More than 2,500 UN Volunteers, half of them women, have supported the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) in delivering on its mandate in 95 countries over the past six years. The two agencies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding reaffirming this long-standing partnership.
UNV signs Memorandum of Understanding with UNHCR
UNV signs Memorandum of Understanding with UNHCR
More than 2,500 UN Volunteers, half of them women, have supported the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) in delivering on its mandate in 95 countries over the past six years. The two agencies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding reaffirming this long-standing partnership.
Volunteer in your country: Conditions of Service
Duration of assignments
The duration of national UN Volunteer assignments may vary. The minimum service period is two weeks and the maximum, whether under one assignment or accumulated over several assignments, is four years. Extensions beyond the four-year limit are not considered, since a national UN Volunteer assignment is not a career. However, one can serve as a national UN Volunteer again after a minimum of ten years have passed to allow young volunteers who would like to serve again later in life as mid-level or higher professionals to do so.
How to register in our Global Talent Pool
In order to create an account on UNV’s Unified Volunteering Platform (UVP), you must be at least 18 years old. Creating a full profile should take about 45 minutes. You can access your account at any time to add information and keep your profile up to date.
Toily Kurbanov, UNV Executive Coordinator
Prior to this, Toily worked as the Deputy Executive Coordinator of UN Volunteers since 2016 and played an important role in positioning UNV in the context of the 2030 Agenda and UN reform.
With over twenty-five years of leadership experience at the international and national level, his expertise includes a range of critical areas, including sustainable development and public policy in countries in transition and fragile contexts, as well as strategic partnerships and organizational transformation.
Who we are
ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE AND LEADERSHIP
UNV headquarters are in Bonn, Germany. UNV has around 150 staff members at headquarters, and over 10,921 UN Volunteers deployed in the field in 2021.
Mr Toily Kurbanov (Russian Federation) is the Executive Coordinator of UNV, and took up his appointment on 4 January 2021.
Advancing knowledge and innovation for volunteerism
UNV aims to enhance and deepen engagement with academia, research institutions and civil society, civic society, volunteer experts and researchers to promote a global conversation about the role of volunteerism in the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
UNV funding partners
UNV thanks its UN Member State partners for their generous contributions in support of volunteerism for sustainable development and peace and counts on their continued support. UNV's Annual Report 2022 contains further details. Interested partners are invited to read more about how to support UNV financially, including through our Special Voluntary Fund and Full Funding Programme.