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UN Volunteers Alpha Makanera and Fanta Fofana (left) contributed to training 800 girls and women leaders that promote peace in their communities, Guinea. UN Volunteers train 800 girls and women leaders for conflict prevention in Guinea Results English West and Central Africa 20 Nov 2020
Felix Celestino is learning civil construction metal working through an apprenticeship made possible by the UNDP-supported Saber Fazer project. How professional internships are enabling youth to build businesses and employ peers in Angola Volunteer voices English East and Southern Africa 20 Nov 2020
UN Volunteer Natsuko Hatano interacting with children in pre-school during the field visit to monitor WASH activities and services for COVID-19 response in Gia Lai province, Viet Nam. Facing multiple challenges of COVID-19 and drought and saltwater intrusion in Viet Nam Volunteer voices English Asia and the Pacific 19 Nov 2020
The UNDP Madagascar project team Communities thrive when engaged in defining and prioritizing their needs Volunteer voices English East and Southern Africa 17 Nov 2020
UN Volunteers is collaborating within UNDP Acc Labs to showcase how volunteering is indispensable when applying people-centered solutions to accelerate the fulfillment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Volunteering to accelerate development: from exploring concepts to prototyping ideas Blogs English Latin America and the Caribbean 17 Nov 2020
Delivering food to the most vulnerable in times of COVID-19 Partners English East and Southern Africa 16 Nov 2020
Ângela Macie, UN Volunteer Field Monitor with WFP in Mozambique, undertakes a verification activity for food distribution to displaced persons. Food for all in times of COVID-19: Behind the frontlines Volunteer voices English East and Southern Africa 11 Nov 2020
FFT volunteer Nisanart Yeamkhong supports the COVID-19 data entry and processing team at the Royal Centre for Disease Control in Bhutan as part of her work to set up a quality management system in the laboratory. Volunteerism building solidarity and solutions transcending borders Blogs English Asia and the Pacific 6 Nov 2020
UNV Deputy Executive Coordinator Toily Kurbanov addressing youth in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Volunteers at the UN: the rich human talent countering COVID-19 Blogs English Global 5 Nov 2020
UN Partner Toolkit Launching the new UN Partner Toolkit for hosting UN Volunteers News English Global 5 Nov 2020
Marriane Enow Tabi, UN Volunteer Monitoring Assistant with the World Food Programme in Meiganga, Cameroon, with a child from the Lolo refugee site. UNV and WFP sign Memorandum of Understanding to fortify their collaboration News English Global 3 Nov 2020
Kindness amidst a pandemic: inspiration from Kenya's urban informal settlements Multimedia English East and Southern Africa 31 Oct 2020
Health Community Volunteer Bagila Ispanova conducts a consultation on COVID-19 preventive measures for villagers in the Shumanay district, Uzbekistan. New era for the volunteers of Karakalpakstan: fighting an invisible enemy Results English Europe and the CIS 30 Oct 2020
UNV Executive Coordinator Mr Olivier Adam (left), at the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding with Ms Anita Bhatia (centre, bottom row), Assistant Secretary General and Deputy Executive Director of UN Women. Also present (clockwise): Naoual Driouich, Chief of UN Systems Affairs at UNV, Irena Sabados, Human Resources Specialist at UN Women, Prasun Chakraborty, Head a.i. Division for Human Resources at UN Women, and Lauren Phillips, Partnerships Specialist at UNV. UNV and UN Women sign Memorandum of Understanding to propel global partnership to new heights News English Global 30 Oct 2020
Lita Paparoni, UNV Regional Manager for Latin America and the Caribbean; a former FARC-EP member; Olivier Adam, UNV Executive Coordinator; Jessica Faieta, UN Resident Coordinator a.i.; and two former FARC-EP members What does it actually mean to "move towards more people-centred solutions"? Blogs English Latin America and the Caribbean 24 Oct 2020
Dilara Umudova (centre), Communications Officer, and former national UN Volunteer, with her communications colleagues. 2,000 impressions, or, why I promote my UN Volunteer experience Blogs English Europe and the CIS 24 Oct 2020
Senior UN Volunteers Carmen and James Haddow. Like the UN, James turned 75 years old this year. He is currently serving as a UN Volunteer with the UN Assistance Mission in Somalia. Carmen is 72, and serves with the UN Mission in Afghanistan. Embracing their 70s with the UN: a tale of two senior UN Volunteers Volunteer voices English East and Southern Africa 24 Oct 2020
UN75_un_emblem_blue_tagline_e_web.jpg Marking the 75th anniversary of the United Nations News English Global 24 Oct 2020
Kazakh FF volunteers press release kazinfo Seven Kazakh citizens to be deployed as volunteers to serve the United Nations News English Europe and the CIS 22 Oct 2020
Acting together to end poverty in China Multimedia English Asia and the Pacific 21 Oct 2020
Mr Olivier Adam, Executive Coordinator of UNV met with Mr Martin Jäger, State Secretary of the Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) in Berlin, Germany. Germany provides sustained support to UNV, including increased financial resources in 2020 News English Global 20 Oct 2020
BI_UNV_report_web.jpg Transforming decision making at UNV through data, statistics and business intelligence Blogs English Global 20 Oct 2020
Silvija-Nesic_0.jpeg Roma youth for the Roma community during the COVID-19 pandemic Results English Europe and the CIS 19 Oct 2020
Venezuela_Verde-Oscuro-Actor-de-Teatro-Porfolio-Sitio_web The pursuit of two UN Expert Volunteers to restore dignity and hope to vulnerable border communities in Venezuela Partners English Latin America and the Caribbean 19 Oct 2020
Viet_Nam_SME-workshop-with-VNUA Setting the table for nutrition-sensitive food systems in Viet Nam English Asia and the Pacific 18 Oct 2020
Eva Sibanda in Pader, Uganda, during a joint monitoring visit to UN Women partners. No longer silent: empowering women and girls for prosperity Volunteer voices English East and Southern Africa 15 Oct 2020
TogetherWeCan Launch of International Volunteer Day theme 2020 News English Global 15 Oct 2020
Bolivia_Verde-Oscuro-Actor-de-Teatro-Porfolio-Sitio Familia Segura Call Center, launched by UNICEF and operated by volunteers, offers rapid intervention to women and children at risk of violence English Latin America and the Caribbean 14 Oct 2020
Cambodia_Nanami_Akimoto How one HRD-UN Volunteer mobilized US $900k to help flood-affected communities build back better Blogs English Asia and the Pacific 13 Oct 2020
UN Volunteer Zeng Yunheng (China) during a field visit to local farms with agricultural experts in Zhouqu in January 2020 Volunteering for inclusion and resilience Volunteer voices English Asia and the Pacific 13 Oct 2020
Kyrgyzstan_WFP_Hyo-Jeong-Jung_IVD-2019 Supporting WFP in delivering food assistance and improving nutrition in Eurasia Partners English Europe and the CIS 12 Oct 2020
Olga Tsuprykova, UN Volunteer Recovery and Peacebuilding Specialist with UNFPA, Ukraine, during one Myropolis mission in the Luhansk oblast. Practicing negotiations for peace and recovery with youth Results English Europe and the CIS 12 Oct 2020
Shalina Miah, Regional Manager of the UNV Office for Asia and the Pacific, during a visit to Sri Lanka in 2018. Acting together: removing barriers to speaking about mental health Blogs English Asia and the Pacific 9 Oct 2020
Miroslava Vavrecanova with her five-year-old daughter, Sophia, who started school during 2020. "It’s fine not to be fine: Personal connection is what matters" Blogs English Global 9 Oct 2020
Marc Liberati, Chairperson of the UNV Staff Association Committee and Policy Specialist in UNV's Volunteer Solutions Section, during celebrations of International Volunteer Day 2018. Strengthening our community safety net this World Mental Health Day Blogs English Global 9 Oct 2020
sierraleone_jallow_awareness campaign Deploying 1,000 volunteers to promote behaviour change for COVID-19 prevention in Sierra Leone Results English West and Central Africa 8 Oct 2020
UN Volunteers serving with UNDP Tunisia as part of a Peacebuilding Fund project, during a workshop to plan an internal communication strategy (clockwise from left): Zied Hajji, Nermine Souissa, Riadh Beji and Dalila Ksir. Engaging Tunisian youth in shaping peace through volunteering English Arab States 7 Oct 2020
Tanzania_Kiduo_SM-Card-Option-2_web How digital volunteering opened my eyes Volunteer voices English East and Southern Africa 6 Oct 2020
Lebanon_Zeinab_Chamas_web Investing in youth power to drive sustainable water solutions in Lebanon Results English Arab States 5 Oct 2020
Mr Gökhan Dikmener, SDG AI Lab Technical Advisor, with UN Volunteer Data Scientist Jonas Nothnagel (Germany, on the right). On-site UN Volunteers and Online Volunteers join forces for digital transformation to accelerate SDG achievement Partners English Europe and the CIS 2 Oct 2020
Utilizing artificial intelligence for equitable and efficient volunteer selection Utilizing artificial intelligence for equitable and efficient volunteer selection Blogs English Global 1 Oct 2020
UNV-Scouts_MOU.jpg World Scouting and UNV embark on new global partnership News English Global 1 Oct 2020
UN Volunteer Pelgrina Shimanu Ndumba serves as a volunteer under the UNDP-UNV Talent Programme for Young Professionals with Disabilities in her home country, Namibia. “Disability does not mean inability” – changing mindsets in Namibia Partners English East and Southern Africa 29 Sep 2020
Mr Olivier Adam, UNV Executive Coordinator (far right), and Mr Alan AtKisson, Head of the Department for Partnerships, Sida (on screen), and their teams discuss the partnership between UNV and Sweden. UNV-Sweden partnership poised to deliver strong results News English Global 29 Sep 2020
Senegal_anta_UNFPA-CV_2020 Ten volunteers improve community access to reproductive health in Senegal Partners English West and Central Africa 28 Sep 2020
Tatjana Nedeljkovič, UN Community Volunteer (first from right), and her team, visiting frontline health workers. Spreading mutual understanding and hope in the face of COVID-19 Results English Europe and the CIS 25 Sep 2020
Colombia_What-we-are-doing-here-is-giving-an-opportunity-to-Colombian-society-to-heal_web Building a new society: peace in post-FARC Colombia Volunteer voices English Latin America and the Caribbean 24 Sep 2020
UNOSSC_South-South in Action South-South in Action Publications English Asia and the Pacific 22 Sep 2020
UNHCR-BiH_1.jpg UN Volunteers in Bosnia and Herzegovina: delivering results for people in need of international protection Partners English Europe and the CIS 21 Sep 2020
Waheeb Al-Eryani (second from right), with senior UNV officials and a member of the UNMISS Relief, Reintegration and Protection team visit a protection of civilians site in Juba, South Sudan. "When we act together, change happens" Blogs English East and Southern Africa 21 Sep 2020