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During the mission, Mr Kurbanov reiterated UNV’s support to the priorities of the UN Development System in China, as agreed for the UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (2021-2025).
Accordingly, UNV will enhance volunteer mobilization and knowledge exchange for the advancement of South-South Cooperation, localization of the SDGs, youth empowerment and environmental...
Friday, April 30, 2021
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The campaign will call on UN Volunteers to submit videos about the work they carry out with UN entities around the world to achieve the SDGs. These will be evaluated by Kopernik and UNV, in collaboration with Ricoh, and the winners will receive 360-degree cameras and training on how to use them. After the training, UN Volunteers will use the cameras to develop further 360-degree video content...
Wednesday, April 21, 2021
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Beijing Volunteer Service Federation, Beijing Winter Olympics, China, China International Centre for Economic and Technical Exchanges, Asia and the Pacific, UNDP, SDG 17: Partnerships for the goals
Launched end March 2021, the project aims to promote volunteer service for the Winter Olympics, develop a collaboration network for volunteering in Olympic cities and enhance youth engagement in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through volunteerism.
In selecting 28 outstanding candidates to serve as volunteers with UN entities in China and abroad, UNV will be...
Monday, April 12, 2021
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Oportunidades para Voluntarios ONU Especialistas
Pueden postular profesionales a partir de los 25 años de edad, con un mínimo de dos años de experiencia profesional.
Especialista en investigación y gestión de programas, Oficina del Coordinador Residente del Sistema de la ONU, Bolivia
...Wednesday, March 24, 2021
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Global, Peace Nexus, UN Peacebuilding Fund, UN Peacebuilding Support Office, Other, SDG 16: Peace, justice and strong institutions, SDG 17: Partnerships for the goals
À propos des affectations
Cinq jeunes chercheurs seront déployés en tant que spécialistes nationaux du programme VNU sur quatre sites d'étude de cas - Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Kirghizstan et Balkans occidentaux, avec des déploiements en Bosnie-Herzégovine et au Kosovo (conformément à la résolution 1244 de l'ONU). Ils contribueront à une revue thématique mondiale sur...
Wednesday, March 24, 2021
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Global, Peace Nexus, UN Peacebuilding Fund, UN Peacebuilding Support Office, Other, SDG 16: Peace, justice and strong institutions, SDG 17: Partnerships for the goals
About the assignments
The five young researchers will be deployed as national specialist UN Volunteers across four case study locations – Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Kyrgyzstan and the Western Balkans, with deployments in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo (as per UN SCR 1244). Their work will contribute to a global Thematic Review on Local Peacebuilding...
Wednesday, March 24, 2021
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Coronavirus, COVAX, COVID-19, Global, IOM, UNDP, SDG 3: Good health and well-being, UNHCR, UNICEF, WFP, WHO, Other, SDG 17: Partnerships for the goals
Calling on YOU to join our Talent Pool!
UNV is lining up skilled professionals to support UN entities – and through them UN Member States – in their COVID-19 vaccination campaigns. This includes key partners such as the UN Development Programme (UNDP), UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), International Organization for Migration (IOM), World Food Programme (WFP...
Wednesday, February 10, 2021
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UN Women, in partnership with the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme, is excited to introduce the UN Women “Young Women Leaders” (YWL) initiative. The YWL initiative will engage a diverse cohort of young women from the Global South who are committed to gender equality and women’s empowerment and to the mission and work of the United Nations. It will also allow the sharing of experiences...
Tuesday, January 12, 2021
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On this IVD, with the campaign ‘Together We Can through Volunteering’, we showcase volunteers’ contributions and impact during COVID-19 and thank volunteers for their actions and commitment. We are also highlighting that volunteers must be safe and taken care of, both mentally and physically.
The United Nations stands-by volunteering as a mechanism to advance people participation and...
Saturday, December 5, 2020
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Coronavirus, COVID-19, Finland, France, Germany, Global, International Day of Persons with Disabilities, Sweden, Switzerland, UNDP/UNV Talent Programme for Young Professionals with Disabilities, UNDP, SDG 3: Good health and well-being, SDG 10: Reduced inequalities, SDG 17: Partnerships for the goals
To date in 2020, at least 71 UN Volunteer with disabilities are deployed with our UN entity partners. We say at least, because these figures only factor in those volunteers who voluntarily disclosed their disability. There are many more, serving on regular volunteer assignments.
These assignments are funded by the governments of Sweden, Germany, Finland, France and Switzerland, among...
Thursday, December 3, 2020
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