SDG 1: No poverty, SDG 2: Zero hunger, SDG 3: Good health and well-being, SDG 4: Quality education, SDG 5: Gender equality, SDG 6: Clean water and sanitation, SDG 7: Affordable and clean energy, SDG 8: Decent work and economic growth, SDG 9: Industry, innovation and infrastructure, SDG 10: Reduced inequalities, SDG 11: Sustainable cities and communities, SDG 12: Responsible consumption and production, SDG 13: Climate change, SDG 14: Life below water, SDG 15: Life on land, SDG 16: Peace, justice and strong institutions, SDG 17: Partnerships for the goals
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.
09 November 2026
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SDG 10: Reduced inequalities
Yet every day, volunteers hold communities together. A volunteer helps a child. Years later, that child may become the teacher, nurse, mentor, or community leader who helps someone else. One act of service leads to another. Communities are built this way, through an endless chain of people choosing to show up for one another. It is the circle of life in action, quietly shaping the future, often without recognition.
01 November 2026
Global
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SDG 3: Good health and well-being, SDG 10: Reduced inequalities
Who supports those who support others?Marinour is a Regional Counsellor for the mental health and wellbeing of UNV staff and UN Volunteers in the Arab States, including those serving in some of its most challenging contexts. Based in Amman, she began her UN Volunteer assignment in May 2024, bringing together her passion for mental health and her desire to support people who dedicate themselves to helping others.
29 October 2026
Arab States
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SDG 10: Reduced inequalities
Good morning, everyone.Honestly, I didn’t expect this morning’s attendance to rival last night’s reception. So I haven’t prepared a special speech for this session. But I do have a few thoughts I’d like to share as we embark on the substantive dialogue.
20 October 2026
Global
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SDG 10: Reduced inequalities
Chairperson,High Commissioner,Distinguished Delegates.I am honoured to address the Executive Committee on behalf of the United Nations Volunteers (UNV). Established by the General Assembly in 1970, UNV contributes to peace and development through volunteerism worldwide. As a system-wide service entity, UNV deploys UN Volunteers across the United Nations system, including in support of refugees and the communities that host them.
19 October 2026
Global
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