On the occasion of the International Day of Peace, we interviewed UN Volunteer Geraldine Chioma Nzulumike (Nigeria), who serves as Relief, Reintegration and Protection Officer with the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). She shares her experience working in a challenging duty station, where her day-to-day activities include protecting others, ensuring the safety and dignity of people, as well as providing them access to basic services. 

Corina Elsa Rueda Borrero hails from Panama and serves with the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) as a UN Volunteer Human Rights Officer. Based in the Central Region Office, Human Rights Service, she is involved in the verification and confirmation of human rights violations allegations and protection of civilian cases. Corina shares her experience as a UN Volunteer serving in a politically delicate context.

UN Volunteers from different parts of the world are deepening the culture of human rights within societies. Through their efforts, they help countries with peacebuilding processes and ensure that no one is left behind. As advocates for change, volunteers like Wipanee Chamnanphaison believe that the promotion and protection of human rights is fundamental for building peaceful societies.