United Nations Development Programme: Guest lecture at Freie Universität Berlin on the development of the African continent
Researchers and students from Freie Universität Berlin went into dialogue with Ahunna Eziakonwa, Assistant Administrator and UNDP Regional Director for Africa, and Melanie Hauenstein, Director of the UNDP Representation Office in Germany, following a lecture by the UN Development Programme representatives on the topic "Africa: Continent of the Future".
New UNEP Young Talent Pipeline, in partnership with UNV: applications now open
The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has launched a new talent acquisition initiative called the Young Talent Pipeline, in partnership with the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme. This is aimed at increasing the diversity of experiences and solutions to solve the triple planetary crisis of climate change, nature loss and pollution and waste.
How UNV celebrated International Volunteer Day in Arab States
The International Volunteer Day campaign in 2022 focused on solidarity through volunteering. In the Arab States, celebrations aimed to translate the campaign’s slogan "Together, Act Now" into action. In a variety of initiatives, participants joined forces with volunteers or stood in solidarity with people from vulnerable local communities.
Here are some examples:
UN Volunteers celebrate International Volunteer Day 2022
The value and impact of volunteers is celebrated every day of the year, but a special day is set aside each year to mark the contribution of volunteers in making the world a better place. This year’s International Volunteer Day (IVD) on 5 December focuses on the theme of solidarity through volunteering.
UNDP releases Global Multidimensional Poverty Index 2022
Earlier this week, the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the Oxford Poverty & Human Development Initiative (OPHI) of the university of Oxford published the Global Multidimensional Poverty Index 2022 (MPI). The data on which this year’s index is based was collected in 111 countries. Since its first publication in the year 2010, the index`s most important aim has been to showcase the state of global poverty as accurately as possible.
World Refugee Day: Engaging Refugee UN Volunteers as agents of change in Jordan
Refugee UN Volunteers are contributing to the development and wellbeing of their own and host communities in Jordan. In this piece, UN Volunteers underline how volunteering can serve as an enabler for refugees, by engaging them as agents of change while creating livelihood opportunities for them.
UN Bonn Entities Will Join Open House at Villa Hammerschmidt
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier invites visitors to explore Villa Hammerschmidt, his official residence, in Bonn on Saturday, 18 June 2022, from 12 to 7 p.m.
UN Volunteers: Capturing the Stories of those Overcoming Adversity in Haiti
Borja Lopetegui Gonzalez (Spain) serves as a UN Volunteer Communications Specialist with the UN Development Programme (UNDP) in Haiti. He shares how his upbringing, combined with his vocation for social communications, pushed him to impact people’s lives in Haiti.
Growing up in the Basque Country, a region where terrorism has existed and posed a threat to my family’s wellbeing, I developed tolerance, observation and listening abilities that have proven extremely helpful while volunteering in Haiti.
New building on the UN Campus officially handed over to the United Nations in Bonn
On February 10, 2022 the new building on the UN Campus was officially handed over to the United Nations in Bonn. The head of the Liaison Office of the German Foreign Office to the United Nations Organisations in Bonn Dr. Rainer Lassig symbolically handed over the building to the head of the United Nations Volunteer Programme (UNV) Toily Kurbanov. Dr. Lassig remarked that he looks forward to the continued cooperation between Germany and the UN Bonn Campus.
New Podcast Episode: UN Volunteers – Volunteering in a peacekeeping mission in Mali
A new podcast episode of 'Inside UN Bonn' was released today. It explores work of the UN Volunteers program, which is headquatered on the UN Campus in Bonn.