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Volunteer Action Counts
The tenth anniversary of the International Year of Volunteers
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UNV Executive Coordinator Flavia Pansieri (right) and Jean-Pierre Ezin, Commissioner for Human Resources, Science and Technology with the African Union Commission, extend mutual congratulations upon achieving agreement to harmonize their efforts to promote youth volunteerism in Africa. Prof Ezin led the AUC delegation in the high level mission to UNV headquarters. (Photo: Alba Candel Pau/UNV, 2012)
African Union Commission and UNV harmonize efforts to promote youth volunteerism in Africa
31 August 2012
On Friday, 24 August 2012, Flavia Pansieri, Executive Coordinator of the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme, and Jean-Pierre Ezin, Commissioner for Human Resources, Science and Technology with the African Union Commission (AUC), signed a letter of understanding in Bonn where the two organizations agree to harmonize their efforts to promote the concept of youth volunteerism as a means to advance socio-economic growth and development in Africa. Read
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  Volunteer Voices    
Vojtech Hledik (26), UNV Intern at the UNAIDS Country Office in Uzbekistan, during his presentation on volunteerism.
My first opportunity to speak in public about volunteerism
28 August 2012
Tashkent, Uzbekistan: I came from the Czech Republic to work at the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme as an intern at the UNAIDS Country Office in Uzbekistan, in the field of Communication and Advocacy. After three months in the country, I got my first opportunity to speak in public about volunteerism. Read
  UN Volunteers building a better world - partnering with youth    
International Youth Day, held every 12 August, is an occasion for UNV to highlight that volunteerism is an important channel for recognizing the potential of youth. This year’s theme, Building a Better World: Partnering with Youth, relates to the statement made by the United Nations Secretary General on 25 January 2012 announcing to make youth one of the priorities of his Five-Year Action Agenda.

UNV is at work worldwide to harness youth volunteers of all kinds.  From mobilizing young people through advocacy or facilitating vocational training, to organizing environmental and sports activities, with UNV’s programming youth are being nurtured for the future and giving back to their communities in the present. Read some of the young volunteers' stories
UNV is administered by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)