Addis Adaba: The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme in Ethiopia recently led a two-day workshop, with other development organizations, on how volunteers could help the government's decentralization programme and in strenghtening the capacity on how to serve communities better.  Read article

On Saturday, 9 December, volunteers, eminent personalities, government representatives, members of civil society, the media and the community congregated at Addis Ababa's Ras Mekonnen Bridge to celebrate International Volunteer Day and to launch the International Year of Volunteers 2001.  Read article