Have you ever thought of dedicating your skills to support Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)? Register at app.unv.org to volunteer onsite or online and search volunteering opportunities that match your skills! 🫶

'What motivated me to fight for #gender #equality was my experience as part of a marginalized group since I identify myself as queer.'

Vo Tuan Son, former UN Volunteer Communication Officer with UNDP in Viet Nam #IDAHOBIT

➡️High interest rates
➡️Debt sustainability crisis
➡️Geopolitical tensions
➡️Extreme weather events

Multiple challenges continue to slow economic growth, threatening decades of development gains.

More in UN DESA’s new #WorldEconomyReport : desapublications.un.org/publications/w…

We. Are. All. #Human .

#Human Rights are universal, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity and sex characteristics.

#IDAHOBIT

In Bangladesh 🇧🇩, out of 44 dedicated community volunteers, UNV funded 14 women volunteers from the indigenous communities.

The Special Voluntary Fund helps us all by creating previously non-existent space for volunteering in the United Nations #PartnerUp

A historian,
lawyer,
sociologist,
engineer,
psychologist &
communicator.

Six different professions, 1⃣ common goal: to achieve #GlobalGoals by volunteering. See how 6⃣out of 200 Peruvian🇵🇪 women UN Volunteers supported 13 United Nations entities in 2023👇🏾unvolunteers.exposure.co/inspiring-wome…

Young people account for 1 in 7 new #HIV infections globally🎗️

Pierre-Louis, a fully funded French 🇫🇷 #UNVolunteer with UNAIDS Global India 🇮🇳 advocates for increased political inclusion of young key populations in the regional and country decision-making processes.

'Our role in this project has a deep impact on shaping societies in local communities,' shared 1⃣8⃣ UN Volunteers serving in Bosnia and Herzegovina 🇧🇦.

They provide local-level assistance to empower communities in shaping their own lives.

🔗unv.org/Success-storie…

#ThrowbackThursday
Elodia Cheutou Former National #UNVolunteer with WFP Cameroon. Find out how she promoted peace and development through #Volunteering

You are a young African, aged 18-35?

Here is a chance to join the #54FacesofAfrica campaign, to tell your story & spark change.

Tell the world what being African means to you and what dreams you have for your continent.
👉 forms.gle/LA7rQVLvzCPBiD…

Deadline: 20th May 2024

There are over 110 million forcibly displaced persons around the world🏠

The UN Volunteer Refugee special initiative collaborates directly with UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, establishing UNV assignments in their host countries.

Community volunteering is the backbone of long-term community development.

It enhances trust between residents🧑, local organisations🏢 & institutions🏛️ which is key to building a resilient society.

As advocates for peace, UN Volunteers in MONUSCO are committed to promoting human rights and fostering peace in Kinshasa and Goma 🇨🇩.
Their expertise and commitment are crucial in helping to address the challenges and make a meaningful impact.
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Here's a brief journey exploring how volunteerism 🌍🤝has evolved within the United Nations over the past 10+ years.

👉 bit.ly/3ycADos

Leaving no one behind is our collective responsibility 👏

Volunteering allows anyone, whatever their abilities or skills, to participate in development efforts and have a say in decisions that affect them. #PartnerUp

'I want young people to see me as a reference, so they continue with this legacy and pass knowledge onto others.'

UN Volunteer Johanna keeps traditional knowledge alive in #Ecuador 🇪🇨 while making it sustainable generation after generation.

We cannot achieve the 17 #GlobalGoals unless we all work TOGETHER 💙 To achieve the #2030agenda we need to:

📢promote & highlight the contribution of volunteers for #SDGs ,
📊 exchange information and best practices on volunteering,
💪enhance volunteering opportunities.

Today a United Nations vehicle was struck in Gaza, killing one of our colleagues & injuring another.
More than 190 UN staff have been killed in Gaza.
Humanitarian workers must be protected.
I condemn all attacks on UN personnel and reiterate my urgent appeal for an immediate humanitarian

Heavy rains and floods have claimed hundreds of lives and destroyed thousands of homes in northeastern Afghanistan.

The UN and partners are on the ground and stepping up efforts to provide affected families with essential aid. news.un.org/en/story/2024/…

In Burkina Faso🇧🇫, 14 United Nations Volunteers conduct training, work with governments and educate communities contributing to United NationsPeacebuilding.

'Thanks to the #UNVolunteers , we've found relief and empowerment' shared Aline, a beneficiary from Barsalogho.
unvolunteers.exposure.co/empowering-com…