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The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme contributes to peace and development through volunteerism worldwide.
Learn more: https://www.unv.org/
@unv.orgActs of service, humanity and duty are deeply rooted in local traditions: from utu in Kenya to ayni in Bolivia and servir in Latin America.
These words can be translated, but what they carry cannot always be contained in another word. #TranslationDay www.un.org/en/global-is...
@unv.orgThere’s a misconception that UN Volunteers are always a young, entry-level cadre. Resident Representative Samuel Rizk says @undp.org Pakistan’s experience tells a different story: “UN Volunteers are engineers, programme specialists or those who know flood recovery.” 👏
@unv.orgThere’s no age limit to having a say or getting involved.
Join the webinar to explore how older people shape democratic life and how volunteering creates opportunities to take part at every age. #IVY2026
📅 5 October 2026
🕓 16:00 CEST
🔗 Register now: bit.ly/4yZ0Wc0
@unv.orgPeace is built by people, for people.
@unv.org#EqualPay isn’t only about the money. It’s also about time.
Across income groups, women spend far more hours on unpaid care.
▶ Low-income: women 2.4h vs. men 0.9h
▶ Lower-middle-income: women 4.4h vs. men 1.4h
Less time for paid work ➡️ wider income gaps. #EqualPayDay
@unv.orgAcross borders and cultures, volunteering reminds us how much we have in common.
Don’t take our word for it, just listen to Ahmad 🇵🇰 and Sahil 🇮🇳 #IVY2026
@unv.org32 million people volunteer monthly across the Arab States, but that’s only part of the story.
At the #SWVR2026 launch in Cairo, the focus was on what comes next: better data, better evidence & better recognition of volunteers’ contributions.
Full report: bit.ly/4r3T7yP
@unv.orgEvery day, millions of people volunteer.
But much of what they contribute is never counted.
This week, Cairo 🇪🇬 hosts a regional conversation on how to make volunteer contributions more visible.
Read about the #SWVR2026 launch in Arab States: unv.org/pressrelease...
@unv.orgWhen Adilah met Sulaf, she didn’t expect her to be a UN Volunteer too.
After Sulaf retired from her 20-year career at the UN, she returned soon after as a UN Volunteer with @undp.org in 🇲🇾, passing on decades of experience & knowledge to younger volunteers.
unvolunteers.exposure.co/a-generation...
@unv.orgA newly signed MoU between UNV and Saudi Arabia's National Center for the Non-Profit Sector will create more opportunities for volunteers from Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦 to gain international experience, while advancing joint research, learning & knowledge-sharing on volunteerism.
More: unv.org/pressrelease...
