Did you know that in the last 10 years, more than 80,000 people worked as #UNVolunteers ?

Since 1970, UNV provides global citizens with an opportunity to volunteer across the three pillars of the United Nations: development, peace and security, and human rights.

Which adjectives would you use to describe young volunteers?

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Lydie & Liliane are two senior midwives in Chad 🇵🇸 who are on a mission to save lives & empower communities👩🏾‍🍼

Through health education & training, they volunteer with UNFPA Tchad to eradicate maternal deaths, #GBV & ensure access to family planning.

Farmers 🚜 in the small towns of Mission Guatemala are facing a serious scarcity of water due to higher temperatures🌡️ and less rainfall🌧️.

Together with the UNDP Accelerator Labs, volunteers support communities with climate-resilient harvesting solutions.

Full report🔗bit.ly/3JOlzjx

Day by day, UN Volunteers lead steps toward gender equality👣.

Every step of a volunteer has an impact - like those of UN Volunteer Blessing, who managed individual support for Nigerian survivors of gender-based violence and sensitization sessions for women and girls. #ActNow

What is the SVF? 🤔

The Special Voluntary Fund 🇧🇩🇨🇳🇨🇿 🇫🇷🇩🇪🇮🇳🇮🇪🇰🇿🇸🇪🇨🇭🇹🇭🇹🇷🇪🇸 helps UNV to promote volunteerism for the #2030Agenda and the deployment of volunteers to support the United Nations 's peace and development initiatives worldwide 🌍

#PartnerUp

Most civil society organizations rely on #volunteers to run.

We are excited to interact with 100s of volunteers during United Nations Civil Society Conference in Nairobi this week, attended by 4000+ delegates, all taking bold steps to #ActNow for #OurCommonFuture .

#2024UNCSC

When a 50-year-old UN Volunteer Christian from 🇵🇾 travelled to 🇦🇷 border he & his team installed solar panels in Family Health Units. The next day, he got a video: it was their first time delivering a baby without a candle🕯️

'It's moments like this that leave a mark on you.”

“A massive ground attack in Rafah would lead to an epic humanitarian disaster.”

— António Guterres stresses civilians must be protected, and reiterates appeal to Israel & Hamas to reach an agreement to stop the bloodshed and free the hostages.

From achieving inclusive education to assisting migrants, empowering women & fighting disinformation, #UNVolunteers with disabilities are fuelling @‌UN's mission.

Here are 77 incredible stories of 77 resilient individuals 🔗 bit.ly/3vCkszu

Saumya, once an #onlinevolunteer 💻 is now working onsite with UNDP Thailand making resources more accessible for young #climate activists 🌐

As a UN Volunteer, she collaborates with young environmental and climate activists to enhance youth involvement in #ClimateAction .

Are you in Nairobi & participating in UN Civil Society Conference 👉un.org/civilsociety/2…?

Are you ready to #ActNow for #OurCommonFuture ?

Pass by the UN Volunteers booth & learn more about volunteering for the @UN.

Across the globe 🌍, there are more than one billion volunteers!

From tackling climate change to promoting peace, it's crucial to recognize that volunteerism is a collaborative effort across all generations!

In 2020, WHO African Region & UNV launched the Africa Women Health Champions initiative to improve #health & gender #equality in the region.

Four years later, hundreds of women UN Volunteers worked with @WHO to improve public health on the continent: bit.ly/3wi4Ca9

Want to support the #GlobalGoals but unsure how? Here are some ways to do it at little cost:

📑 Know the #SDGs : bit.ly/34AxpIL
🙏 Volunteer
🕴️‍♀️Prioritize businesses that are supporting the SDGs
🚴 Commute sustainably
🛍️ Reduce consumption
📢 Spread the message!

In Niger, volunteers 💻combat online misinformation.

In Ukraine, UN Volunteers deliver crucial aid to millions of displaced people🫂

In Palestine, they keep volunteering, refusing to give up🩶

Even when the world of UN Volunteers in crisis shatters, their actions don’t.

UN Volunteers can, did and will contribute to a more sustainable and peaceful world🌍.

#InspirationinAction

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

6️⃣ different professions, 1️⃣ common goal: to achieve #GlobalGoals by volunteering.

See how 6 out of 200 Peruvian🇵🇪 women UN Volunteers supported 13 United Nations entities in 2023👇🏾unvolunteers.exposure.co/inspiring-wome…

'I wanted to make a difference. I saw it as an opportunity to help other women or children going through domestic violence.'

Experiencing #domesticviolence herself, she is now a UN Volunteer who acts as an advocate for survivors of domestic violence 🔗 bit.ly/3WBE9js

🗒️ What are the steps to host a UN #Volunteer ?
🇺🇳What support does UNV provide to host United Nations entities?
🤲 How to partner with UNV on emergency response?

▶️ These and many more questions are answered on our UN Partner Toolkit: toolkit.unv.org