UN Volunteers for Haitian Humanitarian Response

The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme is geared to support UN partners in Haiti in ensuring an inclusive response and recovery in the aftermath of the earthquake. UN Volunteers has activated their rapid deployment workflow in support of the UN Humanitarian Crisis Team and UN Country Team in Haiti for UN Volunteers and Online Volunteers.

Building bridges between refugees and host communities

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) organized a webinar on volunteerism in Turkey, with the support of national UN Volunteers. The event brought together 120 Turkish and Syrian young people to discuss opportunities to contribute to the greater good through volunteering.

The event was part of a project funded by Japan and implemented with the Ministry of Youth and Sports aimed at improving life prospects for young Syrian refugees and their Turkish peers.