Damascus, Syria: One of the biggest environmental problems facing Syria is the number of plastic bags. On IVD, volunteers took to the streets of Syria to reduce their use.   Read article

Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic: On 5 December 2008, approximately 125 volunteers set out into various neighbourhoods all over Damascus to clean up the city.   Read article

Damascus, Syria: What is that one month takes you to the borders of a war zone and an impromptu refugee camp and the next month has you attending a gender mainstreaming workshop and visiting a national biodiversity project? These are common experiences for UN Volunteer Associates serving as Human Development Advocates out of the offices of the UNDP in Syria.  Read article

Syrians are opening their houses, shops and restaurants to refugees of the Israel-Hezbollah conflict. Restaurants are giving food to shelters, individuals have turned up with food and mattresses, hairdressers are giving free haircuts and shaves, and more than 7,000 Syrian families have offered to take refugees into their homes.  Read article

Homs, Syria: Volunteers in the central Syrian city of Homs are helping the people evacuating from Lebanon to cope with the situation by providing them daily rations of food, medicines and other supplies.  Read article