reporting Officer in Myanmar, with the members of his team in the Resident Coordinator's Office. Supporting the path to peace, prosperity and democracy with UNDP in Myanmar Volunteer voices English Asia and the Pacific 7 Feb 2019
Faith Bwibo, national UN Volunteer with the UN Women Regional Office in Kenya, during an interview with HRH Queen Mother Best Kimigisa of the Tooro Kingdom of Uganda in Nairobi. Building a case for ending female genital mutilation, child marriage and other harmful practices in Africa Volunteer voices English East and Southern Africa 6 Feb 2019
Gideon Sackitey (right) helps colleagues to offload mattresses - part of the items they donated to the children's ward at Bor Town Hospital in South Sudan - from a truck. Serving in South Sudan: first impressions of a Ghanaian UN Volunteer Volunteer voices English East and Southern Africa 5 Feb 2019
Gemma Lyons, UN Volunteer Technical Officer on the WHO Cancer Control Programme, presents WHO's regional recommendations on early diagnosis of cancer at an international conference in Tehran, Iran. Developing a framework for cancer control in the Arab States region Blogs English Arab States 4 Feb 2019
40,000 young people trained as volunteers in preparation for the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima News English 31 Jan 2019
Ai Morita (Japan) serves as a UN Volunteer Peace and Development Specialist with UNDP under the Human Resource Development Programme for Peacebuilding and Development. Here, she is seen with participants in the Women in Peacebuilding Forum, Malawi. Building capacity for sustainable peace in Malawi Volunteer voices English East and Southern Africa 31 Jan 2019