Using civil engineering skills for community development in Myanmar

Fri, 10/21/2022 - 12:00

Prabesh Paudyal, UN Volunteer Specialist with UNDP Myanmar

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With a background in Civil Engineering, Prabesh Paudyal serves as a UN Volunteer specialist with the UN Development Programme (UNDP) in Myanmar. According to his supervisor, Nikola Duvnjak, Livelihood and Economics Recovery Specialist, Prabesh and UN Volunteers like him play a central role in supporting UNDP's mandate to eradicate poverty.

Prabesh's main task revolves around civil engineering and other technical support to disaster risk reduction and community development. He is responsible for the distribution of agricultural assets like water pumps, tractors and threshers in support of community-owned and led management systems.

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Advancing UNOCHA's regional impact in climate change

Thu, 01/12/2023 - 12:00

Shuyi Song, International University UN Volunteer with UNOCHA, Indonesia

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Shuyi Song, International University UN Volunteer, Associate Humanitarian Affairs Officer with UNOCHA in Indonesia serves under the ‘China Youth Volunteer Overseas Service Programme' made possible through a partnership between the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme and the China Youth Volunteer Association (CYVA).

In 2021, 24 Chinese youth took up UN Volunteer assignments to serve with 14 UN agencies around the world. Shuyi Song was one of them. Unfortunately, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Shuyi's scheduled on-site assignment was changed to a telecommuting opportunity.