UNV partnering with Norway

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The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme has a longstanding partnership with the Government of Norway, mainly focused on the Full Funding programme. UNV’s counterpart is the Norwegian Agency for Exchange Cooperation (NOREC).

The Norwegian Government supports full funding of UN Volunteer assignments for Norwegian nationals.Norway is one of the 124 co-sponsors of the 2018 UN General Assembly Resolution on Volunteering for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (A/C.3/73/L.13).

Coverage of our partnership and UN Volunteers

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Ekaete Judith Umoh, UN Volunteer, greets UN Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, at the UN House in Nigeria.

Volontaires

ODD 3
ODD 5
ODD 8
ODD 10

FRENCH "Disability is not a limitation"—voices that shift systems

Afrique de l'Ouest et centrale

08 septembre 2025

Exposure story

ODD 8
ODD 17

Décide de rejoindre les Nations Unies

Amérique latine et Caraïbes

21 juillet 2023

Alexandra Håkansson Schmidt est une analyste internationale du programme des Volontaires des Nations Unies pour la gouvernance, la paix et la sécurité. Elle travaille pour le Bureau régional d’ONU Femmes pour l’Asie et le Pacifique et on la voit ici en train d’animer l’atelier sur la cybersécurité.

Partners

ODD 5
ODD 17

Rendre les espaces numériques sûrs pour les femmes en Asie du Sud-Est

Asie- Pacifique

18 janvier 2023

Volontaires des Nations Unies travaillant pour le FNUAP en Amérique latine et dans les Caraïbes.

Programmes

ODD 3
ODD 5
ODD 10
ODD 17

Priorité au décès maternels évitables, au planning familial et à la lutte contre la violence fondée sur le genre

Amérique latine et Caraïbes

17 janvier 2023

Shuyi Song, Volontaire universitaire des Nations Unies internationale, occupe le poste de Chargée d’affaires humanitaires adjointe au sein de l’OCHA en Indonésie.

Partners

ODD 13
ODD 17

Renforcer l’impact régional de l’OCHA dans le domaine du changement climatique

Asie- Pacifique

12 janvier 2023

Jason est l’un des huit Volontaires des Nations Unies nationaux affectés à la Commission électorale des Îles Salomon. Il est assistant médias et relations publiques dans le cadre de l’initiative PNUD-VNU en faveur des diplômés.

Partners

ODD 16
ODD 17

L’initiative en faveur des diplômés du PNUD et du programme VNU offre une nouvelle approche du travail électoral dans les Îles Salomon

Asie- Pacifique

21 décembre 2022

Latest tweets on our partnership

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#Norway

Why are volunteer-led initiatives important? 👉They strengthen accountability through empowered individuals' voices. 👉They contribute to transparent decision-making processes. 👉They enable communities to address pressing issues. https://t.co/kZmFaboo4c

UNVolunteers

1⃣0⃣0⃣ Online Volunteers were deployed with @UNHCRNiger for almost two months on a campaign that raised awareness of the rights of @Refugees in Niger 🇳🇪 Thank you to all volunteers who brought attention to our collective responsibility to protect #refugees 💙 https://t.co/eehloVyjh3

UNVolunteers

Keep going, keep growing, keep #volunteering! #InspirationInAction 💙 https://t.co/m2Vdn67RDY

UNVolunteers

#Onlinevolunteering enables organisations and #volunteers to work together effectively to address sustainable development challenges anywhere in the world from any device. Find out more 👉https://t.co/4dJfDpWaH1 https://t.co/WhCCxluziX

UNVolunteers

RT @ASteiner: Last year, @UNVolunteers trained 205 volunteers with disabilities, connecting them to 23 @UN partners. Their inspiring work shows that together, we're breaking barriers and creating a more inclusive world! #PartnerUp 🔗 https://t.co/kKAfRJzbls https://t.co/Cj2ZU8wZtP

UNVolunteers

Combating climate change benefits everyone. Together with other UN #Volunteers at @UNDPSriLanka 🇱🇰, Xiaohua works actively to protect biodiversity and mitigate the impacts of #climatechange. Read more 🔗 https://t.co/uoOvlliU4M

UNVolunteers

In the past, in the present and in the future – the world is better with #volunteers 💙 https://t.co/Wp69LUNy3J

UNVolunteers

An investment in youth is an investment in the future! In Zambia 🇿🇲, #UNV and @UNDP collaborated on the National Development Plan, advocating for creating #volunteering opportunities for youth to improve their employability skills. https://t.co/yLNHaGVSID

UNVolunteers

Meet Astrini Simanjuntak, Denny Beryan Saputra & Annirrahmah - 3 Indonesian UN #Volunteers who stepped outside their comfort zones to serve a global purpose-promoting peace & development, from DR Congo to Somalia & Thailand. @UNV_ESARO @UNV_ROWCA, @UNHCRSom https://t.co/y4VSoxqgZ4

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From a UN Volunteer to an Assistant Secretary-General 👏🏽 @UlrikaModeer, Director of Bureau of External Relations and Advocacy @UNDP, met #UNVolunteers in India & shared her journey as a former UN Volunteer. Her motivation? "Follow your passion & work towards bringing a change" https://t.co/QAd63LpsHD

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