Volunteering

18 Oct, 2016

Office of the Youth Envoy at 2016 UNV Partnerships Forum in Bonn

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On October 13-14, the Office of the Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth took part in the 2016 UNV Partnerships Forum in Bonn, Germany, co-organized by the UN Volunteer Programme (UNV) and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). Saskia Schellekens, Special Adviser to the UN Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth, delivered the keynote address

10 Feb, 2016

UNV Innovation Space: Co-creating volunteering solutions for the SDGs

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From United Nations Volunteers (UNV) The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme started collaborating with the private sector as early as 1995 and since then it has become a pioneer in promoting corporate volunteerism. By fielding corporate volunteers in areas such as food processing, environment, marketing or information and communications technologies, UNV has concretely supported development

5 Dec, 2013

Employers must recognize value of youth volunteering, says UN Youth Envoy at UNESCO youth conference in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

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From 3 to 5 December, the UN Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth Ahmad Alhendawi was in Jeddah to participate in the International Conference on Youth Volunteerism and Dialogue, jointly organised by the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Education, the King Abdulaziz Centre for National Dialogue (KANCD), and UNESCO. The conference came to emphasize the important role of dialogue […]