United Nations Volunteers programme
( UNV
)
The UNV programme is the UN organization that promotes volunteerism to support peace and development worldwide. Volunteerism can transform the pace and nature of development and it benefits both society at large and the individual volunteer. UNV contributes to peace and development by advocating for volunteerism globally, encouraging partners to integrate volunteerism into development programming, and mobilizing volunteers.
Every year, about 6,500 United Nations Volunteers, including 1,000 UN Youth Volunteers, contribute to the effective delivery of the peace and development interventions of UN system partners. Additionally, more than 11,000 UN Online Volunteers contribute to peace and sustainable development over the Internet.
UNV is administered by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
Head of Organization
Contact information
United Nations Volunteers
Postfach 260 111
D-53153 Bonn, Germany
General enquiries
Phone: +49 (0)228-815 2000
Fax: +49 (0)228-815 2001
UN Volunteers
UN Campus
Platz der Vereinten Nationen 1
D-53113 Bonn, Germany
- 20 September 2018Advancing South-South Cooperation through UN VolunteersEnglish
- 25 July 2018Legal and Regulatory Volunteer Framework: UN Volunteers programme supports MalawiEnglish
- 18 July 2018State of the World's Volunteerism Report 2018 publishedEnglish
- 06 July 2018UN Volunteers to publish State of the Worlds Volunteerism Report 2018 English
- 22 May 2018May 30th 2018: Forum on the role of youth in achieving the SDGs, by ‘The Road to Rights Europe’English
- 19 March 2018UNV Online Volunteering Award 2017English
- 28 December 2017UNV 2017: Making the world a better place - the stories of Volunteers English
- 05 December 2017UNV: International Volunteer Day 2017, Press Release English
- 04 December 2017International Volunteer Day 2017English
- 30 October 2017Campaign for International Volunteer Day 2017 launchedEnglish
- 24 October 2017UNV participates in IVCO 2017 and demonstrates the importance of partnerships in volunteeringEnglish
- 16 October 2017UN Day Celebrations: Acting and Negotiating in Bonn, Germany English
- 27 September 2017Flood of Interest to Volunteer at COP 23 - Over 4000 Applications ReceivedEnglish
- 12 September 2017COP23: Bula and Bonn zones are growing fastEnglish
- 08 September 2017Germany strengthens UN PeacekeepingEnglish
- 18 August 2017World Humanitarian Day 2017 English
- 17 August 2017UNV partners with UNFPA to provide humanitarian reliefEnglish
- 08 August 2017UNV: Engaging youth for peace and development in Eastern UkraineEnglish
- 20 July 2017UNV's response to the food crisisEnglish
- 01 June 2017Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the US decision to withdraw from the Paris AgreementEnglish