It is always a great inspiration to all of us to know that among the big family of UNV in Bangladesh there are individuals who not only have professional qualities, skills and knowledge but also have a humanitarian soul which drives them to care about those in need.  Read entry

Accra, Ghana: Children from the Teshie Orphanage here in Accra had a nice time last Saturday when they went on an excursion to the Accra Zoo and the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park. The excursion, which was part of activities marking the International Volunteer Day, helped the children to learn more about animals.  Read article

On December 5th, the United Nations Volunteers serving in Ukraine along with the local community celebrated the International Volunteer Day by organizing a press conference and a Volunteer Organizations Information Fair.  Read entry

Kathmandu, Nepal: A workshop on voluntarism and MDGs was led by the secretary of the National Planning Commission in Nepalgunj. Fifty participants from the District Development Councils, three NGOs, and volunteers from the government's volunteer arm, the National Development Volunteers Service (NDVS), attended the successful event.  Read entry

Chisinau, Moldova: Thanks to efforts of the Service for Peace (SFP) Moldova, the National Commission for UNESCO and the General Directorate of Education, Science, Youth and Sport, the third edition of Volunteers Festival successfully evolved as a part of International Volunteer Day celebration on 4 December 2005.  Read entry

Thimphu, Bhutan: With the theme, ‘Everyday is a volunteer’s day: Have you volunteered today?’, local and international volunteers working in Bhutan joined the world to recognize and celebrate the ‘unsung heroes’ of the world on International Volunteer Day on 5 December in Thimphu.   Read article

Local and foreign volunteers as well as representatives from host and partner agencies of UNV participated in the International Volunteer Day celebration in Cambodia.   Read entry

International Volunteer Day (IVD) was celebrated in Kenya on Monday 5 December at UN Gigiri complex around the theme “Volunteering to promote awareness and achievement of the MDGs in the community”.    Read entry

Two organizations, one in Barbados and the other in Antigua, have captured the awards for outstanding volunteerism. The awards were presented at the UN Headquarters on International Volunteer Day.   Read article

Cairo, Egypt: Over 3,000 Egyptian youth gathered at Al Azhar Park on Saturday to explore how and where they can volunteer to help Egypt achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by 2015.   Read article