United Nations Volunteers -

United Nations Volunteers

Overview

The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) program is the UN organization that contributes to peace and development through volunteerism worldwide. UNV contributes to peace and development by advocating for recognition of volunteers, working with partners to integrate volunteerism into development programming, and mobilizing an increasing number and diversity of volunteers, including experienced UN Volunteers, throughout the world. UNV embraces volunteerism as universal and inclusive, and recognizes volunteerism in its diversity as well as the values that sustain it: free will, commitment, engagement and solidarity. Based in Bonn, Germany, UNV is active in around 130 countries every year. UNV, with Field Units in 60 countries, is represented worldwide through the offices of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and reports to the UNDP Executive Board.

Category:
Bilateral and Multilateral Agency
Sectors of Interest:
Education, Health, Democratic Governance, Women Rights and Empowerment, Youth Empowerment, Child Rights, Agriculture, Humanitarian aid, Refugees and Migration, Social Development
Subsectors of Interest:
Basic Education, Child protection, Civic engagement participation and volunteerism, Conflict prevention and peace building , Economic empowerment , Infectious disease control, Nutrition, Refugee integration and social cohesion , Refugee protection, Relief assistance and services, Special programs for People with Special Needs, Women equity and equality, Youth Participation and Leadership
Country of Coverage:
Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen
Headquarters:
Germany

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