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    UNV SUPPORTS UNHCR OPERATIONS ON THE THAI-MYANMAR BORDER
    UNV SUPPORTS UNHCR OPERATIONS ON THE THAI-MYANMAR BORDER
    Sarah Zorc, (USA) (left), a UN Volunteer with UNHCR, follows up with a refugee family on their resettlement case in the Baan Mai Noi Soi Temporary Shelter Area, Thailand. The shelter area is located close to the Myanmar border. (Panupong Changchai, 2016)
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    UN VOLUNTEERS HELP REBUILD ECUADOR AFTER DEVASTATING EARTHQUAKE
    UN VOLUNTEERS HELP REBUILD ECUADOR AFTER DEVASTATING EARTHQUAKE
    Ana Belén Harb (left), national UN Volunteer Programme Assistant with UNICEF Ecuador, and Rocío Zambrano, Local Assistant, discuss activities carried out for children as part of the recovery efforts after the earthquake of April 2016 in Ecuador. (Juan Diego Pérez Arias/UNV, 2016)
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    UN VOLUNTEERS IMPROVE COASTAL AND MARITIME RESOURCES MANAGEMENT IN WEST AFRICA
    UN VOLUNTEERS IMPROVE COASTAL AND MARITIME RESOURCES MANAGEMENT IN WEST AFRICA
    UN Volunteer Moussa Habou improves coastal and maritime resources management in West Africa. (Cherkaoui, UNV, 2015)

How we make a difference

News Lao PDR
SDG 5: Gender equality
UN Volunteers transforming women’s lives
08 March 2018
News National UN Volunteers receive the required materials to support the electoral process at UNDP in Conakry, Guinea.
SDG 10: Reduced inequalities, SDG 16: Peace, justice and strong institutions, SDG 17: Partnerships for the goals
National UN Volunteers support local elections in Guinea
05 February 2018
News
SDG 11: Sustainable cities and communities, SDG 17: Partnerships for the goals
Youth volunteering as an engine for social enterprises in Southeast Asia
30 January 2018
News
SDG 17: Partnerships for the goals
Remarks by Olivier Adam, UNV Executive Coordinator, on the occasion of the UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS Executive Board (First regular session 2018)
25 January 2018
News
SDG 17: Partnerships for the goals
UN Member States support UNV Strategic Framework 2018-2021
25 January 2018
News
SDG 17: Partnerships for the goals
International conference in China to strengthen South-South Cooperation through volunteering
13 December 2017
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Programmes Mullah Caravan discussion session in Mazar province, Afghanistan.
Asia and the PacificSDG 5: Gender equality
On the road to gender equality in Afghanistan
08 March 2018
Programmes Rwanda DDR training women early warning signs
Sub-Saharan AfricaSDG 13: Climate change
Women volunteers fight natural hazards while enhancing gender equality in Rwanda
07 March 2018
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Sub-Saharan AfricaSDG 16: Peace, justice and strong institutions
Supporting the Special Criminal Court in Central African Republic
13 February 2018
Programmes UNV Community Radio Project in Pakistan
Asia and the PacificSDG 5: Gender equality, SDG 10: Reduced inequalities, SDG 11: Sustainable cities and communities
Community volunteers take development challenges on air
29 January 2018
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Sub-Saharan AfricaSDG 3: Good health and well-being, SDG 5: Gender equality
A united partnership to increase the number of voices against violence in Togo
30 November 2017
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Asia and the PacificSDG 10: Reduced inequalities, SDG 16: Peace, justice and strong institutions
The 2030 Youth Force—One Year On
20 November 2017
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Latin America and the Caribbean SDG 5: Gender equality, SDG 10: Reduced inequalities, SDG 16: Peace, justice and strong institutions
Contributing to the achievement of peace, justice and strong institutions in Colombia
08 March 2018
Volunteers Participants of the caregiver sessions in Papua, Indonesia in Partners for Prevention programme.
Asia and the Pacific SDG 5: Gender equality
Preventing violence against women and girls in Indonesia and Cambodia
08 March 2018
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Sub-Saharan Africa SDG 3: Good health and well-being
Eradicating famine and poverty through health education in South Sudan
19 February 2018
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Asia and the Pacific SDG 5: Gender equality
Play ball against gender-based violence
10 February 2018
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Sub-Saharan Africa SDG 1: No poverty, SDG 10: Reduced inequalities
Communicating to support the displaced in Congo’s Pool region
08 February 2018
Volunteers VV-trinidad-tobago-doctor_Dr_Musa.jpg
Latin America and the Caribbean SDG 3: Good health and well-being
Practicing medicine in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Lesotho, then Trinidad and Tobago
06 February 2018
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Sub-Saharan Africa SDG 16: Peace, justice and strong institutions
On a peacekeeping mission, you become part of history
06 March 2018
Blogs Women in peace and security build sustainable peace
SDG 5: Gender equality, SDG 10: Reduced inequalities, SDG 16: Peace, justice and strong institutions
Why women involved in peace and security decisions improve effectiveness and sustainability
01 March 2018
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Asia and the Pacific SDG 1: No poverty, SDG 16: Peace, justice and strong institutions
Serving as a UN Volunteer showed me the value of my skills, beyond the private sector
01 February 2018
Blogs
Latin America and the Caribbean SDG 13: Climate change
Digital volunteers deliver lifesaving information during Hurricane Irma
19 January 2018
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Europe and the CIS SDG 16: Peace, justice and strong institutions
Get out there closer to the people to serve the cause of the UN
04 January 2018
Blogs
Asia and the Pacific SDG 11: Sustainable cities and communities, SDG 17: Partnerships for the goals
Honouring volunteers
06 December 2017
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