Hong Kong: More than 100 representatives from the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement are gathering in Hong Kong, to set out its long-term plan of action for survivors of the devastating earthquake and tsunami of last December 26.  Read article

Kuala Lumpur: It was 1996. Rebels from Bangui, in Central Republic of Africa, were waging war against the local government. Maheswari Balan, a United Nations volunteer, was on the truck with her first child, Sheeva, that day, undeterred by dangers in a foreign land.  Read article

The Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI) in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has initiated a series of endeavors to promote volunteering for and amongst the persons with disability in India.  Read article

Hong Kong: Global Hand is seeking online volunteers to assist their disaster response efforts. Volunteers will be asked to undertake research in the following areas: Organizations receiving goods, agencies requesting goods, humanitarian aid-related news stories, freight companies, etc.  Read article

London: In a keynote speech at the Annual Conference of the National Council for Voluntary Organizations (NCVO) recently, Salil Shetty, Director of the United Nations Millennium Campaign urged the audience to support this year's worldwide action against poverty.  Read article

Manila: For American Renee J. Speltz, not having a canine search and rescue team in a country where 70-80 per cent of natural disasters occur was simply unthinkable. And so, despite a barrage of well-meaning naysayers and numerous other obstacles, she established from scratch two years ago Asia-Pacific's first and only volunteer K9 search and rescue group.  Read article

One of the main reasons that individuals don’t participate in volunteer activities is lack of time. We are busy people living busy lives and time is a precious commodity. Most of us recognize the value of volunteers, but finding the time to volunteer can be a challenge. Why not look at combining some family time with volunteering?   Read article

London: Some 450 volunteers are meeting the UK Prime Minister and his wife at a Downing Street reception to honour their invaluable contribution to British society.  Read article

London: The Student Volunteering England (SVE) is today holding a discussion called "The Bling Factor" to mark the launch of Student Volunteering Week, which has been organized as part of the Year of the Volunteer campaign.  Read article

Suva: Establishing an emergency management volunteer service will not be costly for the government, says Fiji Home Affairs Minister Josefa Vosanibola.  Read article