UN Volunteers
@unv.org
The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme contributes to peace and development through volunteerism worldwide.
Learn more: https://www.unv.org/
Learn more: https://www.unv.org/
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Online volunteering lets you put your skills to work.
🎨 Design
📊 Project development
✍️ Translation, writing, or editing
💻 Research
…and so much more
Find an opportunity or get support from an online volunteer.
Your starting point ▶️ app.unv.org
🎨 Design
📊 Project development
✍️ Translation, writing, or editing
💻 Research
…and so much more
Find an opportunity or get support from an online volunteer.
Your starting point ▶️ app.unv.org
January 27, 2026 at 11:16 AM
Online volunteering lets you put your skills to work.
🎨 Design
📊 Project development
✍️ Translation, writing, or editing
💻 Research
…and so much more
Find an opportunity or get support from an online volunteer.
Your starting point ▶️ app.unv.org
🎨 Design
📊 Project development
✍️ Translation, writing, or editing
💻 Research
…and so much more
Find an opportunity or get support from an online volunteer.
Your starting point ▶️ app.unv.org
Strong systems start with people.
UN Volunteers keep UN action grounded, responsive, and people-centred.
UN Volunteers keep UN action grounded, responsive, and people-centred.
January 23, 2026 at 11:26 AM
Strong systems start with people.
UN Volunteers keep UN action grounded, responsive, and people-centred.
UN Volunteers keep UN action grounded, responsive, and people-centred.
Access to information is a FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT.
Through @unicef.org’s U-Report in #Chad, UN Volunteer Yacoub ensures youth can connect, ask questions, and raise their voices safely.
Through @unicef.org’s U-Report in #Chad, UN Volunteer Yacoub ensures youth can connect, ask questions, and raise their voices safely.
January 21, 2026 at 1:23 PM
Access to information is a FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT.
Through @unicef.org’s U-Report in #Chad, UN Volunteer Yacoub ensures youth can connect, ask questions, and raise their voices safely.
Through @unicef.org’s U-Report in #Chad, UN Volunteer Yacoub ensures youth can connect, ask questions, and raise their voices safely.
UNV is setting a clear direction for the future of volunteerism 🇺🇳 with a 2026-2029 Strategic Framework.
The new and simpler framework builds on what works and places mobilization at the core of the mission.
Read more about it: www.unv.org/unv-strategi...
The new and simpler framework builds on what works and places mobilization at the core of the mission.
Read more about it: www.unv.org/unv-strategi...
January 19, 2026 at 1:56 PM
UNV is setting a clear direction for the future of volunteerism 🇺🇳 with a 2026-2029 Strategic Framework.
The new and simpler framework builds on what works and places mobilization at the core of the mission.
Read more about it: www.unv.org/unv-strategi...
The new and simpler framework builds on what works and places mobilization at the core of the mission.
Read more about it: www.unv.org/unv-strategi...
Inclusion means being
💙seen
💙supported, and
💙believed in.
Jamuna volunteers with @unicef.org Nepal 🇳🇵, working for disability inclusion so children with disabilities are valued for their potential, not their limitations: unvolunteers.exposure.co/creating-a-w...
💙seen
💙supported, and
💙believed in.
Jamuna volunteers with @unicef.org Nepal 🇳🇵, working for disability inclusion so children with disabilities are valued for their potential, not their limitations: unvolunteers.exposure.co/creating-a-w...
Creating a world where everyone belongs by UN Volunteers on Exposure
At nine years old, Jamuna Subedi Chuwai’s life took a significant turn. Following a truck accident, she became a double amputee. Shortly after, an explosion at a nearby cottage industry resulted in th...
unvolunteers.exposure.co
January 16, 2026 at 11:23 AM
Inclusion means being
💙seen
💙supported, and
💙believed in.
Jamuna volunteers with @unicef.org Nepal 🇳🇵, working for disability inclusion so children with disabilities are valued for their potential, not their limitations: unvolunteers.exposure.co/creating-a-w...
💙seen
💙supported, and
💙believed in.
Jamuna volunteers with @unicef.org Nepal 🇳🇵, working for disability inclusion so children with disabilities are valued for their potential, not their limitations: unvolunteers.exposure.co/creating-a-w...
🗺️What laws, schemes and policies on #volunteering exist in different countries?
📚What is the latest #research on volunteerism?
🔀What challenges & opportunities are associated with it?
Find out the answers & much more on UNV’s #Knowledge Portal 👉🏽 knowledge.unv.org
📚What is the latest #research on volunteerism?
🔀What challenges & opportunities are associated with it?
Find out the answers & much more on UNV’s #Knowledge Portal 👉🏽 knowledge.unv.org
January 13, 2026 at 12:20 PM
🗺️What laws, schemes and policies on #volunteering exist in different countries?
📚What is the latest #research on volunteerism?
🔀What challenges & opportunities are associated with it?
Find out the answers & much more on UNV’s #Knowledge Portal 👉🏽 knowledge.unv.org
📚What is the latest #research on volunteerism?
🔀What challenges & opportunities are associated with it?
Find out the answers & much more on UNV’s #Knowledge Portal 👉🏽 knowledge.unv.org
Digital transformation must be inclusive🌍💻
From supporting sign language access to empowering youth with digital skills, UN Volunteer Arita makes sure no one is left behind in the digital age: www.unv.org/Success-stor...
From supporting sign language access to empowering youth with digital skills, UN Volunteer Arita makes sure no one is left behind in the digital age: www.unv.org/Success-stor...
The unequal digital dawn: Who gets left behind?
“The first of January 1983 is the internet’s birthday. At that time, Antigua and Barbuda, where I call home, had only been independent for a little over a year. Many Small Island Developing States (SI...
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January 12, 2026 at 11:20 AM
Digital transformation must be inclusive🌍💻
From supporting sign language access to empowering youth with digital skills, UN Volunteer Arita makes sure no one is left behind in the digital age: www.unv.org/Success-stor...
From supporting sign language access to empowering youth with digital skills, UN Volunteer Arita makes sure no one is left behind in the digital age: www.unv.org/Success-stor...
Volunteers are on the frontlines of crises, threats, conflicts, and wars. Yet much of their impact is invisible.
The new #SWVR2026 reveals the scale of volunteer work and why it MUST be measured📏: bit.ly/3YfUQ6x
The new #SWVR2026 reveals the scale of volunteer work and why it MUST be measured📏: bit.ly/3YfUQ6x
January 8, 2026 at 9:38 AM
Volunteers are on the frontlines of crises, threats, conflicts, and wars. Yet much of their impact is invisible.
The new #SWVR2026 reveals the scale of volunteer work and why it MUST be measured📏: bit.ly/3YfUQ6x
The new #SWVR2026 reveals the scale of volunteer work and why it MUST be measured📏: bit.ly/3YfUQ6x
In case you missed it: the official launch of the International #VolunteerYear 2026 at the UN General Assembly👏
Scroll through the highlights📸🎥 and read about the new State of the World’s Volunteerism Report: unvolunteers.exposure.co/internationa...
Scroll through the highlights📸🎥 and read about the new State of the World’s Volunteerism Report: unvolunteers.exposure.co/internationa...
International Volunteer Year 2026 launch at the United Nations General Assembly by UN Volunteers on Exposure
History was made at the heart of multilateralism! On 5 December, the United Nations General Assembly in New York became the stage for a bold call to action: the official launch of the International Vo...
unvolunteers.exposure.co
January 5, 2026 at 2:08 PM
In case you missed it: the official launch of the International #VolunteerYear 2026 at the UN General Assembly👏
Scroll through the highlights📸🎥 and read about the new State of the World’s Volunteerism Report: unvolunteers.exposure.co/internationa...
Scroll through the highlights📸🎥 and read about the new State of the World’s Volunteerism Report: unvolunteers.exposure.co/internationa...
Did you know these facts about Braille?
1️⃣ It’s used to read and write across many languages
2️⃣ Invented in 1824, it transformed accessibility
3️⃣ You’ll find it on ATMs, elevators, and so much more
#WorldBrailleDay
1️⃣ It’s used to read and write across many languages
2️⃣ Invented in 1824, it transformed accessibility
3️⃣ You’ll find it on ATMs, elevators, and so much more
#WorldBrailleDay
January 4, 2026 at 7:04 PM
Did you know these facts about Braille?
1️⃣ It’s used to read and write across many languages
2️⃣ Invented in 1824, it transformed accessibility
3️⃣ You’ll find it on ATMs, elevators, and so much more
#WorldBrailleDay
1️⃣ It’s used to read and write across many languages
2️⃣ Invented in 1824, it transformed accessibility
3️⃣ You’ll find it on ATMs, elevators, and so much more
#WorldBrailleDay
Innovation is not just about new ideas.
It is about responding to NEEDS.
In Georgia 🇬🇪, gaps in e-waste management & low awareness limited recycling.
Volunteers at @undp.org ’s Accelerator Lab address this through local-driven digital solutions: www.unv.org/Success-stor...
It is about responding to NEEDS.
In Georgia 🇬🇪, gaps in e-waste management & low awareness limited recycling.
Volunteers at @undp.org ’s Accelerator Lab address this through local-driven digital solutions: www.unv.org/Success-stor...
What's cooking in Georgia’s AccLab?
“In the world of innovation and development, no one has all the answers. Becoming a UN Volunteer means stepping forward because you care enough to find solutions together,” shares Mariam.
www.unv.org
January 3, 2026 at 3:38 PM
Innovation is not just about new ideas.
It is about responding to NEEDS.
In Georgia 🇬🇪, gaps in e-waste management & low awareness limited recycling.
Volunteers at @undp.org ’s Accelerator Lab address this through local-driven digital solutions: www.unv.org/Success-stor...
It is about responding to NEEDS.
In Georgia 🇬🇪, gaps in e-waste management & low awareness limited recycling.
Volunteers at @undp.org ’s Accelerator Lab address this through local-driven digital solutions: www.unv.org/Success-stor...
New year, same #SDG goals📝
Volunteers continue to advance the Global Goals this #VolunteerYear.
How? Find it out in UNV's Knowledge Portal: knowledge.unv.org/theme/volunt...
Volunteers continue to advance the Global Goals this #VolunteerYear.
How? Find it out in UNV's Knowledge Portal: knowledge.unv.org/theme/volunt...
January 2, 2026 at 3:58 PM
New year, same #SDG goals📝
Volunteers continue to advance the Global Goals this #VolunteerYear.
How? Find it out in UNV's Knowledge Portal: knowledge.unv.org/theme/volunt...
Volunteers continue to advance the Global Goals this #VolunteerYear.
How? Find it out in UNV's Knowledge Portal: knowledge.unv.org/theme/volunt...
The #NewYear is here & with it, #VolunteerYear 2026 🇺🇳
19 countries have already designated national teams for the International #VolunteerYear 2026, but this is just the beginning! We call on all countries to join us in making 2026 a year of action and solidarity. #IYV2026
19 countries have already designated national teams for the International #VolunteerYear 2026, but this is just the beginning! We call on all countries to join us in making 2026 a year of action and solidarity. #IYV2026
January 1, 2026 at 8:39 PM
The #NewYear is here & with it, #VolunteerYear 2026 🇺🇳
19 countries have already designated national teams for the International #VolunteerYear 2026, but this is just the beginning! We call on all countries to join us in making 2026 a year of action and solidarity. #IYV2026
19 countries have already designated national teams for the International #VolunteerYear 2026, but this is just the beginning! We call on all countries to join us in making 2026 a year of action and solidarity. #IYV2026
Each year, UNV raises the bar for disability-inclusive volunteering.
2025 was no exception.
Reaching an all-time high, 320+ UN Volunteers with disabilities served across the United Nations.
UN for all must reflect all. #YearInReview
2025 was no exception.
Reaching an all-time high, 320+ UN Volunteers with disabilities served across the United Nations.
UN for all must reflect all. #YearInReview
December 23, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Each year, UNV raises the bar for disability-inclusive volunteering.
2025 was no exception.
Reaching an all-time high, 320+ UN Volunteers with disabilities served across the United Nations.
UN for all must reflect all. #YearInReview
2025 was no exception.
Reaching an all-time high, 320+ UN Volunteers with disabilities served across the United Nations.
UN for all must reflect all. #YearInReview
Every person carries a story.
For over 30 years, UN Volunteers with @iom.int have stood with #migrants, helping them write safer chapters where dignity and family are never a choice. #MigrantsDay
For over 30 years, UN Volunteers with @iom.int have stood with #migrants, helping them write safer chapters where dignity and family are never a choice. #MigrantsDay
December 18, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Every person carries a story.
For over 30 years, UN Volunteers with @iom.int have stood with #migrants, helping them write safer chapters where dignity and family are never a choice. #MigrantsDay
For over 30 years, UN Volunteers with @iom.int have stood with #migrants, helping them write safer chapters where dignity and family are never a choice. #MigrantsDay
In #Chad 🇹🇩, volunteerism is lived out in the field.
This story follows Luc, Haoua, and Faremi: Three
@undp.org UN Volunteers, three ways of contributing to peace, dignity, and local resilience.
🔗 shorturl.at/hmyw0
This story follows Luc, Haoua, and Faremi: Three
@undp.org UN Volunteers, three ways of contributing to peace, dignity, and local resilience.
🔗 shorturl.at/hmyw0
December 15, 2025 at 4:25 PM
In #Chad 🇹🇩, volunteerism is lived out in the field.
This story follows Luc, Haoua, and Faremi: Three
@undp.org UN Volunteers, three ways of contributing to peace, dignity, and local resilience.
🔗 shorturl.at/hmyw0
This story follows Luc, Haoua, and Faremi: Three
@undp.org UN Volunteers, three ways of contributing to peace, dignity, and local resilience.
🔗 shorturl.at/hmyw0
Introducing GIVE, the Global Index of Volunteer Engagement 👏
A groundbreaking framework measuring the value of volunteering to individuals, communities, economies, and enabling environments.
A milestone for global volunteer data #SWVR2026 🔗 bit.ly/3YfUQ6x
A groundbreaking framework measuring the value of volunteering to individuals, communities, economies, and enabling environments.
A milestone for global volunteer data #SWVR2026 🔗 bit.ly/3YfUQ6x
December 12, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Introducing GIVE, the Global Index of Volunteer Engagement 👏
A groundbreaking framework measuring the value of volunteering to individuals, communities, economies, and enabling environments.
A milestone for global volunteer data #SWVR2026 🔗 bit.ly/3YfUQ6x
A groundbreaking framework measuring the value of volunteering to individuals, communities, economies, and enabling environments.
A milestone for global volunteer data #SWVR2026 🔗 bit.ly/3YfUQ6x
Current systems still can’t measure 📏 the full impact of #volunteerism, as explained by Louise Chamberlain, UNV Deputy Executive Coordinator.
#SWVR2026 sets out to fix that 🔗 bit.ly/3YfUQ6x
#SWVR2026 sets out to fix that 🔗 bit.ly/3YfUQ6x
December 11, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Current systems still can’t measure 📏 the full impact of #volunteerism, as explained by Louise Chamberlain, UNV Deputy Executive Coordinator.
#SWVR2026 sets out to fix that 🔗 bit.ly/3YfUQ6x
#SWVR2026 sets out to fix that 🔗 bit.ly/3YfUQ6x
December 10, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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Germany remains dedicated to @unv.org: as host country and in ensuring that volunteers get the recognition they deserve, during the International #VolunteerYear 2026 and beyond.
December 8, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Germany remains dedicated to @unv.org: as host country and in ensuring that volunteers get the recognition they deserve, during the International #VolunteerYear 2026 and beyond.
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The State of the World’s Volunteerism Report (SWVR) stands as the United Nations' flagship publication, offering deep insights into the power of volunteering in shaping our world.
Researchers from our @nuglobaldev.bsky.social worked with @unv.org as the lead research partner for the 2026 report.
Researchers from our @nuglobaldev.bsky.social worked with @unv.org as the lead research partner for the 2026 report.
Global report on volunteer measurement supported by Northumbria researchers is launched
One year after Northumbria University was announced as the lead research partner on the 2026 State of the World's Volunteerism Report (SWVR) produced by United Nations Volunteers (UNV), the publicatio...
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December 5, 2025 at 3:03 PM
The State of the World’s Volunteerism Report (SWVR) stands as the United Nations' flagship publication, offering deep insights into the power of volunteering in shaping our world.
Researchers from our @nuglobaldev.bsky.social worked with @unv.org as the lead research partner for the 2026 report.
Researchers from our @nuglobaldev.bsky.social worked with @unv.org as the lead research partner for the 2026 report.
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Every contribution matters. ✨
Across 14 countries, 22 @unv.org strengthen UNCDF’s mission every day.
Volunteers like Mio and Ines are helping communities access the capital they need to thrive.
Thank you, volunteers. 💙
#IVD2025
https://pulse.ly/ycxysrbpav
Across 14 countries, 22 @unv.org strengthen UNCDF’s mission every day.
Volunteers like Mio and Ines are helping communities access the capital they need to thrive.
Thank you, volunteers. 💙
#IVD2025
https://pulse.ly/ycxysrbpav
How Volunteers Make Every Contribution Matter at UNCDF 🌍
Every Contribution Matters.This International Volunteer Day, UNCDF celebrates the people who bring that message to life, every single day.Across 14 countries...
pulse.ly
December 5, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Every contribution matters. ✨
Across 14 countries, 22 @unv.org strengthen UNCDF’s mission every day.
Volunteers like Mio and Ines are helping communities access the capital they need to thrive.
Thank you, volunteers. 💙
#IVD2025
https://pulse.ly/ycxysrbpav
Across 14 countries, 22 @unv.org strengthen UNCDF’s mission every day.
Volunteers like Mio and Ines are helping communities access the capital they need to thrive.
Thank you, volunteers. 💙
#IVD2025
https://pulse.ly/ycxysrbpav
Reposted by UN Volunteers
Volunteers strengthen our communities every day.
On International #VolunteerDay, we recognise the role of volunteers in supporting our society.
We call for:
❤ stronger support to volunteering organisations;
❤ opportunities for everyone willing to contribute.
ℹ️link.europa.eu/bxYTpm
On International #VolunteerDay, we recognise the role of volunteers in supporting our society.
We call for:
❤ stronger support to volunteering organisations;
❤ opportunities for everyone willing to contribute.
ℹ️link.europa.eu/bxYTpm
December 5, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Volunteers strengthen our communities every day.
On International #VolunteerDay, we recognise the role of volunteers in supporting our society.
We call for:
❤ stronger support to volunteering organisations;
❤ opportunities for everyone willing to contribute.
ℹ️link.europa.eu/bxYTpm
On International #VolunteerDay, we recognise the role of volunteers in supporting our society.
We call for:
❤ stronger support to volunteering organisations;
❤ opportunities for everyone willing to contribute.
ℹ️link.europa.eu/bxYTpm
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You might be a volunteer without knowing it💡
New ILO / @unv.org data shed light on this “invisible” work: ow.ly/mGnv50XCG1R
#VolunteerDay #IVD2025
New ILO / @unv.org data shed light on this “invisible” work: ow.ly/mGnv50XCG1R
#VolunteerDay #IVD2025
December 5, 2025 at 10:59 AM
You might be a volunteer without knowing it💡
New ILO / @unv.org data shed light on this “invisible” work: ow.ly/mGnv50XCG1R
#VolunteerDay #IVD2025
New ILO / @unv.org data shed light on this “invisible” work: ow.ly/mGnv50XCG1R
#VolunteerDay #IVD2025
The world is built by those who care.
#EveryContributionMatters reflects the small but mighty steps volunteers take each day to shape a better tomorrow 🩶
Volunteers, thank you for all you do. #IVD2025
#EveryContributionMatters reflects the small but mighty steps volunteers take each day to shape a better tomorrow 🩶
Volunteers, thank you for all you do. #IVD2025
December 5, 2025 at 9:07 AM
The world is built by those who care.
#EveryContributionMatters reflects the small but mighty steps volunteers take each day to shape a better tomorrow 🩶
Volunteers, thank you for all you do. #IVD2025
#EveryContributionMatters reflects the small but mighty steps volunteers take each day to shape a better tomorrow 🩶
Volunteers, thank you for all you do. #IVD2025