SDG 10: Reduced inequalities, SDG 15: Life on land, SDG 17: Partnerships for the goals
02 April 2026
Europe and Central Asia
Exposure story
SDG 10: Reduced inequalities, SDG 16: Peace, justice and strong institutions, SDG 17: Partnerships for the goals
Across the Central African Republic, 34 UN Volunteers worked side by side with national counterparts to support elections in all 20 prefectures, including remote areas facing significant logistical challenges. The volunteers supported logistics, ran civic education efforts, and supported electoral operations, making sure ballots arrived, voters were informed, and polling could take place on time.
02 April 2026
West and Central Africa
Success stories
SDG 3: Good health and well-being, SDG 6: Clean water and sanitation, SDG 9: Industry, innovation and infrastructure, SDG 10: Reduced inequalities, SDG 15: Life on land, SDG 16: Peace, justice and strong institutions, SDG 17: Partnerships for the goals
01 April 2026
West and Central Africa
Exposure story
SDG 10: Reduced inequalities
That is where honest storytelling begins: not with conclusions, but with what is often softened, skipped, or buried—failure alongside progress, complexity instead of closure. The most powerful stories do not reassure. They unsettle just enough to demand reflection and accountability.
01 April 2026
Global
Success stories
SDG 3: Good health and well-being, SDG 10: Reduced inequalities, SDG 16: Peace, justice and strong institutions, SDG 17: Partnerships for the goals
31 March 2026
Latin America and the Caribbean
Exposure story
SDG 1: No poverty, SDG 2: Zero hunger, SDG 3: Good health and well-being, SDG 4: Quality education, SDG 5: Gender equality, SDG 6: Clean water and sanitation, SDG 7: Affordable and clean energy, SDG 8: Decent work and economic growth, SDG 9: Industry, innovation and infrastructure, SDG 10: Reduced inequalities, SDG 11: Sustainable cities and communities, SDG 12: Responsible consumption and production, SDG 13: Climate change, SDG 14: Life below water, SDG 15: Life on land, SDG 16: Peace, justice and strong institutions, SDG 17: Partnerships for the goals
The response is not cosmetic. On 1 April 2026, UNV updates its offer with 39 redesigned volunteer solutions. The new offer is designed to address the complex, urgent, and varied challenges facing the world today. It provides UN entities with increased flexibility and creates more inclusive opportunities for UN Volunteers to get involved. Who can volunteer—and howAt the heart of the Conditions of Service is a simple principle: experience matters most.
31 March 2026
Global
Success stories
SDG 10: Reduced inequalities
つまり、各国政府は、予算項目に記載されることのない“事実上の国家ボランティア隊”をすでに抱えていると言えます。市民は保健福祉、教育支援、災害対応、社会的ケアなどの公共財を、行政データには現れない形で共に生み出しています。近年多くの国の制度は、この市民の努力を見えない偶発的なものとして扱うのではなく、積極的に認識し連携しようとする方向へと変化しつつあります。2025年には23か国がボランティアが持続可能な開発目標（SDGs）に与える前向きな影響を、国連に提出した「2030アジェンダ」に関する自発的国家レビュー（VNR）の中で認めました。しかし、その規模と重要性にもかかわらず、ボランティア活動に関する質の高い比較可能なデータは依然として不足しています。各国のデータは断続的であり、定義も大きく異なり、非公式なボランティア活動は体系的に過小評価されているのです。
30 March 2026
Global
Success stories
SDG 3: Good health and well-being, SDG 5: Gender equality, SDG 10: Reduced inequalities, SDG 16: Peace, justice and strong institutions, SDG 17: Partnerships for the goals
30 March 2026
West and Central Africa
Exposure story
SDG 5: Gender equality, SDG 9: Industry, innovation and infrastructure, SDG 10: Reduced inequalities, SDG 13: Climate change, SDG 15: Life on land, SDG 17: Partnerships for the goals
29 March 2026
Europe and Central Asia
Exposure story
SDG 1: No poverty, SDG 2: Zero hunger, SDG 3: Good health and well-being, SDG 4: Quality education, SDG 5: Gender equality, SDG 6: Clean water and sanitation, SDG 7: Affordable and clean energy, SDG 8: Decent work and economic growth, SDG 9: Industry, innovation and infrastructure, SDG 10: Reduced inequalities, SDG 11: Sustainable cities and communities, SDG 12: Responsible consumption and production, SDG 13: Climate change, SDG 14: Life below water, SDG 15: Life on land, SDG 16: Peace, justice and strong institutions, SDG 17: Partnerships for the goals
The response was cautious, as some felt volunteerism was too intangible or rooted in solidarity to be captured by indicators, almost as if measuring it would devalue its contribution to a mere metric. I understood the hesitation, but I also knew that if something is not measured, it is too easily overlooked—and if it is overlooked, it is rarely recognized. After all, as the saying goes: “if you don’t count it, it doesn’t count”.
27 March 2026
Global
Success stories