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UN Volunteers with UN-Habitat help communities overcome the waste management crisis in Africa
13 Oct 2022
Mercy Ochieng Odhiambo, national UN Volunteer Community Specialist with UN-Habitat, at a dumpsite in Nairobi to meet with waste pickers and hear about their challenges.
Partners
In South Sudan, UN Volunteers are rebuilding hope and resilience
09 Oct 2022
Kyoko Yokosuka (right), UNV Deputy Executive Coordinator, interacting with the UNMISS Movement Control Section team, who support planning and management of movement, freight and cargo.
Facilitating the protection of civilians and returnees in South Sudan
21 Sep 2022
UN Volunteer Geraldine Chioma Nzulumike (right), during integrated training with UNMISS and humanitarian partners on the role of authorities and host communities in the protection of civilians in Mayom County, Unity State.
Volunteer voices
Promoting human rights for sustainable peace in South Sudan
20 Sep 2022
UN Volunteer Wipanee Chamnanphaison (Thailand) at UN House in South Sudan. During the human rights 2022-2023 retreat, Wipanee presented a report about capacity building activities that the UNMISS Human Rights Division organized or supported in the 2021-2022 fiscal year.
Volunteer voices
Serving the underserved has not been a bed of roses, but the benefits far outweigh the challenges
16 Aug 2022
UN Volunteer Associate Programme Officer Jestina Simba serves with UNCHR. Here, she is seen during the commemoration of World Refugee Day 2022.
Blogs
"Volunteerism is a way of life: a service to communities around us and to ourselves"
15 Aug 2022
UN Volunteer Rehana Bashir Butt (third from right) with UNHCR Kenya colleagues in Dadaab, where she supported the distribution of non-food Items to refugees.
Volunteer voices
Intergenerational solidarity for climate action – a conversation
12 Aug 2022
UN Volunteers Charlie Bartlett (left) and Caroline Kamau (right) interacting during the Capacity Development and Learning Facility (CDLF) 2022 training organized by UNV Kenya Office at Safari Park Hotel, Nairobi.
Volunteer voices
Honing skills and delivering results in the fight against climate change
11 Aug 2022
Teodora Traljic (in red shirt), UN Youth Volunteer Climate Action Officer with UNEP Somalia, at the meeting with PROSCAL (Programme for the Sustainable Reduction of Charcoal and Livelihood Assistance) counterparts and Gulf State Ambassadors to discuss the environment and security impacts of charcoal production and consumption.
Blogs
Reflections on volunteerism and youth employment in Africa
09 Aug 2022
Ms Nuala O'Brien (centre), Ambassador of Ireland in Mozambique with UNV Executive Coordinator, Mr Toily Kurbanov (second from left), UNV Country Coordinator Ms Carla Machavane (left), UNV Regional Portfolio Manager, Ms Sarah Anyoti (second from right), and Ms Edna Thovela, Programme Officer for Governance and Resilience, Embassy of Ireland, during Mr Kurbanov's visit to Mozambique in May 2022.