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Young Arab UN Volunteers with a common goal
10 Mar 2023
Maria Karam is a national UN Volunteer Programme Associate. She is 27 years old and serves with UNICEF's Young Arab Women Talents initiative in Tripoli, North Lebanon.
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IVD in the Arab States: celebrating solidarity and inclusion
03 Jan 2023
UN Volunteers Ola Al-Zubi (left) and Lina Kadri (right) planting a citrus tree in Deir 'Alla, Jordan Valley, in celebration of International Volunteer Day 2022.
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Celebrating IVD 2022 in Yemen: Together, we bring hope to our communities
12 Dec 2022
UN Volunteers celebrating International Volunteer Day in Sana'a, Yemen, were joined by UNV Executive Coordinator, Toily Kurbanov, and UNV Regional Manager for the Arab States, Christian Hainzl, on 5 December 2022.
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Volunteers leverage youth action for climate at COP27
10 Nov 2022
Official launch of the COP27 National Volunteers’ Programme by the Ministry of Social Solidarity (MoSS) with the support of UNV, 7 October 2022.
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Giving Jordanian youth the ownership to achieve Sustainable Development Goals
31 Oct 2022
Youth volunteers and their trainers at the end of the three-day workshop
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Calling on policymakers to work with volunteers in building forward better
21 Sep 2022
UNV launched the SWVR 2022 jointly with the League of Arab States in Cairo, in the presence of H.E. Nivine Kabbag, Minister of Social Solidarity of Egypt (centre). Standing next to her are Christian Hainzl, UNV Regional Manager for the Arab States (right) and Karina Nersesyan, UNFPA Deputy Regional Director for the Arab States (left).
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Online Volunteers reinforce the role and voice of youth in a virtual humanitarian community
01 Feb 2022
Everyone is able to apply for the online volunteering opportunities advertised on the UNV's Unified Volunteering Platform from any device, anywhere around the world.
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Iraq launches its first National Youth Volunteering Platform
07 Jan 2022
Intithar Hassan, an Iraqi volunteer and activist, sharing her experience in advocating for positive change within the society through volunteering, poetry, and theatre.
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Increased recognition of volunteering marks IVD 2021 in the Arab States
30 Dec 2021
H.E. Nivine El-Kabbag, Egypt's Minister of Social Solidarity (right) and Elena Panova, UN Resident Coordinator in Egypt (left) hand out a trophy to Salem Hussein, one of UNV50 Egypt Award winners.