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
In the foreword to Humanity, Represented, UNV Executive Coordinator Toily Kurbanov writes:Open this book at any page and you’ll meet someone from a different corner of the world. A volunteer from Nepal. A volunteer from Colombia. A volunteer from Niger, Ethiopia, Tuvalu, Uzbekistan, or Yemen. Different languages. Different histories and flags. Different life stories. Yet they all made the same choice: to serve.
09 November 2026
Global
Article
SDG 2: Zero hunger, SDG 3: Good health and well-being, SDG 4: Quality education, SDG 5: Gender equality, SDG 10: Reduced inequalities, SDG 17: Partnerships for the goals
02 November 2026
Latin America and the Caribbean
Exposure story
SDG 2: Zero hunger, SDG 3: Good health and well-being, SDG 4: Quality education, SDG 5: Gender equality, SDG 10: Reduced inequalities, SDG 13: Climate change, SDG 17: Partnerships for the goals
02 November 2026
Latin America and the Caribbean
Exposure story
SDG 3: Good health and well-being, SDG 10: Reduced inequalities
Who supports those who support others?Marinour is a Regional Counsellor for the mental health and wellbeing of UNV staff and UN Volunteers in the Arab States, including those serving in some of its most challenging contexts. Based in Amman, she began her UN Volunteer assignment in May 2024, bringing together her passion for mental health and her desire to support people who dedicate themselves to helping others.
29 October 2026
Arab States
Success stories
SDG 3: Good health and well-being, SDG 5: Gender equality, SDG 6: Clean water and sanitation, SDG 8: Decent work and economic growth, SDG 9: Industry, innovation and infrastructure, SDG 10: Reduced inequalities, SDG 11: Sustainable cities and communities, SDG 13: Climate change, SDG 15: Life on land, SDG 17: Partnerships for the goals
26 October 2026
Asia and the Pacific
Exposure story
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
Inka studied human diversity, exploring societies, cultures and development. Then came an unexpected detour. Curious about the rapidly changing digital world, she pursued a master's degree in cyber ethics and briefly entered the technology sector. It did not take long to realize something was missing. "The focus was often on investors and profits," Inka recalls. "I wanted to be closer to people and the issues that matter." That search led her to the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) and ultimately, to Kenya.
23 October 2026
East and Southern Africa
Success stories
SDG 3: Good health and well-being, SDG 10: Reduced inequalities
19 October 2026
West and Central Africa
Exposure story
SDG 3: Good health and well-being, SDG 4: Quality education, SDG 6: Clean water and sanitation, SDG 10: Reduced inequalities, SDG 13: Climate change, SDG 17: Partnerships for the goals
19 October 2026
Latin America and the Caribbean
Exposure story
SDG 1: No poverty, SDG 3: Good health and well-being, SDG 8: Decent work and economic growth, SDG 10: Reduced inequalities, SDG 13: Climate change, SDG 17: Partnerships for the goals
19 October 2026
Asia and the Pacific
Exposure story
SDG 3: Good health and well-being, SDG 10: Reduced inequalities, SDG 16: Peace, justice and strong institutions, SDG 17: Partnerships for the goals
12 October 2026
West and Central Africa
Exposure story