Khartoum, Sudan: The world of volunteering is celebrating the United Nations-declared International Volunteer Day (IVD) every 5 December. To highlight this special day in Sudan, UNV volunteers, government officials and the local community of Bahri have raised funds for the refurbishment  of the Omer Elmukthar Primary School for Girls.  Read article

Khartoum, Sudan: Flora Hussien has been working for nine years as a Red Crescent volunteer, doing health education in south Sudan.  She is one of the 5,000 unpaid volunteers who are internally displaced and working within their own communities of displaced people in Sudan.  Read article

Khartoum, Sudan: Sudan is hosting a national symposium on the role of volunteers in helping achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) on 25 July in the capital Khartoum.  Read article

Khartoum, Sudan: As Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir declared 11 June as National Volunteers Day, he registered himself as the first volunteer for a national campaign for peace and development in the country, in a meeting with volunteer organizations.  Read article

Bonn, Germany: As the United Nations commemorates the third International Day of UN Peacekeepers on 29 May, paying tribute to those who serve in peacekeeping operations, United Nations Volunteers (UNV) are also being honoured for their dedication and courage in helping improve the lives of millions of people in war-torn and post-conflict countries across the globe.  Read article