With empty state coffers and a continually tight job market, observers say unpaid work can have hidden benefits. But most employers are dubious. Can volunteering make you more marketable?  Read article

Jerusalem: The Holocaust had been over for more than 60 years but that did not erase young Germans' sense of obligation to Nazis' victims. Nearly two dozen young German volunteers have recently arrived in Israel for a year of service through "Ot Hakapara", Hebrew for "sign of atonement", working at libraries, nursing homes and community centers around the country.   Read article

Bonn, Germany: When German Development Minister Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul recently announced her plan for a new voluntary service abroad program, she said she was simply reacting to an unmet demand.  Read article

Bonn, Germany: Every year, the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme and its Online Volunteering (OV) service honour ten exceptional women and men who have made an exemplary impact on human development by sharing their expertise over the Internet and by demonstrating their commitment to volunteering. The winners of the “Online Volunteer of the Year” award for 2006 were announced today.   Read article

Kaiserslautern, Germany: Teams of volunteers are making World Cup 2006 fans feel comfortable -- from handing out maps to giving advice on how to find a doctor to providing entertainment between matches. Picked out from thousands of applicants, volunteers were chosen for having multiple language skills and were trained to be culturally sensitivity.  Read article

London, UK: A group of young people from across England are gearing up to travel to Germany as part of an international bid to promote peace at the World Cup.  Read article

Düsseldorf, Germany: Football heroes Ronaldo and Zinédine Zidane are inviting some of the world's best-known footballers to join them in an all-star line-up for the third Match Against Poverty on 22 December 2005 at the LTU arena in Düsseldorf, Germany.   Read article

Bonn, Germany: Those who see the Internet as a means for people to contribute to development have 10 new best examples to demonstrate the many ways people can, by way of volunteering online, engage in the work of development organizations worldwide.  Read article

Bonn: A group of United Nations Volunteers (UNV) yesterday received the Peacemaker Award for their groundbreaking work during the October 2004 presidential elections in Afghanistan.  Read article

Bonn: The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme’s Online Volunteering (OV) service today marks five years of connecting volunteers to development organizations via the internet, sharing their skills and knowledge to help achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).   Read article