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The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme contributes to peace and development through volunteerism worldwide. Executive Coordinator: @ToilyKurbanov
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Joined April 2011
Over 2.1 billion people. Every fourth person globally volunteers. They show up for us every day. This year, let’s show up for them. After 25 years, 2026 becomes the International Volunteer Year. Volunteers, 2026 is yours.
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Human rights belong to everyone. In 2024, 255 UN Volunteers worked with @UNHumanRights in legal work, community support, development programmes and crisis response. They listened, they advised, they stood with people to uphold #OurEverydayRights.
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Progress takes people, and it takes collaboration. We #PartnerUp to respond to global needs, deepen understanding of volunteerism & create inclusive opportunities for all. Thank you to all Special Voluntary Fund partners 🇧🇩🇨🇳🇨🇿🇫🇷🇩🇪🇮🇳🇮🇪🇰🇿🇸🇪🇨🇭🇪🇸🇹🇭🇹🇷.
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This year, 8⃣6⃣0⃣+ onsite and online volunteers raised awareness on gender-based violence and digital abuse #ForAllWomenAndGirls 👏 The #16Days campaign might be over, but volunteers continue their push against violence in online and offline spaces. #HumanRightsDay
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Today is the final day of the #16Days campaign. Across West and Central Africa and beyond, @UNVolunteers support @UNFPA and @UNWomen to raise awareness and fight abuse online and offline. The campaign ends, but the commitment continues. Protecting rights is a daily effort.
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“Over the next 12 months, I urge everyone, everywhere to volunteer for a cause that matters to you.” - @UN Secretary-General @antonioguterres 👏 #VolunteerYear is our moment to be the change we want to see.
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More than 2.1 billion volunteers worldwide act every month to foster solidarity and humanity. Their efforts are vital for achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, responding to humani...
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“Being a UN Volunteer is not about how far you’ve traveled — it’s about how far you’re willing to grow in purpose. Here, inclusion is real, humanity is visible & integrity is expected,” Ramses Morante, UN Volunteer @UNEP shared his experience at #IVD2025 #VolunteerYear launch.
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Online hate demands zero tolerance. This #16Days, Noëla volunteers to defend human rights and push for human dignity #ForAllWomenAndGirls.
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Volunteerism is more than hours logged. It’s about trust, solidarity, resilience, and human connection. #SWVR2026 looks at how we can measure these deeper contributions in new and meaningful ways. Read it now 📖 https://t.co/p4jzmN5ykU
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For #IVD2025, UN Volunteers around the world showed that #EveryContributionMatters. In The Gambia, they joined partners for a beach cleanup, proving that small actions together make a big difference in the community. #IVY2026
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Mariam wants to play her part and she does it by VOLUNTEERING 🧡 As a UN Volunteer with @UNFPAGeorgia, she contributes to safer, more protective spaces for all. #16Days
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The International #VolunteerYear 2026 is officially here 💙 Be part of a year built for volunteers 🔗 https://t.co/0j8OAMCAgq
#IVY2026
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As a UN Volunteer with @UNFPACameroon, Francine Mendomo took part in outreach at Jamot Hospital in Yaoundé.🇨🇲 She helped explain Gender-Based Violence, available support, and the services of the AFIRI Center to patients and visitors. #16Days #EndGBV #NoExcuse
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"Without these contributions of volunteers around the world, this institution, the @UN, would not matter at all." Annalena Baerbock, @UN_PGA 👏 With @KazakhstanUN 🇰🇿 and @GermanyUN 🇩🇪, the @UN_PGA opened the International Year of Volunteers for Sustainable Development 2026.
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Powerful, capable, unstoppable. UN Volunteers with disabilities make @UN programmes more inclusive, accessible, and effective.
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“Even though the theme is ‘every contribution matters’, I would say that without the contributions of volunteers around the world, this institution, the United Nations would not matter at all” Thank you @UN_PGA for your support and inspiring remarks at the special event 📍For
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Remarks by the President of the General Assembly H.E. Ms. Annalena Baerbock at the Opening Event of the International Year of Volunteers for Sustainable Development 5 December 2025 [As delivered] […]
I met with Mr. Toily Kurbanov, UN Volunteers Executive Coordinator, and commended UNV’s efforts in leveraging the contributions of volunteers to advance the 2030 Agenda. We also discussed UN80 reforms and the importance of volunteerism as a cross-cutting theme across the UN
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“There should be no hierarchy among rights. All human rights are equally important!” 👏 From Kyrgyzstan to Moldova, Iuliia protected children, supported persons with disabilities, and monitored refugee rights as a UN Volunteer with OHCHR. 🔗
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Iuliia’s advocacy for human rights has taken her far—across borders and through life-changing experiences. Her journey began in Kyrgyzstan and led her to the Republic of Moldova, but the miles are...
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This is how #CRIC23 volunteers 🇵🇦 wrapped up their duties and celebrated their #IVD2025! International delegations flew back, but our @UNVolunteers remain as ambassadors of the message against desertification and Panama’s #NaturePledge. Everything was worth it! @UNCCD
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