SDG 3: Good health and well-being, SDG 6: Clean water and sanitation, SDG 10: Reduced inequalities
Hope through clean water
08 November 2024
Asia and the Pacific
Exposure story
SDG 10: Reduced inequalities, SDG 17: Partnerships for the goals
Be the best version of yourself through volunteering
04 November 2024
Asia and the Pacific
Exposure story
SDG 5: Gender equality, SDG 17: Partnerships for the goals
Iceland deploys its first fully funded UN Volunteer in India
Chinenye Anekwe is a UN Volunteer Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Specialist with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) India Office since August 2024. She is a 2018 fellow of GRÓ Gender Equality Studies and Training Programme (GRÓ GEST). 
31 October 2024
Asia and the Pacific
Article
SDG 9: Industry, innovation and infrastructure, SDG 11: Sustainable cities and communities, SDG 16: Peace, justice and strong institutions, SDG 17: Partnerships for the goals
Putting data-driven solutions at the center of sustainable cities
With a background in Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics, Deanna sees her volunteer assignment with the United Nations as a platform for meaningful contribution to sustainability—something she's been passionately pursuing as part of her university studies as well.   I consolidate climate vulnerability and disaster risk data from diverse UN entities and development partners into a unified platform, thus enhancing data accessibility and improving urban planning and decision-making processes.” Yi Nam Xu, UN Volunteer with UN-Habitat.
30 October 2024
Asia and the Pacific
Success stories
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
Volunteering at the grassroots in the Philippines
29 October 2024
Asia and the Pacific
Exposure story
SDG 5: Gender equality, SDG 17: Partnerships for the goals
Stepping it up for crisis response and gender equality in Bangladesh 
28 October 2024
Asia and the Pacific
Exposure story
SDG 6: Clean water and sanitation, SDG 13: Climate change, SDG 15: Life on land, SDG 17: Partnerships for the goals
Making farmers in Sri Lanka’s Dry Zone more resilient to climate change
28 October 2024
Asia and the Pacific
Exposure story
SDG 16: Peace, justice and strong institutions, SDG 17: Partnerships for the goals
From China to Bangladesh—a story of energy, enthusiasm and fresh ideas
25 October 2024
Asia and the Pacific
Success stories
SDG 1: No poverty, SDG 10: Reduced inequalities, SDG 16: Peace, justice and strong institutions, SDG 17: Partnerships for the goals
Volunteering bridges gaps for migrants in Mongolia
Cho's fascination with Mongolia's development trajectory began during a previous project with the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA). Witnessing the nation's hurdles firsthand, she felt compelled to contribute on a broader scale. The UN Volunteer opportunity seemed like the perfect platform to explore the UN system's role in fostering sustainable development, especially on human mobility issues.
25 October 2024
Asia and the Pacific
Success stories
SDG 4: Quality education
Preserving history through volunteering 
04 October 2024
Asia and the Pacific
Exposure story