Strengthening the capacity of volunteerism for development in Viet Nam

Strengthening the Capacity of Volunteerism in Viet Nam
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UNV and UNDP partnered with the Vietnamese Central Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Youth Union (HCYU) in 2009 to create the Viet Nam's first national institution for the promotion, support and coordination of volunteerism for development.

In an effort to fight high levels of youth exclusion and vulnerability in Viet Nam, the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) partnered with the Vietnamese Central Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Youth Union (HCYU) in 2009 to create the Strengthening the Capacity of Volunteerism for Development in Viet Nam (VDVN) project.

Unlocking the social innovation and entrepreneurism of Uzbek youth

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UNDP and UNV harness the social innovation of young people to tackle development challenges in Uzbekistan.

The joint United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme Social Innovation and Volunteerism in Uzbekistan Project is harnessing the social innovation of young people to tackle development challenges.

By providing training, advocacy, and grants to young innovators UNV is helping to unlock the talent and entrepreneurial skills of Uzbek youth, many of whom previously lacked opportunities to contribute to development.

Supporting disaster preparedness, climate change adaptation and food security in El Salvador

El Salvador
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Through a unique south-south cooperation partnership between Brazil, El Salvador and UNV, the project "Living schools" mobilized Brazilian volunteers to help thousands of El Salvadoran youth to deal with natural disasters.

Following the devastation of tropical storm Ida in November 2009, a unique, triangular South-South partnership was initiated with the governments of Brazil and El Salvador and the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme.

Supporting the creation of West Africa’s first law on volunteerism and providing education to the most needy

Burkina Faso National Volunteer Programme
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A groundbreaking partnership led to the development of the first national law on volunteerism in West Africa, and mobilized more than 13,000 youth volunteers to support national development in the region.

A groundbreaking partnership between the Burkina Faso Ministry of Youth and Employment, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme and France Volontaires in 2007 led to the development of the first national law on volunteerism in West Africa, and mobilized more than 13,000 youth volunteers to support national development, including more than a thousand young volunteer teachers who served in classrooms that otherwise would have been closed due to a lack of staff.

Building trust between young people, their communities and governments in the Arab region

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The project brought young women and men, governments, the United Nations and other partners together to share their ideas about youth volunteerism for development in safe forums, following a participatory approach.

Following the momentous political transitions that swept the Arab region in recent years, the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme’s groundbreaking Arab Youth Volunteering for a Better Future regional project is building trust between young people, their communities, and governments in Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Tunisia and Yemen.

First regional meeting of youth volunteer networks in Latin America

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First regional meeting of youth volunteer networks in Latin America

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UNV signs Memorandum of Understanding with UNHCR

Geneva, Switzerland
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More than 2,500 UN Volunteers, half of them women, have supported the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) in delivering on its mandate in 95 countries over the past six years. The two agencies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding reaffirming this long-standing partnership.

UNV signs Memorandum of Understanding with UNHCR

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More than 2,500 UN Volunteers, half of them women, have supported the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) in delivering on its mandate in 95 countries over the past six years. The two agencies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding reaffirming this long-standing partnership.

Volunteer in your country: Conditions of Service

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Duration of assignments

The duration of national UN Volunteer assignments may vary. The minimum service period is two weeks and the maximum, whether under one assignment or accumulated over several assignments, is four years. Extensions beyond the four-year limit are not considered, since a national UN Volunteer assignment is not a career. However, one can serve as a national UN Volunteer again after a minimum of ten years have passed to allow young volunteers who would like to serve again later in life as mid-level or higher professionals to do so.

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