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Helping WHO navigate the cholera outbreak in Malawi
14 Aug 2023
Veronica Mukhuna (right) is a UN Volunteer Communications Officer with the World Health Organization (WHO) in Malawi. She served on the frontlines of the cholera outbreak and cyclone Freddy response efforts and is seen here during a visit to Nkhata Bay District.
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Securing protection and humanitarian assistance for refugees and displaced persons
27 Jun 2023
Alexandre Hakizimana (centre), UN Volunteer Associate Interpreter with UNHCR in Burundi, during a regional mission to Gisuru Commune in Ruyigi province. Here, he engages in discussion with refugees and returnees on becoming self-sufficient and reducing reliance on international aid.
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UN Volunteers with UNHCR forge stronger and more inclusive communities
19 Jun 2023
Adow Mohamed Ibrahim, UN Volunteer Youth Community Services Assistant with UNHCR, advocating for girls' education in Dagahaley Refugee Camp, Kenya, as part of the Youth Education Programme.
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From campus to global development: a partnership for growth of UN University Volunteers
09 Jun 2023
Ms Lucy Ndungu (right), Regional Manager for UNV's regional office in East and Southern Africa Regional Office, with Dr Peter G. Kirira (left), Deputy Vice Chancellor of Mount Kenya University during a meeting to discuss and further strengthen partner collaboration.
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Bolstering the emergency response to Cyclone Freddy and cholera in Mozambique
05 Jun 2023
Ana Paula Machinha is a national UN Volunteer Field Monitoring Assistant with WFP in Mozambique. Here, she engages with community members in Chicota, speaking on the necessity of local food with high nutritional value.
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Online Volunteers help close the data gap for the expansion of solar mini-grids
31 May 2023
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Satellite imagery showing the solar project with mini-grid installation.
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Uganda and UN partnership succeeds in containing Ebola virus outbreak
18 Apr 2023
UNV Country Coordinator Moses Mubiru (left) at the signing of a secondment agreement for UN Volunteers to support the Ebola response. Next to him are UNDP Resident Representative Ms Elsie Attafua, WHO Representative Dr Yonas Tegegn Woldemariam and UNDP Deputy Representative Ms Sheila Ngatia (from left to right).
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"It's not just a seat at the table that youth need, it's the whole table"
13 Apr 2023
Samuel Kimani, national UN Volunteer Youth Leadership Coordinator, conducts Youth Enterprises Training at Tana River Youth Innovation Centre in July 2022.
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UNMISS Volunteers hand over lacking supplies to main hospital in Bor
29 Mar 2023
At Bor State Hospital, beds, like many other items, are in short supply. UN Volunteers serving with UNMISS decided to make a valuable contribution towards increased access to healthcare.