Twenty-four UN Volunteers fully funded by China recently began their assignments with 13 UN partner entities. Serving in 15 countries, they bring their skills to the United Nations to contribute towards sustainable development in the areas of climate …
UN Volunteers are engaging governments, business leaders and community-based organizations to expand partnerships with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) for climate action. They take part in the COVID-19 pandemic recovery by encouraging …
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 …
Around the world, young people are engaged in strengthening peace and supporting civic engagement in different fields through their volunteering activities — but one thing to especially note is that they are also contributing to global peacekeeping online …
The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) are working closely with the Ministry of Youth and Sports in Iraq to promote civic engagement and volunteering for sustainable development among young people, …
Malawi is one of the eight countries implementing the multi-year partnership programme between the European Union and the United Nations focusing on gender-based violence prevention and management, dubbed the Spotlight Initiative (SI). The Spotlight …
Ousmane Mahamadou is a UN Community Volunteer serving with the UN Development Programme (UNDP) in Niger. His assignment falls within the framework of the Regional Project for the Stabilization of the Lake Chad Basin, which has been underway since January …
The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme and Kopernik are happy to announce the winners of the video competition launched earlier this year, in collaboration with Ricoh, to highlight UN Volunteers’ contributions to the Sustainable Development Goals ( …
Every day and in every country in the world, millions of volunteers work with communities, organizations, companies, and on their own, to take action on the issues that affect them. But how many people volunteer, and what do they do? How is volunteering …
"There is another pandemic taking place: the pandemic of inequalities. People around the world are experiencing socioeconomic inequalities which undermine their life chances and opportunities."1 Even before the pandemic, millions of people took …
The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme is pleased to announce the recruitment of persons with disabilities for UN Volunteer assignments funded by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) and the German Federal Ministry for …
On 5 June 2021, World Environment Day, the UN officially launches the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, which runs from 2021-2030 as a global rallying cry to heal our planet. Experts are warning that failure to turn around environmental destruction in …
COVID-19 has had major economic and financial repercussions on the populations, particularly on vulnerable groups. The United Nations System in Senegal, under the leadership of the United Nation Development Programme (UNDP), is collaborating on a COVID-19 …
For civil service organizations around the world, continuous exchange of knowledge and experience is an important means of building institutional and human capacity in support of the efforts of governments. Since 2018 the Astana Civil Service Hub (ACSH), …
Poonam Kashyap is a UN Volunteer with the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) in India. She is based in Maharashtra, where she uses communication channels like radio broadcasts, social media, and open dialogues to educate people on the harmful …
The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme has entered a partnership with Kopernik on a global campaign using virtual reality to showcase how volunteering contributes to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The agreement was signed by Yoshinori …
The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme and UN Development Programme (UNDP) launched an innovative project promoting sustainable urban development through volunteer service for the Beijing Winter Olympics. This project is in partnership with the …
UNV's Executive Coordinator, Mr Toily Kurbanov, recently met with partners in China to explore ways to strengthen existing collaboration and expand partnerships. During a virtual mission, Mr Kurbanov explored the contribution of volunteerism to the …
The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates. The agreement paves the way for the partners to collaborate on boosting global volunteering and …
Over 100 participants, including the representatives of international organizations, governments, academia, volunteer associations and volunteers from Asia, Europe and the Pacific took part online and onsite in an International Dialogue on " …
