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The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme contributes to peace and development through volunteerism worldwide. Learn more: https://www.unv.org/
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Calling for nationals from 🇦🇩 🇧🇳 🇭🇷 🇪🇪 🇱🇮 🇲🇹 🇲🇭 🇲🇨 🇵🇼 🇸🇲 🇸🇨 🇸🇮 🇸🇷 🇹🇻 to join #TeamUNVolunteers. 6⃣ international volunteering opportunities are still open. Which ones and where? See for yourself 🔽 www.unv.org/news/teamunv...
Online volunteering makes peacebuilding more inclusive 👏 Through the UN’s Hear Us. Act Now for a Peaceful World campaign, 100 Online Volunteers brought intergenerational Peace Circles to communities, connecting generations through dialogue. www.unv.org/story/online...
Online Volunteers bring Intergenerational Peace Circles to Communities
From Guinea to Nicaragua, from North Macedonia to Uzbekistan, and from Australia to Peru, these Online Volunteers who joined the campaign come from geographically diverse places. Some are students, others are professionals. They are connected by a shared belief that peace begins with dialogue.As these Online Volunteers are the experts and influencers within their communities, they are able to lead peace and security dialogues that are tailored to the specific context in which they are set.
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“If there’s one lesson this journey has taught me, it’s that no one is too young to make a difference. The future doesn’t begin tomorrow. It’s built today, through every idea, every initiative, and every commitment we make”—Abel Voabil, @unv.org at UNICEF Mozambique.
If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go further, go together.
Purpose is what brings people to the UN. UN Volunteers like Maria are driven not by career ambition, but by compassion and a commitment to support the UN’s mission and the people it serves.
“By leveraging the UNV online volunteers, the UN not only expands its reach but also redefines how peacebuilding happens." 👏 In an increasingly digital world, 100 Online Volunteers brought intergenerational Peace Circles to their own communities 👇 www.un.org/en/peaceands...
Local action, global impact: 100 online volunteers bring intergenerational peace circles to communities worldwide | United Nations
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“Volunteering is a great pathway to grow professionally and personally.” 👏 #OnceAUNVolunteer now @undp.org Resident Representative in Indonesia 🇮🇩, Sara Ferrer Olivella began her career as a UN Volunteer in Timor-Leste and Cambodia, helping restore basic services and protect human rights.
Volunteers have always driven sustainable development worldwide. Now, their contributions are also recognised in the #HLPF 2026 Ministerial Declaration 👏 Here’s how UNV and #IVY2026 took centre stage across events during the High-Level Political Forum: unvolunteers.exposure.co/volunteerism...
Volunteerism at the High-Level Political Forum by UN Volunteers on Exposure
Volunteerism took center stage at the 2026 High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) in New York, where a series of side events spotlighted its role in tackling global challenges. T...
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In 2025, France funded 57 French UN Volunteers and contributed to the Special Voluntary Fund. From crisis response and risk reduction to gender equality and beyond, this is how French 🇫🇷 UNVs bring valuable skills to the global UN priorities. #PartnerUp
The world’s talent, under one team: #TeamUNVolunteers 💙 Last year, UNV brought together volunteers from 182 nationalities. This year, we’re looking to add 1⃣4⃣ more: 🇦🇩 🇧🇳 🇭🇷 🇪🇪 🇱🇮 🇲🇭 🇲🇹 🇲🇨 🇵🇼 🇸🇲 🇸🇨 🇸🇮 🇸🇷 🇹🇻 See if you’re eligible to apply🔗 unv.org/news/teamunv...
In this month's #SWVR2026 feature, Mildred Hernández, with the UN Dominican Republic, reflects on why: 👉Volunteerism needs recognition, not just laws 👉It needs to move from the invisible to the structural 👉Volunteerism and public investment are not separate conversations www.unv.org/blog/field-p...
From Field to Policy: Volunteerism in the Dominican Republic
In 2013, that conviction brought me to join as a national UN Volunteer Specialist with UNDP in the Dominican Republic. Together with over 1,000 volunteers, I coordinated a national survey across all 32 provinces in which more than 220,000 Dominicans participated, placing the country 8th out of 193 nations in a global citizens' consultation on development priorities. That experience confirmed something I have carried ever since: when people are genuinely invited to shape decisions that affect their lives, they show up. Every time. Because participation is not charity. It is dignity.
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This #WorldCup, we’re not collecting football ⚽️ stickers. UNV is collecting talent. We’re already 182 nationalities strong, but a few nationalities remain underrepresented. Follow along as we reveal new countries & continue building a stronger, more diverse #TeamUNVolunteers.
She used to volunteer in development projects with @undp.org Lao PDR. Today, she is the UNDP Kyrgyzstan 🇰🇬 Resident Representative. #OnceAUNVolunteer, Alexandra Solovieva learnt what development looks like, far away from any strategy papers. Her story 🔗 unvolunteers.exposure.co/a-journey-ro...
A journey rooted in volunteerism by UN Volunteers on Exposure
Thirty years ago, UN Volunteering opportunities were far more limited than they are today. My journey evolved from field-level engagement to leadership roles with the United Nations Development Progra...
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We thank @mfa.gouv.lu for: 🔸the long-standing collaboration 🔸funding 12 assignments to support UN's peace & development efforts 🔸contributing to UNV’s Special Voluntary Fund for the first time in 2026 Thank you 🇱🇺 for investing in volunteerism & its value!
“In such a world, sympathy must be organized, sustained, and given direction.” Ahead of #WorldRefugeeDay, UNV Executive Coordinator Toily Kurbanov reflects on why #solidarity depends on more than goodwill, and how volunteerism actually makes it last. Full article: www.unv.org/blog/if-soli...
“UN Volunteer supports fleet management.” In theory, it’s logistics. In practice, it’s keeping lifesaving aid moving for refugees in Dadaab, one of the world’s largest refugee camps.
Until everyone is safe, we show up. That’s our promise. #WorldRefugeeDay
Is volunteering really a luxury of the Global North? In 2025, nearly 16,000 UN Volunteers from the Global South proved otherwise. Representing 93% of all UN Volunteers, they advanced peace and development through 59 UN entities.
The triple planetary crisis demands better solutions. Former @unep.org UN Volunteer Hyrence believes it starts with better data, collected by communities to help tackle climate change, pollution and biodiversity loss. #NowForClimate #WorldEnvironmentDay
Join UNV, @nuglobaldev.bsky.social and partners for the final #SWVR2026 Global Webinar Series, featuring a roundtable on how volunteer measurement data can inform policy-making and planning. 📅 18 June 2026, 1 pm CET 🔗 Register here: undp.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Europe is taking action during the #VolunteerYear 🇪🇺. In Maia 🇵🇹, the 2026 European Volunteering Capital, Europe’s volunteering sector came together to discuss why volunteering matters for democracy, inclusion and stronger communities.
June is #PrideMonth 🏳️🌈 A reminder that everyone deserves the chance to participate, belong and be themselves. Volunteer and #StandUp4HumanRights!
What do UN Volunteers with UN Peacekeeping do? They strengthen peace efforts. They help communities recover and rebuild after conflict. They #InvestInPeace everywhere, for everyone. #PKday
What can you find on the #IVY2026 Knowledge Portal? 🔸Countries taking part in #VolunteerYear 🔸Communications guide & materials 🔸Member States’ plans & activities Explore all resources today👉 knowledge.unv.org/internationa...
Want to make #IVY2026 count? Get the #IVY2026 Communications Guide, your go-to toolkit for everything related to: 🔹 Key messages & branding 🔹 Promotion tips 🔹 Campaign & event ideas 🔹 Community engagement guidance 🔗 knowledge.unv.org/ivy/resource...
Looking for reliable data and insights on volunteering? UNV's Knowledge Portal brings together global laws, policies, trends, and practical tools including resources linked to the #VolunteerYear 2026. Explore it here:🔗https://knowledge.unv.org
Panama is one of few carbon negative countries, but still faces rising seas and droughts. Fully funded by @sidasweden.bsky.social 🇸🇪, Esther volunteers with @undp.org Panama🇵🇦 to restore forests and promote climate action. 🔗 unvolunteers.exposure.co/from-climate...
