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 …
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 …
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, …
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 …
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, …
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 …
"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- …
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 …
"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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Building on these words by Nelson Mandela, UN Volunteers celebrated Mandela Day 2016 in Sudan by trying to improve life for kids in the Jaffar Ebn Aouf Pediatric Hospital in Khartoum. “We can change the world and make it a better place. It is in your hands …
The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme and the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ), both members of the "Forum for Volunteering in Development" (Forum), will jointly host the 2016 International Volunteering Cooperation …
On 28 June 2016, UNV concluded a partnership agreement with Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. marking the first partnership in Japan between UNV and a private sector company. On 28 June 2016, the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme concluded a partnership …
Africa needs a people-led development pathway that puts the role of youth at the core of the continental development agenda concludes joint UNV and Africa Union Commission side event to TICAD VI held in Nairobi in August 2016. Africa needs a people-led …
Toily Kurbanov, Executive Coordinator of United Nations Volunteers (UNV) presented the 2023 Annual Report of the Administrator at the Executive Board in New York on 6 June 2024. The Executive Board consists of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP …
The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) estimates the number of forcibly displaced people at 79.5 million worldwide. Of these, 20.4 million refugees are under the agency’s mandate. The scene in the Arab States region is complex, with multiple emergency situations in …
Analyzing the gender dimensions of the impact of COVID-19 has become a priority in Senegal. Serving with the UN Development Programme (UNDP), Lea Desgranges delivers results as a UN Volunteer Governance Programme Analyst. The Governance Unit of UNDP works …
