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- United Nations Volunteers
"Volunteering became something very important to me ten years ago, when I retired from my job. After working all my life in the media, having an interesting and well paid job, I decided that in the third part of my life I…
- United Nations Volunteers
"As a Civic Voter Education Officer, I have the opportunity to get to know the society and the treasures of the Darfuri cultures. Being integrated into Sudanese life is great. I learn from them, they learn from me" says Sana…
- United Nations Volunteers
"Before I joined the UNV programme, I was a Senior Air Traffic Controller in my country, the Philippines, specialising as an En-route Radar Controller for 10 years. I joined the programme because I wanted to widen my…
- United Nations Volunteers
Derek O'Rourke was about to finish his Masters in International Relations at the University of Seoul, Korea when a team from UNV Headquarters visited the university to do a presentation about the programme. This got him…
- United Nations Volunteers
Dermot Brazel of Ireland was working for a private logistics firm operating between Juba and Kabul, Afghanistan. Both places enabled him to observe the harsh realities and difficulties faced by people trying to rebuild their…
- United Nations Volunteers
Mohammed Ibrahim Abuanja Elmot is originally from Kadugli. In 1985, he left Southern Kordofan and moved to Khartoum with his family. He graduated from the Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Gezira University and returned…
- United Nations Volunteers
"Volunteering is important to me as it gives me the satisfaction of rendering a service and making a difference in somebody's life. The good thing is that by volunteering not only do I share my knowledge and experiences with…
- United Nations Volunteers
"One of my main motivations in becoming a nurse was the fact that this career gives the possibility to go anywhere and help people along the way. I have been a nurse for 6 years, worked in New Zealand, Australia and Canada…
- United Nations Volunteers
Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan believes that volunteerism is fundamental to the United Nations: "At the heart of volunteerism are the ideals of service and solidarity and the belief that together we can make the world…
- United Nations Volunteers
Canadian volunteer Lucy Knight joined UNMIS in February 2010 and was seconded to UNICEF to work on the Sudan Information Campaign for Return and Reintegration (SICRR). The campaign targets the Southern Sudanese internally…
- United Nations Volunteers
Currently 214 UNV volunteers from 70 countries are deployed throughout Sudan to directly support the Southern Sudan Referendum. The Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) signed between the Government of Sudan and the Sudan…
- United Nations Volunteers
The new Deputy Chief of the UNV Peace Division, Moraig Henderson, recently paid a visit to Juba to congratulate UN Volunteers for their support to the Southern Sudan self-determination referendum, a key milestone of the 2005…