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Weaving to keep tradition alive
02 Mar 2023
Johanna Carranza is a UN Community Volunteer with UNESCO, Territorial Dynamizer for the safeguarding of the hat of toquilla straw in Pile, Manabi. Here she is seen weaving a toquilla straw hat at her home in Pile.
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Zeroing in on avoidable maternal deaths, family planning and gender-based violence
17 Jan 2023
UN Volunteers serving with UNFPA in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Multimedia
IVD in Latin America and the Carribbean: Building solidarity through volunteerism
11 Jan 2023
Volunteer voices
A voice in her community: In Guyana, a volunteer is committed to helping survivors of violence get help
26 Dec 2022
UN Volunteer addresses gender-based violence in Guyana.
Volunteer voices
Addressing gender-based violence in Jamaica through the Spotlight Initiative
13 Dec 2022
National UN Volunteer Stefan Morris serves with the Spotlight Initiative in the UN Resident Coordinator's Office (UNRCO) in Jamaica.
Blogs
Nourishing hope – through volunteering
07 Dec 2022
International Volunteer Day is celebrated on 5 December annually, as mandated by the United Nations General Assembly in 1985, to promote volunteering worldwide.
Results
Engaging Afro-descendant UN Volunteers essential to reduce inequalities in Latin America and the Caribbean
25 Nov 2022
Afro-descendent UN Volunteer Maribeth Cotes i Colombia, together with colleagues.
Partners
UN Volunteers embody South-South cooperation on climate change in Latin America and the Caribbean
16 Nov 2022
Former UN Volunteer Cristian Rojas Cifuentes served as an Information Analyst with the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) in Colombia.
Volunteer voices
Antonio Palma, UN Volunteer with a disability: I found the way to reach my full potential
20 Oct 2022
Antonio Palma, UN Volunteer with a visual disability, serving as Communications Assistant for the Resident Coordinator's Office in Guatemala.