Riina Allinen is a former UN Volunteer Gender Security Training Associate and Operations Assistant at the UN Development Programme (UNDP). In this article, Riina shares how she contributed to publishing a booklet on gender security and gender focal point training within the UN system. Her assignment was fully funded by the Government of Finland, and closely related to Finish development policy and the National Action Plan for implementing the women's peace and security agenda. 

The UN Trust Fund for Human Security (UNTFHS) finances activities carried out by UN organizations to provide sustainable benefits to vulnerable people and communities and through this, demonstrates the added value of the human security approach. Meet three UN Volunteers – Justin, Gideon and Namakau – who promote human security through sustainable resettlements in Zambia.

Nichakarn Kaveevorayan is serving as a UN Volunteer Programme Officer with the UN Development Programme (UNDP) in Thailand. She shares her inspiration: "I believed that serving as a UN Volunteer with my disability would help me expand my knowledge of national and international legislation and good practice on inclusive development," she explains. "At the same time, I felt that working with the UN would enable me to reach a lot of people with different disabilities and gain a deeper understanding of their issues. On both fronts, I have not been disappointed."