In Vientiane, on the 7th of december UNV Laos PDR will conduct a volunteering joint action in collaboration with the Vientiane City office for management and service (VCOMs). "Let's clean the Mekong River". This event will be open to public as a call for action to clean the Mekong river. Over 200 People are expected to participate in this event. Partners;

To mark the theme of International Volunteer Day 2019, Volunteer for an inclusive future, volunteers from Senegal is organizing a sensitization day on gender-based violence with sixty high school students in Guédiawaye. We will showcase a film produced for IVD and engage in discussion with volunteers and partners, including UN Women, the Association des Femmes Juristes and the African Leaders Factory Initiative. When: 4 December 2019, Guédiawaye, Senegal  

On the occassion of international Volunteer Day 2019, we will raise awareness on disability inclusion through volunteerism UNV Guinea-Biissau and UNDP  supported the production of a short film that was displayed for the first time on the 3rd of dcecember.In cooperation with the National Volunteer Committee (CNV-GB) after the official IVD celebration on 5 December a workshop to strengthen employment opportunities of vulnerable youth (incl. those with disabilities) will take place.

This year's activities for International Volunteer day in Chad focus on the sector of health and inclusion of vulnerable people. we have organised activities in Abéché; Medical parade and solidarity activities at the regional hospital which include blood donation, awareness raising campaign about the treatment of malaria and diabetes screening, HIV/AIDS awareness raising event at the the Lycée Franco-Arabe in Abéché  and a conference on the contribution of volunteerism to Inclusion. When: 2nd to 5th December 2019,  Lycée Franco-Arabe, Abéché, Chad

Inorder to give volunteerism a voice, we have organised a road show in Lagos for International Volunteer Day 2019. On the  same occasion we have organised a conference with the theme volunteerism can promote inclusivity. The event unites actors from different perspectives; national NGOs focusing on youth, the Nigerian National Volunteeer Service (NNVs) and the UNV Country Coordinater. Special guest Speaker: Olusegun Dawodu, Commissioner, Lagos State Ministry for Youth and Social Development.

Volunteerism is a significant part of Sri Lankan culture. In the World Giving Index published in October 2019 by the Charities Aid Foundation (CAF), Sri Lanka ranked number one in time volunteered. 

As part of his assignment, Hamma supports the implementation of humanitarian assistance activities to ensure compliance with relevant IOM donor policies and procedures. He has had an impact through the delivery of technical guidance and compliance monitoring to project partners, technical advisors, IOM personnel and implementing entities. Hamma also liaises with the programme manager to coordinate a working group on shelter in the regions of Tahoua and Tillabéry.

UNV is modifying its systems to make becoming a UN Volunteer and recruiting a UN Volunteer both intuitive and digital savvy. The organization-wide DT project, which is supported by the Government of Germany, represented by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), leads to new organizational capabilities, augmented by frontier technologies such as AI, Big Data and cloud computing. With efficiency gains and real-time engagement with candidates and UN host entities alike, UNV will better respond to the most pressing needs of the UN and its Member States.

Katinka Weinberger, Chief of the Environment and Development Policy Section, Environment and Development Division at ESCAP, delivered the opening remarks. By learning about the interconnected nature of the SDGs and using a systems thinking approach, we hope that you will be better equipped to support the integration of volunteerism in policies and programmes that place people at the center, to ensure that no one is left behind. --Katinka Weinberger, Chief of the Environment and Development Policy Section, ESCAP

Bonn, Germany – This week, a partnership agreement was signed between the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme and the Republic of Kazakhstan. The commitment to a strengthened partnership between UNV and the Republic of Kazakhstan extends to supporting UN Volunteer assignments for Kazakhstani nationals to serve within the United Nations system. "We highly appreciate the partnership with the Republic of Kazakhstan and the commitment to continue to promote volunteerism within the country and globally," states Olivier Adam, Executive Coordinator of UNV.