Supporting a brighter future for Djibouti's youth

United Nations Volunteers
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UN Volunteers with the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) in Djibouti support initiatives that directly impact the future of children. With a quarter of children aged 5 to 17 out of school and 294,000 classified as vulnerable, the volunteer assignments of Diana Ranja, Abdoulfatah Sahal Souleiman, and Laetitia Dushimirimana are essential for effecting meaningful change in communities on the ground.

Growing up in Madagascar, Diana Ranja witnessed how poverty deprived children of education and healthcare. This inspired her journey as a UN Volunteer with UNICEF in Djibouti, where she serves as an Education Specialist. 

It's more than a courthouse, it's justice within reach

A blog from Democratic Republic of the Congo
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I am Herculan Muntasomo from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. For the past two years, I’ve been part of the construction of the courthouse in Kalemie, a city on the western shore of Lake Tanganyika. This is about much more than modernizing infrastructure. It’s about restoring confidence in the judicial system by providing a functional space for over 100 judges and judicial staff while ensuring justice is within reach for everyone.

The construction of this courthouse is part of the United Nations Joint Support Programme for Justice Reform 2020-2024—under which, this project was launched on April 7, 2022. 

The courthouse is designed to give the four million residents of Tanganyika Province—60 percent of whom are women—better access to justice. 

UNV Executive Coordinator's statement on IVD 2024

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The Executive Coordinator of United Nations Volunteers, Toily Kurbanov marked International Volunteer Day 2024 in Thimphu, Bhutan. Please read his statement as follows.

Hello [ku-zu zang po la]. 

My name is Toily Kurbanov [Ni gi min Toily Kurbanov in]. 

I am the head of UN Volunteers. [UN Volunteers gi gupen in la ]

Honorable Prime Minister, Honorable Speaker, Honorable Cabinet Ministers, Honorable Leader of Opposition, Dashos, UN Resident Coordinator, UN Representatives, and most importantly, Desuups and Volunteers—thank you for being here.

Standing here in front of you, I see more than just mountains; I see the people who move them.

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