UN Volunteers Press Releases

• Published on June 8, 2024 - 10:15 GMT

  

  Leaving no one behind: UNDP/UNV Talent Programme for Young Professionals with Disabilities

  UNDP and UNV hosted an engagement and partnership meeting for the UNDP-UNV Talent Programme for Young Professionals with Disabilities at UNV headquarters in Bonn, Germany. Some 70 participants took part, representing a diverse group of stakeholders, …

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• Published on June 8, 2024 - 10:15 GMT

  

  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 a long-standing …

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• Published on June 8, 2024 - 10:15 GMT

  

  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 the past decade …

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• Published on June 8, 2024 - 10:15 GMT

  

  At Executive Board meeting 2018, Member States applaud UNV for enhancing its ability to deliver

  The UNDP Administrator and UNV Executive Coordinator presented 2016-2017 results and achievements to the UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS Executive Board on 8 June 2018.  At the conclusion of the session, the Board took note of UNV's three priorities for the new …

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• Published on June 7, 2024 - 23:49 GMT

  

  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, Europe and the …

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• Published on June 7, 2024 - 23:49 GMT

  

  Joining the ranks of the one billion

  "Volunteering is all about helping – it’s about making a difference, no matter how small." New to the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme, 30 UN Youth Volunteers were in Bonn this week to attend the Assignment Preparation Training.  The …

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• Published on June 7, 2024 - 23:49 GMT

  

  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 today. Through …

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• Published on June 7, 2024 - 23:49 GMT

  

  No barriers of time or place: the UNV Online Volunteering service as a global solution for SDGs

  The event, labelled “the world’s first playable policy conference,” brought together leading thinkers, policy-makers and civil society, together with gaming experts and policy simulators, to discuss critical ideas and showcase innovative solutions to …

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• Published on June 7, 2024 - 23:49 GMT

  

  New UN Youth Volunteers in Bonn before their deployment to Africa, Asia and Europe

  Twenty-eight UN Youth Volunteers are taking part in the assignment preparation training from 6 to 9 March before they are deployed to United Nations programmes in three continents around the world. The training is a way to inform and prepare the youth …

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• Published on June 7, 2024 - 23:49 GMT

  

  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 and lighting, …

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• Published on June 7, 2024 - 23:49 GMT

  

  UNV celebrates International Women’s Day recognizing the work of UN Volunteers towards gender equality

  UNV works to ensure gender equality and the empowerment of women from both an institutional and a programmatic perspective. We wish to use this occasion to feature the rich variety of ways UN Volunteers around the world contribute to SDG 5: Achieve gender …

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• Published on June 7, 2024 - 23:49 GMT

  

  Supporting innovation in development: CISCO expands its partnership with UNV

  On 8 March 2017, graduates from the Cisco Networking Academy programme serving as UN Youth Volunteers in Asia and the Pacific met virtually with Ms. Sandy Walsh, Cisco’s Director of Social Innovation Group for Asia Pacific and Japan, and Mr. Olivier Adam, …

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• Published on June 7, 2024 - 17:50 GMT

  

  Reaching the unreached: Youth in Zambia help lead COVID-19 response

  In May of this year, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in partnership with the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme, the Zambian Government and the National Youth Development Council, kicked off a mass community outreach campaign. The …

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• Published on June 7, 2024 - 17:50 GMT

  

  Partners for women: in the face of gender-based violence, you are not alone

  "Even before the pandemic, violence against women was one of the most widespread violations of human rights. Since lockdown restrictions, domestic violence has multiplied, spreading across the world in a shadow pandemic, " said Phumzile Mlambo- …

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• Published on June 7, 2024 - 17:50 GMT

  

  The stories that matter most: Lebanon’s crisis turns caregivers into real-life heroes

  The devastating blasts that hit the Port of Beirut on 4 August 2020 will push food prices beyond the reach of many, particularly as Lebanon imports nearly 85 per cent of its food. The UN and aid partners have launched a US $565 million appeal to address …

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• Published on June 7, 2024 - 17:50 GMT

  

  Boosting the media in Guinea-Bissau for greater peace

  "He who has never left his house thinks his mother is the best cook." This Sudanese expression means a lot to Sophie Pereira, 32 years old and Luso-French, who left her long-term position in a consultancy firm in Paris to become an international …

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• Published on June 7, 2024 - 17:50 GMT

  

  Brazilian Corporate Volunteer Council signs an innovative partnership with UNV

  The Brazilian Corporate Volunteer Council (CBVE) signed an innovative partnership with the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme in Brazil, with the objective to mobilize the private sector and its resources to go beyond corporate volunteering. The …

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  UNV launches revamped Online Volunteering service

  UNV launched its new Online Volunteering service from Brazil. The global launch showed how organizations and volunteers can team up online to address sustainable development worldwide. On 15 July, UNV will be launching its new Online Volunteering service …

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• Published on June 7, 2024 - 17:49 GMT

  

  Safety of UN Volunteers in South Sudan amidst fighting

  UNV continues to monitor the safety of its UN Volunteers in South Sudan amidst recent violence. For the past 25 years, UN Volunteers have supported peace processes in multiple societies and countries in complex political transitions around the world. Over …

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• Published on June 7, 2024 - 17:49 GMT

  

  Supporting ethnic cohesion and social well-being in Kosovo

  A UNV-supported initiative in 2015 empowered young men and women from the Roma, Ashkali and Egyptian (RAE) community in Kosovo to start their own social entrepreneurship initiatives and advocate for community needs as “Changemakers”. A UNV-supported …

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