Toily Kurbanov
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Thank you,
@OlivieradamUNV
, for your confidence and, above all, for the stellar leadership you provided at
@UNVolunteers
last four years. I’ll change the seat now but the journey continues!
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URGENT: looking for volunteers for online counselling for children of earthquake survivors
Arabic speakers
Turkish speakers
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Congratulations to
@KyokoYokosuka
— the next Deputy Executive Coordinator of
@UNVolunteers
. Look forward to working together to further strengthen UNV as a systemwide UN platform and as the global advocate of volunteerism
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As the sun has set in Kabul, so relieved that all
@UNVolunteers
are safe. Team
@UNVAfghanistan
with huge help from
@RamizAlakbarov
@AbdallahDardari
and other UN colleagues are doing an outstanding job to provide
#DutyOfCare
while ensuring we
#StayAndDeliver
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Global
@UNVolunteers
HQ this morning. One day we’ll be all back, sharing workspace and coffee, stress and laughter. Meanwhile
#ThankYou
to all UNV staff working remotely. There was not a day since the start of the pandemic when you didn’t rise to the challenge
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This is
@UNVolunteers
global communications team: the heroes behind the screen who coordinated
#TogetherWeCan
campaign reaching six continents. Please Like if you think they did a great job, Retweet if you will help us promote volunteerism beyond
#IVD2020
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As discussed this week at the Executive Board of
@UNDP
. Thank you
@MWahbaUN
for this very special acknowledgement of
@UNVolunteers
|
#UNDPEB
#quotes
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Top 10 countries where
@UNVolunteers
are based:
🇸🇸🇨🇴🇨🇩🇨🇫🇲🇱🇰🇪🇧🇩🇸🇩🇦🇫🇮🇳
Top 10 countries where
@UNVolunteers
come from:
🇨🇴🇰🇪🇧🇩🇮🇳🇨🇲🇺🇬🇫🇷🇨🇲🇳🇪🇱🇧
Source: UNV
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When UNV was created in 1970s all
@UNVolunteers
came from the Global North. This year top 5 nationalities are Kenya, Colombia, Cameroon, Bangladesh, India. There’s so much talent in the Global South and we are committed to continue to bring in to the UN 🇺🇳
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Thank you to
@UNVolunteers
and all our partners for spreading the International Volunteer Day to six continents, 18 time zones and 90 countries.
#TogetherWeCan
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On this International Volunteer Day wasn’t going to be anywhere but with these heroic
@UNVolunteers
in Afghanistan
@unafghanistan
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About
@UNVolunteers
in Gaza this week:
Monday: all are accounted
Tuesday: all are accounted
Wednesday: all are accounted
Thursday: all are accounted
#Friday
: contact lost....
Please keep them in your thoughts
There will be another day, inshallah
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Those who write and share
@UNVolunteers
stories with the world are themselves extremely modest. Here they walked from behind the scene and I am sharing this photo as a small token of appreciation for all they do
@UNV_ESARO
@UNVKenya
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Here is Team
@UNVolunteers
who will present contributions of
#volunteers
to
#peace
and
#development
in
#Africa
at
#TICAD7
. We come from Ghana, Rwanda, Kenya, Senegal, Zambia, but we are all Yokohamans this week #横浜
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A young economist, a young diplomat and a young politician. Empower today’s
#youth
, help them grow as leaders and, even if not everyone becomes future UN SG, they’ll make the planet a better place
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Learning how to say Ministry of Youth and Sports in Somali: Wasaaradda Dhalinyarda Iyo Cayaaraha. Thank you Hon
@MoBareMohamud
for joining
@UNVolunteers
on the International Volunteer Day and much appreciation for the Government’s focus on 🇸🇴 youth volunteerism.
#IfEveryoneDid
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It’s official: UN General Assembly proclaimed 2026 the International Year of Volunteers for Sustainable Development. Thank you to 54 countries co-sponsors of the GA resolution Important recognition ahead of the final push for
#SDGs
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Ladies and gentlemen, please meet winners of 2022 UNV staff recognition awards. Hard to chose best among the best, and yet these are colleagues who dream big, help first and shine in whatever they do for
@UNVolunteers
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This morning for the first time UN has crossed the bar of 8,000
@UNVolunteers
. This is 8,000 of everyday champions of peace and development in 100+ countries. Thank you to all UN partners for your confidence in
@UNVolunteers
and the inspiration they bring
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We did it! For the first time in history, this year UNV reached full
#gender
parity among
@UNVolunteers
. The struggle doesn't stop here, but let's take this opportunity to acknowledge the hard work of all our regional and country teams and UN partners hosting
#Volunteers
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Started the new job listening to UNV colleagues worldwide about their expectations. Vision, Advocacy and being Approachable come on top--and an appetite for Innovation and Experimentation. I cannot promise to meet all expectations but I do promise to give my very best
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In
@UNVolunteers
, 3 out of 5 regional managers are women.
@Afke_B
,
@ShalinaMiah
,
@litapaparoniUNV
— inspiring leaders and great colleagues. Follow them on Twitter for unique UN leadership perspectives from Africa, Asia and Latin America
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Why is the work of
@UNVolunteers
more important than ever before? Hear from
@UlrikaModeer
, UN Assistant Sec-General and Assistant
@UNDP
Administrator (and a former UNV!)
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Geography lessons: the world is a kitty playing with Australia 🐈⬛
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Former UNV and now UN resident and humanitarian coordinator in Somalia. Who to seek advice from on my first day in the country if not
@GConway_UN
?
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Special greetings from UNDP Administrator
@ASteiner
to all
#UN
#volunteers
throughout the world
@UNVolunteers
@UNDP
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Annual report of
@UNVolunteers
for 2020 will be presented to the Executive Board in June. You can access it here, in 6 UN languages: (pdf)
#transparency
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Good morning from Bonn. Where else can you tweet a photo of public transport carrying the UN logo? Only here. Danke
@katjadoerner
@BonnGlobal
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My message to global Team UNV: each day and every year you work as hard as you can. I cannot ask you to work even harder. But the challenges facing the world, the UN, and
@UNVolunteers
are huge. By working smarter we will meet all of them.
#TogetherWeCan
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Often when asked about reasons for UNV's solid record I didn't know where to start. Now I know where: these strong women leaders who are on our global management team. Happy
#InternationalWomensDay
to all female UNV colleagues. Privilege to work with you 🙏
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🇵🇰 family photo celebrating 10,000th
@UNVolunteers
Ms. Farah Ismail who supports Afghan refugees in Quetta. UNHCR, UNDP, UNV — One 🇺🇳. What happened afterwards to the cake is still a mystery
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Here's
@WFPChief
David Beasley, holding up the new agreement between
@WFP
and
@UNVolunteers
, signed just hours ago. Thank you for the partnership. Now, let's work to bring together the power of volunteering and the prowess of one of the most important humanitarian agencies
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Looks like we’ll make history: for the first time there will be 10,000
@UNVolunteers
joining the UN system in a single year🤞
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This week every day someone from UNV field units would stop by — and quickly take over — the office of UNV Executive Coordinator. That’s symbolic: without the A-team of country coordinators my job would be so much harder
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Top ten countries where
@UNVolunteers
are serving today:
South Sudan 🇸🇸
D.R. Congo 🇨🇩
Colombia 🇨🇴
Central African Republic 🇨🇫
Mali 🇲🇱
Kenya 🇰🇪
Afghanistan 🇦🇫
Sudan 🇸🇩
Brazil 🇧🇷
India 🇮🇳
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No, these are not
@UNVolunteers
. In the frame: Princess Victoria of Sweden and Prince Haakon of Norway supporting the spirit of
#InspirationInAction
after they met UNV team in Nairobi this week. Tack så mycket, tusen takk and asante santa!
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We are blessed every time we can meet our parents. Happy to have been able to see mine this weekend 💖
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Honor to receive the
@UN_MINUSMA
Peace medal recognizing great contributions of
@UNVolunteers
in Mali. Also want to acknowledge UNV Regional Team who enable these contributions. Therefore, I asked
@vzidi1
to put this medal on prominent display in
@UNV_ROWCA
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UN is looking for
@UNVolunteers
to support the work of UNAMA, UNFPA, UNICEF and UN Women in Afghanistan. Both Afghan nationals and others are encouraged to apply (please read individual openings to check eligibility) ➡️
@unafghanistan
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Hope this image conveys to you — as it does to me — that
@UNVolunteers
are a strong pillar of the UN in the field
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Today: the largest number of new
@UNVolunteers
opportunities are in Kenya 🇰🇪 (with thanks to our UN partners): 7 for Kenyan nationals, 5 for international specialists and 1 for refugees. Please apply or share:
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In case you didn’t know why Pacific Small Island Developing States should be instead called Big Ocean States 🇫🇯 🇫🇲 🇲🇭 🇵🇼 🇳🇷 🇻🇺 🇰🇮 🇸🇧 🇹🇴 🇹🇻 🇼🇸 🇨🇰 🇹🇰 🇳🇺
@ForumSEC
@UNDP_Pacific
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Meet Hana Abdi Salad who volunteers with UNICEF and is one of the first National
@UNVolunteers
in Somalia. With strong talent like this, the country’s future is bright, inshallah
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We should practice what we preach (actually: before we preach). Proud to share that UNV has been certified Climate Neutral. Thank you
@UNFCCC
@PEspinosaC
for the acknowledgment
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Is it possible to organize a virtual conference: 4 days, 6 languages, dozens of panels and speakers — and thousands of participants from all over the world? Yes, it is. If
#BehindtheScenes
there is such team |
#GTM2020
#HLPF2020
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My colleague Deborah Verzuu and I speak about UNV partnership with UNHCR and why
@UNVolunteers
stand with
#refugees
|
#60SecondChallenge
#RefugeeForum
@Refugees
@KellyTClements
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Volunteers should be recognized every day. But on this International Volunteer Day the
@UNVolunteers
communications team, all regional offices and field units went extra mile to show global solidarity. We in Yemen felt it. Thank you!
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LinkedIn reminded that today is my 5th anniversary with UNV (I first joined as Dep Exec Coordinator in 2016). On this day all my thoughts are with UN colleagues and
@UNVolunteers
in Afghanistan. They
#StayAndDeliver
. Real heroes of our time
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Regional programme and portfolio managers of
@UNVolunteers
were in town last week. The town survived. UNV is stronger thanks to these colleagues sharing global knowledge
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Happy birthday to
@antonioguterres
. Not everyone knows that UN Secretary-General has started his career as
#volunteer
teacher in the slums of Lisboa. Don’t be surprised if one of today’s
@UNVolunteers
will eventually become UN SG
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One of earliest
@UNVolunteers
photos ever known shows Yoshikazu Ito, irrigation engineer from Japan, with farmers in Wadi Wazaran area in Yemen in 1972... After almost half-century, I had a privilege of meeting Ito-san in Yokohama in person last year |
#UN75
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Dedicating this to all
@UNVolunteers
from Africa. Thank you for helping the UN to contribute to peace and development on the continent and beyond. PS. Sorry
#SIDS
are not included (just because of scale)
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To all
@UNVolunteers
—one day you will no longer be with the UN: start own company, NGO, give lectures, join government or retire. Yet the UN memories will always remain, as will the UN remember the impact made by you. Happy UN birthday!
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Maybe the reason we love you in Russia
@MoSalah
is because you are such lookalike of Pushkin (who has African ancestry). See you in
#RUSEGY
on Tuesday, inshallah. #Пушкин #Салах #ЧМ2018
#WorldCup2018
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Opening of
@UNVolunteers
HQ in Bonn HQ, 1996. As the SG Boutros-Ghali said on the day to German Gov: "A part of the future of the UN is now entrusted in your care". A historic statement by the head of the organization established after
#WWIII
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Two reflections and two acclamations from
@UNVolunteers
at UN High-Level Conference on South-South Cooperation.
@ASteiner
@OlivieradamUNV
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During the first 50 years of its history UNV was fortunate to have these nine leaders (1/11)
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When
#COVID19
stopped global travel and no foreign expert could come, UNV massively sped up search for national experts (especially in public health) and encourage them to serve as
@UNVolunteers
. Here're the results -- thanks to hardworking UNV Country Coordinators
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Today is 101st birthday of Ratu Kamisese Mara, the first prime minister and the founding father of Fiji. In these two documents Ratu Mara applies for Fiji’s membership in the UN on the day when the new nation was born 🇫🇯 🇺🇳
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This month, for the first time in UNV history, no.1 nationality where most
@UNVolunteers
come from is Colombia 🇨🇴.
#Gracias
to all of you for contributing to peace and development at home, in the region and around the world
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In solidarity with all volunteers worldwide — from
@UNVolunteers
in Yemen 🇾🇪. Happy
#InternationalVolunteerDay
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Deputy head of
@UNVolunteers
@KyokoYokosuka
and I already switched to climate-friendly
@UNBonn
transport. Did you?
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I know five UN Assistant Secretary-Generals who were UN Volunteers before. Instead of their portraits, I will share photos of volunteers I met this week in Sri Lanka and Thailand: any number of them can become ASGs, USGs and perhaps SG (not a KPI though!)
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Bonn Mayor
@katjadoerner
and myself started our jobs at the same time — during the COVID lockdown — and been following each other on Twitter since then. And finally we met. On the no. 66 tram (dedicated to
#UNBonn25
) of course
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“Once UNV-always UNV”. Who said this first? According to an urban UN legend, the credit goes to
@iram2batool
. I met Iram
@UNDP
today and here’s what she had to say to
@UNVolunteers
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Sending best wishes to thousands
@UNVolunteers
who are beginning to observe the holy month of
#Ramadan
. Let us learn from each other and, together, build a peaceful world
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While my title suggests that I have a job to ‘execute’ and ‘coordinate’, neither is possible without UNV’s general service staff around the globe. Glad to welcome to my office Warunsiri Manaviboon from UNV Bangkok. As expected, she was very comfortable in that chair
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On International Volunteer Day my video message to
@UNVolunteers
and to all volunteers. This year you stepped forward and stepped up to fight COVID while strengthening peace and development in our communities. From our hearts to you: Thank you.
#TogetherWeCan
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Thank you all
@UNVolunteers
, Governments, UN partners, CSOs, fellow UNV colleagues who paid tribute to
#Volunteers
+ helped spread the word on
#InternationalVolunteersDay
. Concluding
#IVD2018
with video messages to you from
#Zimbabwe
, starting with this
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They were the first. In 1956 Margaret Anstee became first female UN Representative. In 1981 Mary Chinery-Hesse became first African female UN Representative. Today, when 50% of UN resident coordinators are women, let’s remember the trailblazers.
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Jackson Musoni was from Rwanda. He served in Sudan as UN
#volunteer
helping
@Refugees
. This morning he was on
#ET302
. RIP. Please keep Jackson and his family and friends in your thoughts 🇷🇼
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Right now the UN needs
@UNVolunteers
to help:
--in own countries 🇦🇫🇦🇿🇧🇫🇧🇧🇨🇳🇨🇮🇨🇩🇪🇨🇪🇹🇫🇯🇮🇩🇮🇳🇮🇶🇯🇴🇰🇪🇱🇧🇲🇦🇲🇬🇲🇽🇲🇱🇳🇪🇳🇮🇵🇦🇸🇳🇸🇴🇸🇸🇻🇪🇿🇲
--across borders 🇦🇫🇧🇮🇨🇫🇨🇩🇨🇬🇰🇲🇨🇴🇪🇨🇪🇹🇬🇭🇬🇲🇬🇹🇮🇶🇯🇴🇰🇭🇲🇬🇲🇱🇲🇿🇲🇷🇲🇼🇲🇾🇳🇬🇳🇷🇸🇳🇸🇧🇸🇱🇸🇴🇸🇸🇹🇩🇹🇳🇹🇷🇿🇼
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Five years ago they were only 7. Today 133 UN Volunteers are critical for humanitarian and development action in communities across Yemen. Thank you
@UNinYE
for your trust in
@UNVolunteers
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Just arrived on my first trip to the Caribbean. Will explore with UN country teams
@UNBdosandOECS
and
@UNJamaica
how we can best mobilize
@UNVolunteers
and unleash the power of volunteers in the specific context of island states
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Helping UN as Online
@UNVolunteers
is easy (you can do this from home) but also not easy as you manage competing priorities. Which is why our platform is giving options: which
#SDGs
resonate with you most and how much time you can give
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At UNV HQ we’re thrilled to learn that
@_UnfpaSudan
have just hired first female driver Alaa Elmedani. On such special occasion, wise words and warm wishes from my dear colleague Gabriele Ohl, the first female driver at
@UNBonn
@UNVolunteers
🇸🇩 🇩🇪 🇺🇳
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UN General Assembly adopted by consensus a dedicated resolution on UNV. Congratulations to
@UNVolunteers
and to all volunteers and thanks to all Member States for confidence and support.
Text
GA readout
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With UN Volunteers in North Macedonia. Small in numbers (yet) but big on impact (already)
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What a great news to end the year:
@UNVolunteers
has just made to Top 20 International Organizations most people want to work for. We are no.4. Thank you to all our partners and hard working UNV staff across the globe via
@impactpool
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Each UN country team is unique, but the team in the Central African Republic is unique in its own way: three of its members, heads of IOM, UNHCR and UN Women, are former
@UNVolunteers
. This speaks volumes about UN leadership cadre at country level
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Earlier this month I presented the Secretary-General's report on Volunteerism for Agenda 2030 to the Third Committee of the
#UNGA
.
Full text of my presentation:
Comments made by countries:
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Today top 10 nationalities of
@UNVolunteers
: 5 in Africa, 2 in Asia, and 1 each in Europe, Latin America and Middle East. We are proud of this truly universal spread of volunteering in the UN and will work to ensure even more diversity in future
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Latest count: 53 countries will say
#ThankYou
to volunteers on International Volunteer Day, 5 December 🇼🇸🇮🇩🇨🇳🇹🇭🇱🇦🇲🇲🇧🇩🇳🇵🇮🇳🇱🇰🇦🇫🇰🇿🇰🇬🇺🇿🇹🇲🇹🇷🇺🇦🇷🇺🇷🇸🇩🇪🇬🇧🇦🇪🇧🇭🇰🇼🇮🇶🇯🇴🇱🇧🇾🇪🇪🇬🇸🇩🇩🇿🇲🇦🇸🇳🇬🇳🇱🇷🇧🇯🇳🇬🇨🇲🇦🇴🇪🇹🇰🇪🇹🇿🇺🇬🇧🇮🇷🇼🇰🇲🇿🇲🇿🇼🇺🇸🇬🇹🇵🇦🇻🇪🇵🇪
#IVD2020
#GiveAHeart
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Melanie Hauenstein is just appointed as the head of UNDP in Germany coming from UNDP Lebanon. Melanie started her UN career as a UN Volunteer in DRC and here’s her message to all UN partners and volunteers around the world
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