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| Apr 2, 2025 | UNV notes steady progress in web accessibility | Since reporting in April 2024 on making web applications accessible for persons with disabilities, United Nations Volunteers (UNV) has improved its web application accessibility for persons with disabilities by conducting comprehensive test... |
| Oct 25, 2024 | From China to Bangladesh—a story of energy, enthusiasm and fresh ideas | Yiran Zhao, Xinhao Yao, and Xiangyu Jin serve with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), and the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) Country Office in Ban... |
| Sep 23, 2024 | COP 16 and the spirit of volunteering in Colombia | Sixteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 16) will be held in Cali, Colombia, from October 21st to November 1st, 2024. United Nations Volunteers will play an important role in mobilizi... |
| Aug 30, 2024 | Online Volunteers support We the Women campaign in 185 countries | "At its heart of We the Women is the idea that we, the women, have the power to come together and craft sustainable solutions for our shared future." The words of Angela Polinsky echo some 1000 Online Volunteers like herself who p... |
| Aug 19, 2024 | UN Volunteers' humanitarian assistance for Gaza | World Humanitarian Day is observed annually on 19 August. As we pay tribute to and and salute the courage of humanitarians around the world, we bring you a story of three UN Volunteers, Elena Mansour, Lama Sheta, and Mohamed Moursy whose vo... |
| Aug 13, 2024 | From clicks to progress in Iraq | From Clicks to Progress: Youth Digital Pathways for Sustainable Development is the theme for International Youth Day 2024. Personifying the theme are five Online Volunteers with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Iraq. Throu... |
| Jul 4, 2024 | UNEP UNV Young Talent Pipeline begins its second phase | The second phase of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) Young Talent Pipeline starts on 25 June 2024. It builds on the efforts of the first phase from 2023 and aims to engage young talente... |
| Jun 25, 2024 | UNEP UNV Young Talent Pipeline begins its second phase | The second phase of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) Young Talent Pipeline starts on 25 June 2024. It builds on the efforts of the first phase from 2023 and aims to engage young talente... |
| Jun 24, 2024 | Online Volunteers compile data for digital governance | The United Nations E-Government Survey is a development tool that examines countries’ strengths, challenges and opportunities, and informs policies and strategies.
From June to September 2023, each Online Volunteer collected data through on... |
| Jun 14, 2024 | From child soldiers to carpenters in the Democratic Republic of the Congo | Volunteers from around the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) commemorated the International Volunteer Day (IVD) 2022 through a range of activities mirroring the theme of IVD, 'Solidarity through volunteering - Together, Act Now.'
To ma... |
| Jun 12, 2024 | Volunteer now for our common future – International Volunteer Day 2021 campaign launched | International Volunteer Day (IVD) is an international observance that was mandated by the UN General Assembly in 1985. It offers an opportunity for volunteer-involving organizations and individual volunteers to promote volunteerism, encoura... |
| Jun 12, 2024 | Calling on Tanzanians to volunteer with the United Nations | The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme invites Tanzanian professionals to serve as national UN Volunteers. As part of our talent pool, you can apply for opportunities to contribute to peace and development initiatives in your country... |
| Jun 11, 2024 | Second batch of UN Volunteers funded by China start their assignments | 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 ... |
| Jun 10, 2024 | Calling for young researchers for local peacebuilding | The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme, UN Peacebuilding Support Office (PBSO) and PeaceNexus Foundation are pleased to launch a call for young researchers for peacebuilding. This new partnership will provide early-career professiona... |
| Jun 10, 2024 | UNV and WFP sign Memorandum of Understanding to fortify their collaboration | The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the World Food Programme (WFP) last week. The agreement will increase deployment of UN Volunteers in support of the 2030 Agenda, and includes a joint ac... |
| Jun 10, 2024 | UNV and China to leverage volunteering for the SDGs | 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 volunteeris... |
| Jun 10, 2024 | In the Comoros, volunteers are leading efforts to restore nature and build resilience | 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 d... |
| Jun 10, 2024 | Together we can build a fairer and healthier world | In celebration of World Health Day, we share the stories of five of our UN Volunteers. These volunteers are working on raising public awareness on health risks and issues, informing on preventive measures, and supporting ongoing health serv... |
| Jun 10, 2024 | Online volunteers with UNDP help improve health governance | In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has been expanding the reach of its health and development initiative by engaging passionate online volunteers. In 2020, UNDP published 401 opportunities ... |
| Jun 10, 2024 | UN Volunteers with disabilities and an inclusive COVID-19 response | To date in 2020, at least 71 UN Volunteer with disabilities are deployed with our UN entity partners. We say at least, because these figures only factor in those volunteers who voluntarily disclosed their disability. There are many more, se... |
| Jun 10, 2024 | The global health legacy of UN Volunteers | Through the years, UN Volunteers have been on the frontlines of global health crisis campaigns worldwide. This wealth of experience makes UN Volunteers ready to support vaccine rollout campaigns, as part of the COVID-19 response.
Now a year... |
| Jun 10, 2024 | Recruiting UN Volunteers for COVAX | The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme is geared to support UN partners in ensuring fair and equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines (COVAX). UN Volunteers for COVAX can support UN entities in ensuring the efficient, safe and equitable... |
| Jun 10, 2024 | Volunteering for resilient recovery | 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 ... |
| Jun 9, 2024 | New cohort announced: Population Data Fellowship – a UNFPA/UNV initiative for civil registration and vital statistics | The UN Population Fund (UNFPA), in partnership with the UN Volunteers (UNV) programme, has announced a new cohort under the Population Data Fellowship Programme for 2020-21. This fellowship is providing early-career professionals with the o... |
| Jun 9, 2024 | UNV and UNFPA call for Population Data Fellows for FGM Data and Research | Enabling young people to realize their full social, economic and human potential is a core component of the partnership between the UN Volunteers (UNV) programme and UN Population Fund (UNFPA). With this in mind, we are pleased to announce ... |
| Jun 8, 2024 | International Volunteer Day 2019: Volunteer for an inclusive future | This year, International Volunteer Day (IVD) highlights volunteers contributing to inclusion, and Sustainable Development Goal 10, reducing inequality within and among countries.
By empowering people to act, and by increasing interactions b... |
| Jun 8, 2024 | UN Volunteers with UN Peacekeeping support peace and reconciliation every day | May 29 marks the 70th anniversary of UN Peacekeeping, which remains as relevant today as ever. Nearly 90,000 troops and police, joined by over 14,000 civilians – including UN Volunteers – serve in 14 peacekeeping operations. Together, they ... |
| Jun 8, 2024 | Changing the world through and for people with disabilities | The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme has been working to increase the integration and inclusion of persons with physical and intellectual disabilities in all aspects of political, social, economic and cultural life. Volunteerism is... |
| Jun 8, 2024 | Promoting youth participation in volunteerism and implementing the Sustainable Development Goals | The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme brought together more than thirty UN Volunteers from 14 countries in the Asia-Pacific region in Beijing, China, ahead of International Volunteer Day (IVD) 2019, to share volunteer experiences. A... |
| Jun 8, 2024 | Applying innovation to volunteering research: Can you contribute? | *Deadline extended to January 2020* Participate in this Innovation Challenge and share your ideas on measuring the economic and social contributions of volunteer work
Meeting the ambitions of the 2030 Agenda requires the efforts of all of s... |
| Jun 8, 2024 | UN Volunteers drive change and support action for the protection of our environment | Volunteerism has historically been a key driver of the global environmental movement. Volunteers were and continue to be the force behind efforts to drive change and support action for the protection of our environment. They are an essentia... |
| Jun 8, 2024 | UNV at COP 23 | The UN Climate Change Conference COP 23 is taking place in Bonn, Germany, between 6 and 17 November. The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme has been pivotal in organizing the event through the mobilization of more than 650 local volu... |
| Jun 8, 2024 | Advancing disability inclusion across the UN system through volunteerism | The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme has been working to increase the integration and inclusion of persons with disabilities in all aspects of political, social, economic and cultural life. The organization continues scaling up its... |
| Jun 8, 2024 | Strengthening the UN system's monitoring and evaluation capacity through the deployment of young evaluators | UN Youth Volunteers, who receive a monthly living allowance and a benefits package, can be impactful resources to support monitoring and evaluation efforts. UN Volunteers can contribute to national SDG monitoring, evaluation and reporting; ... |
| Jun 8, 2024 | Volunteers act first, saving lives and livelihoods | Wherever there is suffering, volunteers act to save lives and restore human dignity. In times of crisis, volunteers don’t hesitate to risk their own lives for others.
The number of people affected by humanitarian crises is unprecedented. In... |
| Jun 7, 2024 | UNV welcomes Czech, French and Swiss UN Youth Volunteers to Bonn to prepare for volunteer assignments | Thirty nationals from the Czech Republic, France and Switzerland are among the latest UN Youth Volunteers to arrive in Bonn to start assignment preparation training before being deployed to serve United Nations programmes in Africa, Asia, E... |
| Jun 7, 2024 | Women as agents of change after a natural disaster | Following the earthquake, the situation of women and girls was of special concern because they are more likely to become victims of violence and discrimination in a humanitarian emergency. Displacement, over-crowed camps, lack of privacy an... |
| Jun 7, 2024 | UNV and UNESCO reaffirm partnership through Memorandum of Understanding | The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme and the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) reaffirmed their commitment to their long-standing partnership through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding in Paris... |
| Nov 20, 2023 | How to honor your personal values while giving back this Giving Tuesday | (BPT) - Giving back to your community is an important and powerful way to create positive change right where you live. In addition to making an impact on the lives of others, volunteering also offers personal benefits. According to the Clev... |
| Sep 26, 2022 | «Уехал, и что дальше?» — подборка для планирования жизни за границей | Внезапно уехавшие могут пребывать в паническом шоке. А дальше что? Уехал, и? А что если затянется на года? Даже если есть деньги, в какой стране можно остаться надолго?
Для тех, кто уехал и не знает, что делать дальше, собрал всё, что нужно... |
| Jun 22, 2022 | How Good Nature Agro is layering digital tools to unlock better services for Zambia’s farmers | Zambia is a Southern African country rich in arable land yet only 15% of it is cultivated. Its predominantly rural population is highly dependent on agriculture with around 60% of households participating in agricultural activities and 50% ... |
