What is UNV?

The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme is the focal point for volunteerism in the United Nations system. UNV is administered by the UN Development Programme and pursues distinctive contributions to human development through better access to opportunities and services and improved services delivery, greater inclusion and participation, and the mobilization of communities.

UNV advocates the benefits of civic engagement and it integrates volunteerism into development planning. It also helps to mobilize volunteers in support of development objectives. Every year UNV directly mobilizes more than 7,500 volunteers for development projects and also operates OnlineVolunteering.org to connect development organizations with thousands of online volunteers worldwide.

UNV volunteers are skilled professionals with an average age of 37 and 5-10 years of working experience. They work in more than 140 countries and 70% come from developing countries, with 40% volunteering within their own countries.

For more information see http://www.unvolunteers.org/