UNV is inspired by the conviction
that volunteerism is a powerful means of engaging people in tackling
development challenges worldwide. Everyone can contribute their time,
skills and knowledge through volunteer action, and their combined
efforts can be a significant force for achieving peace and development.
Volunteering makes important economic and social contributions,
contributing to a more cohesive society by building trust and
reciprocity among citizens. It can be both challenging and rewarding and
require you to use your skills in a new context. You can also transfer
useful knowledge while gaining a greater understanding of the issues
affecting other people.
Read more about volunteerism for peace and development.
At the request of UN agencies, national governments and other partners, UNV mobilizes close to 8,000 volunteers to work in
Development Assistance projects and in
Humanitarian and Peacekeeping Operations. Although UN Volunteers from diverse professional and technical backgrounds are always in demand, there are
particular areas of expertise where potential volunteers with relevant backgrounds and skills are more frequently requested.
Read more about what it means to be a UN Volunteer.
Support UNV and UN Volunteers in the field UNV
Programme Officers (UNV POs) are volunteers assigned by UNV to the task
of representing UNV at the country level in addition to managing the
needs and expectations of other UN Volunteers assigned to that country.
Read the stories of two current UNV POs.
Are you interested and/or available to volunteer your time and skills on a
short-term assignment of three months or less?
For information on serving in countries other than your own as an international UN Volunteer, go to
register to be a UN Volunteer. For information on serving in your own country as a national UN Volunteer, please contact your local UNV or
UNDP office.
Through the UNV Online Volunteering service, volunteers can take
action for sustainable human development by supporting the activities of
development organizations over the Internet.
For information about how to become an online volunteer and about the UNV Online Volunteering service, visit the
Online Volunteering service website.
http://www.unv.org/
