UNV regularly publishes volunteer opportunities on its Unified Volunteering Platform. If you would like to apply, you will first need to create a profile on the platform. Some assignments are sponsored by funding partners and may have additional eligibility criteria.
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Become a volunteer in your own country
Become a volunteer in your own country
Are you ready to become a national UN Volunteer?
Would you like to contribute to the development of your own country and work with others like yourself who have a desire to accelerate your nation’s development and promote peace? Apply now to become a national UN Volunteer.
- National UN Volunteers are invaluable assets to the work of the United Nations, particularly at the community level where they usher in greater ownership of programmes and projects.
- Serving with a UN entity, you can share your knowledge of local languages and culture and bring an insider’s understanding of social and economic conditions.
- As a national UN Volunteer, you will make a positive impact on your homeland, while working with people from around the world, including international UN Volunteers and United Nations staff.
- Join us now and help your country move faster toward reaching the Sustainable Development Goals.
- National UN Volunteers are entrusted with a wide variety of roles and their duty stations range from capital cities to remote villages.
- There is no typical profile for a national UN Volunteer. Each national UN Volunteer assignment is unique, and each has its own specific requirements.
- For the minimum age for a national UN Volunteer and other guidelines, please access the Conditions of Service webpage and also read the Description of Assignment for details.
- Becoming a national UN Volunteer is also possible for non-nationals residing legally in the host country with the status of refugees or stateless persons (if this is permitted under national laws).
- National UN Volunteers receive a volunteer living allowance to sustain a basic, adequate and safe lifestyle. This allowance is adjusted based on national UN Volunteer category and may vary from one location to another, depending on local living costs.
- National UN Volunteers who need to move to take up their role in a new duty station will receive funds in support of their travel.
- Kindly refer to the Conditions of Service webpage.
- UN Volunteer assignments are advertised on our Unified Volunteering Platform.
- In order to apply for assignments, candidates need to register in our Global Talent Pool.
- The registration process follows a few simple steps, all of which must be completed before you can apply for onsite or online volunteering assignments.
- You can update your UNV profile at any time, and you should access it at least once a year to keep it active.