Celebrating the 185 nationalities of the United Nations Volunteers
In a world where differences can too easily become divisions, a new book from the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) tells a story of what unites us, bringing together people across nationalities, generations, abilities and backgrounds through a shared commitment to humanity.
In the foreword to Humanity, Represented, UNV Executive Coordinator Toily Kurbanov writes:
Open this book at any page and you’ll meet someone from a different corner of the world.
A volunteer from Nepal. A volunteer from Colombia. A volunteer from Niger, Ethiopia, Tuvalu, Uzbekistan, or Yemen.
Different languages. Different histories and flags. Different life stories. Yet they all made the same choice: to serve.
At a time when the world feels increasingly divided, choosing to help another person is no small act. It is a statement about the world we want.
With 185 nationalities represented in this book, every volunteer is bound by that same belief—our lives are measured not only by what we achieve for ourselves, but by what we contribute to others.
And that may be the closest thing the world has to a photograph of humanity at its best.
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