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Refugee UN Volunteer Mbabazi Mugemana (in blue) participates in a clean-up campaign across Yaoundé's districts in June 2021. He is joined by footballer Ajara Nchout Njoya, youth from the DAFI programme, representatives from the refugee committees in Cameroonian communes and partners from Plan International. UN Volunteers in Chad and Cameroon deliver refugee shelters and future perspectives Results English West and Central Africa 26 Jun 2023
Urmi Tanchangya (third from left) is a national UN Volunteer Programme Assistant with UNFPA in Bangladesh. Here, she discusses with adolescents and youth during a session on the life skills education approach dubbed Girl Shine Programme. Inspiring hope and building resilience among young Rohingya refugees Partners English Asia and the Pacific 23 Jun 2023
IOM’s data team, which includes Community UN Volunteers, surveys Myanmar nationals in Thailand to better understand their profiles and needs. ©️IOM 2021/Javier Vidal, Ranong Province, Thailand Bringing hope to Myanmar migrants and refugees fleeing adversity Partners English Asia and the Pacific 22 Jun 2023
UNV Executive Coordinator Toily Kurbanov standing at a podium addressing participants in the International Volunteer Forum in Astana, Kazakhstan. UNV Executive Coordinator addresses International Volunteer Forum in Kazakhstan Speeches English Europe and the CIS 21 Jun 2023
Seshiru Muraki, UN Volunteer Project Support Assistant with IOM in Madagascar, pays a visit to beneficiaries in the Andalamahintsy neighborhood of Mananjary, Vatovavy region. Uplifting displaced and vulnerable communities in Madagascar Volunteer voices English East and Southern Africa 21 Jun 2023
A group of young people in sportswear posing in front of a football goal. Creating hope away from home for refugees in Tunisia Volunteer voices English Arab States 20 Jun 2023
Adow Mohamed Ibrahim, UN Volunteer Youth Community Services Assistant with UNHCR, advocating for girls' education in Dagahaley Refugee Camp, Kenya, as part of the Youth Education Programme. UN Volunteers with UNHCR forge stronger and more inclusive communities Partners English East and Southern Africa 19 Jun 2023
Taken in Bonn, in 2023 at the UNCCD headquarters, at the GGW Accelerator Office location. Photo Credit: Pape Camara, UNCCD Addressing climate change and desertification in the Sahel region Blogs English West and Central Africa 16 Jun 2023
El Moctar Mohamed Yahya (right) is a national UN Volunteer Resource Mobilization Expert. He is seen with the representative of the town of Mederdra, during a tree-planting initiative to combat desertification in Mauritania. Underscoring the pan-African battle against desertification and drought Partners English West and Central Africa 15 Jun 2023
Rosyana Lievanty (second from right), national UN Volunteer Health Officer with UNICEF, checks documents at a public health center in Kupang District, Indonesia. Accelerating immunization in remote areas through effective cold chain management Partners English Asia and the Pacific 13 Jun 2023
Ms Lucy Ndungu (right), Regional Manager for UNV's regional office in East and Southern Africa Regional Office, with Dr Peter G. Kirira (left), Deputy Vice Chancellor of Mount Kenya University during a meeting to discuss and further strengthen partner collaboration. From campus to global development: a partnership for growth of UN University Volunteers Partners English East and Southern Africa 9 Jun 2023
UNV Executive Coordinator Toily Kurbanov UNV Executive Coordinator addresses the UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS Executive Board Speeches English Global 7 Jun 2023
Serena Bashal (front row-first from right) during the solar power technician training programme in the Siem Reap province, Cambodia. Engaging young people from vulnerable countries in climate action Partners English Asia and the Pacific 5 Jun 2023
Ana Paula Machinha is a national UN Volunteer Field Monitoring Assistant with WFP in Mozambique. Here, she engages with community members in Chicota, speaking on the necessity of local food with high nutritional value. Bolstering the emergency response to Cyclone Freddy and cholera in Mozambique Results English East and Southern Africa 5 Jun 2023
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George Gachie, Kenya National UN Volunteer shares a moment with a local parliamentarian and UNV in Kibera slums, the community where he is leading a Participatory Slum Upgrading Project for UN-Habitat. UNV and the private sector Basic Page English Global 5 Jun 2023
UN Volunteer Kory Anne Barras Tapia (center) was an Environmental and Social Analyst fully funded by the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) based with the World Bank in Quito. Sponsor UN Volunteers Basic Page English Global 5 Jun 2023
Liudmyla Odud, UN Volunteer Environmental Engineer with UNMISS, during the assessment of a wastewater treatment plant in the Akobo camp of UNMISS, South Sudan. Protecting health through sustainable water and waste management Volunteer voices English East and Southern Africa 4 Jun 2023
Wajahat Hussain Soomro (right), Community UN Volunteer, Monitoring Assistant with WFP Pakistan distributes food ratio to the affected people in Larkana district Delivering emergency food and resources to those affected by the floods in Pakistan Partners English Asia and the Pacific 3 Jun 2023
Decide to take action for planet Earth Exposure story English Latin America and the Caribbean 2 Jun 2023
Participants in a UNICEF campaign in Kiribati for the International Day for Biological Diversity, together with the mounds of plastic waste they collected. Addressing waste reduction and climate resilience in Micronesia Volunteer voices English Asia and the Pacific 1 Jun 2023
Satellite imagery showing the solar project with mini-grid installation. Online Volunteers help close the data gap for the expansion of solar mini-grids Partners English East and Southern Africa , West and Central Africa 31 May 2023
A woman sitting in a parked vehicle with an open door. She has a laptop on her lap while attaching a cable to a device fixed inside the vehicle. Peacekeepers at heart: UN Volunteers serve for Western Sahara's future Results English Arab States 30 May 2023
Anne Mungai (right), international UN Volunteer Staff Counselor with IOM, during a counseling session in Kabul, Afghanistan. Providing psychosocial support to UN personnel in a delicate political context Partners English Asia and the Pacific 29 May 2023
UN Volunteer Emmanuel Menwon during his field missions to locations in Bor, Rumbek Country, Lakes States of South Sudan. Fostering ownership of peace processes in South Sudan Volunteer voices English East and Southern Africa 29 May 2023
UN Volunteers Menwa Mohammed (left), Samah Ahmed (centre left) and Ziyad Ibrahim (centre), all serving with UNDP Sudan, having a discussion about inter-departmental collaboration before the war broke out in the country. From Türkiye and Syria to Sudan: Online Volunteers are a resource for UN crisis response Partners English Arab States 28 May 2023
Camilo Gómez is a national UN Volunteer Flight Monitor with the Aviation Unit of the UN Verification Mission in Colombia. Flying peace to new heights in Colombia Volunteer voices English Latin America and the Caribbean 27 May 2023
Displaced people in Kakenge, Kasai Province, DRC. Playing a part in promoting the humanitarian, peace and development nexus Blogs English West and Central Africa 26 May 2023
Mitigating, or even resolving, intercommunal conflict, sitting under a tree in South Sudan with the parties involved. Welcome to the world of UN Volunteer Teclaire Same Moukoudi from Cameroon. Teclaire Same Moukoudi: "Being a UN Volunteer gives me a chance to improve the lives of those in need" Volunteer voices English East and Southern Africa 25 May 2023
Mayra Adriana Lopez Diaz (right), a UN Volunteer Local Monitor for Reproductive and Sexual Rights serving with UNFPA in Bolivia, supports menstrual health and hygiene among adolescent girls and women in La Paz. Small-scale actions deliver significant impact for menstrual health and hygiene Partners English Latin America and the Caribbean 24 May 2023
UN Community Volunteer Abdoulahat Ngom (second from right) and an accompanying delegation from the Food and Agriculture Organization engage with participants in reforestation activities carried out at Ndiob elementary school. UN Community Volunteers spearhead resilience and reforestation in Senegal Results English West and Central Africa 22 May 2023
UNV Executive Coordinator Toily Kurbanov addressing the UNDP High-level Conference on Earthquake Preparedness and Urban Resilience in Skopje, North Macedonia. Speech of UNV Executive Coordinator in North Macedonia at the UNDP Conference on Earthquake Preparedness and Urban Resilience Speeches English Global 16 May 2023
Rina Pradhan (second from left), national UN Volunteer Programme Assistant with UNV, with fellow volunteers during a field visit in Madhesh Province, Nepal. The power of connection: checking on members of the UNV family in Nepal Blogs English Asia and the Pacific 15 May 2023
Mr Toily Kurbanov (left), Executive Coordinator of the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme talks, to AP1 TV’s NAME SURNAME during the interview. He is joined by Dichhen Tamang (centre), a national UN Youth Volunteer Public Health Officer with UNDP. Interview: Volunteers build back in communities in Nepal News English Asia and the Pacific 10 May 2023
Two women seated indoors on a couch. The young woman to the left is a UN Volunteer typing on her laptop while interviewing the other woman, who is a beneficiary from one of UN Women programmes in Gaza, State of Palestine. UN Women and UNV support the employability and resilience of young women in Gaza Results English Arab States 9 May 2023
Marie Peschke (second from right) at a workshop on sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment in the province of Tucumán, locality Los Pereyra, Argentina. From Germany to Latin America: volunteer journeys of learning and inspiration Volunteer voices English Latin America and the Caribbean 5 May 2023
Fatoumata Toure (black t-shirt), UN University Volunteer Assistant for Protection Analysis and Reporting, during a beach cleaning activity in March 2023. The event was organized by the European Union, United Nations system and national authorities, on the occasion of World Water Day. UN University Volunteers deepen respect for human rights in Guinea Partners English West and Central Africa 4 May 2023
A young woman wearing a face mask shouting with her hands held to the sides of her mouth. In the background, two young people with face masks holding signs, and a banner showing the word inclusion and the logo for the Sustainable Development Goal 5 on gender equality. Amplifying youth voices from Lebanon in the global arena Blogs English Arab States 3 May 2023
UN Volunteer Josua Amukwaya at a conference on empowering persons with disabilities organized by UNFPA Namibia and Namibia Organization of Youth with Disability (NOYD) in Windhoek, Namibia. UN Volunteers with disabilities are a testimony to inclusion in the UN Volunteer voices English East and Southern Africa 2 May 2023
Atsuhito Nakata was deployed as a UN Volunteer Electoral Supervisor with the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC) and was killed in 1993. This painting of Atsuhito in action adorns the executive floor of United Nations Volunteers (UNV) headquarters in Bonn, Germany. Commemorating the death of Atsuhito Nakata, 30 years on News English Global 1 May 2023
UNHCR and UNV launched the Refugee UN Volunteer special initiative in 2018 to engage refugees and asylum seekers in UNV assignments in their host countries. Unlocking the power of volunteerism to empower refugees and asylum seekers Blogs English Global 27 Apr 2023
UNV Country Coordinator Moses Mubiru (left) at the signing of a secondment agreement for UN Volunteers to support the Ebola response. Next to him are UNDP Resident Representative Ms Elsie Attafua, WHO Representative Dr Yonas Tegegn Woldemariam and UNDP Deputy Representative Ms Sheila Ngatia (from left to right). Uganda and UN partnership succeeds in containing Ebola virus outbreak Results English East and Southern Africa 18 Apr 2023
Samuel Kimani, national UN Volunteer Youth Leadership Coordinator, conducts Youth Enterprises Training at Tana River Youth Innovation Centre in July 2022. "It's not just a seat at the table that youth need, it's the whole table" Partners English East and Southern Africa 13 Apr 2023
UNV Deputy Executive Coordinator Kyoko Yokosuka (center) speaks in Japan at an event commemorating 30 years since the passing of UN Volunteer Atsuhito Nakata in Cambodia. Speech of UNV Executive Coordinator in Japan at 30-year commemoration of the passing of Atsuhito Nakata Speeches English Global 10 Apr 2023
Alex Mkwamba, UN Volunteer Epidemiologist with UNDP, and Aleandro Ceita, a technician from the Health Information System department of the Ministry of Health, installing newly purchased computers at the Hospital Regional do Príncipe, São Tomé and Príncipe. Promoting digitalization of the health system in São Tomé and Príncipe Volunteer voices English West and Central Africa 6 Apr 2023
UN Volunteer Dr Sonia Bako (right) in action during surgery with her operating room team: Anaesthetist Cadidjatu Colubali (back) and Instrument Nurse Flamina Camala (left). Delivering life-changing health care in Guinea Bissau Results English West and Central Africa 6 Apr 2023
Medical staff operating in the Um Rakuba health centre in East Sudan, which was refurbished and rehabilitated by UNDP. Using data and capacity building to enhance Sudan’s health system Volunteer voices English Arab States 5 Apr 2023
UN Volunteer Calvin Koenig (Switzerland) was part of the UN team for the Jakarta Marathon in 2022. The team ran for Sustainable Development Goal 14, life below water. Bridging health and financial gaps in Indonesia Partners English Asia and the Pacific 5 Apr 2023
Andleeb Afzal (centre), national UN Volunteer Monitoring and Data Support Assistant with WHO, while gathering data in Muzaffarabad, Azad Jammu & Kashmir District, Pakistan. Delivering health services to people affected by the floods in Pakistan Partners English Asia and the Pacific 4 Apr 2023
Maria Gorret Nantaayi, UN Volunteer Nurse and Case Management Officer with WHO, taking the blood pressure of a patient at the Entebbe Survivors Clinic. Enabling contact tracing and infection control in the Ebola crisis Volunteer voices English East and Southern Africa 4 Apr 2023