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The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme contributes to peace and development through volunteerism worldwide.
Learn more: https://www.unv.org/
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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...
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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
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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
The world runs on people who step in.
Through chaos or calm, volunteers do the work. #EveryContributionMatters.
Tomorrow, for #IVD2025, show up for them.
Through chaos or calm, volunteers do the work. #EveryContributionMatters.
Tomorrow, for #IVD2025, show up for them.
December 4, 2025 at 11:21 AM
The world runs on people who step in.
Through chaos or calm, volunteers do the work. #EveryContributionMatters.
Tomorrow, for #IVD2025, show up for them.
Through chaos or calm, volunteers do the work. #EveryContributionMatters.
Tomorrow, for #IVD2025, show up for them.
A blank page.
A reminder of how much we still don’t measure.
The State of the World's Volunteerism Report calls on everyone to invest in data that captures volunteer contributions.
#SWVR2026 is launching on 🗓️ 5/12/2025
A reminder of how much we still don’t measure.
The State of the World's Volunteerism Report calls on everyone to invest in data that captures volunteer contributions.
#SWVR2026 is launching on 🗓️ 5/12/2025
December 3, 2025 at 10:34 AM
A blank page.
A reminder of how much we still don’t measure.
The State of the World's Volunteerism Report calls on everyone to invest in data that captures volunteer contributions.
#SWVR2026 is launching on 🗓️ 5/12/2025
A reminder of how much we still don’t measure.
The State of the World's Volunteerism Report calls on everyone to invest in data that captures volunteer contributions.
#SWVR2026 is launching on 🗓️ 5/12/2025
Volunteers’ contributions are critical, yet the lack of data still fails to reflect that 📏
The State of the World’s Volunteerism Report 2026 will show how better data can inform policies, investments and community resilience.
#SWVR2026 is coming on 🗓️ 5/12/2025.
The State of the World’s Volunteerism Report 2026 will show how better data can inform policies, investments and community resilience.
#SWVR2026 is coming on 🗓️ 5/12/2025.
December 2, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Volunteers’ contributions are critical, yet the lack of data still fails to reflect that 📏
The State of the World’s Volunteerism Report 2026 will show how better data can inform policies, investments and community resilience.
#SWVR2026 is coming on 🗓️ 5/12/2025.
The State of the World’s Volunteerism Report 2026 will show how better data can inform policies, investments and community resilience.
#SWVR2026 is coming on 🗓️ 5/12/2025.
Globally, 16% of people experience some form of disability ♿️ .
It's time to open more doors for persons with disabilities in the UN and beyond. #IDPD2025
It's time to open more doors for persons with disabilities in the UN and beyond. #IDPD2025
December 2, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Globally, 16% of people experience some form of disability ♿️ .
It's time to open more doors for persons with disabilities in the UN and beyond. #IDPD2025
It's time to open more doors for persons with disabilities in the UN and beyond. #IDPD2025
The world leans on volunteers every day.
Yet their work stays both unrecognised and underutilised.
The International #VolunteerYear is our chance to change that.
#IVY2026 #IVD2025
Yet their work stays both unrecognised and underutilised.
The International #VolunteerYear is our chance to change that.
#IVY2026 #IVD2025
December 1, 2025 at 12:02 PM
The world leans on volunteers every day.
Yet their work stays both unrecognised and underutilised.
The International #VolunteerYear is our chance to change that.
#IVY2026 #IVD2025
Yet their work stays both unrecognised and underutilised.
The International #VolunteerYear is our chance to change that.
#IVY2026 #IVD2025
“Partnerships make volunteer work possible. They allow organisations to focus on what truly matters: people.”👏
Thanks to #Luxembourg 🇱🇺, Robine volunteers with @wfp.org and helps bring fortified rice 🍚 to schools across #Senegal 🇸🇳 unvolunteers.exposure.co/is-hunger-ju...
Thanks to #Luxembourg 🇱🇺, Robine volunteers with @wfp.org and helps bring fortified rice 🍚 to schools across #Senegal 🇸🇳 unvolunteers.exposure.co/is-hunger-ju...
Is hunger just about an empty stomach? by UN Volunteers on Exposure
For millions of children worldwide, hunger isn’t just about an empty stomach; it’s a wall that blocks learning, growth, and dreams. Today, 2.8 billion people cannot afford a healthy diet, whereas 45 m...
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November 27, 2025 at 10:31 AM
“Partnerships make volunteer work possible. They allow organisations to focus on what truly matters: people.”👏
Thanks to #Luxembourg 🇱🇺, Robine volunteers with @wfp.org and helps bring fortified rice 🍚 to schools across #Senegal 🇸🇳 unvolunteers.exposure.co/is-hunger-ju...
Thanks to #Luxembourg 🇱🇺, Robine volunteers with @wfp.org and helps bring fortified rice 🍚 to schools across #Senegal 🇸🇳 unvolunteers.exposure.co/is-hunger-ju...
Volunteers: the 💙of development.
This #IVY2026 is our chance to understand how volunteering helps communities grow and discover new ways to make it even better.
Learn more👉 knowledge.unv.org/internationa...
This #IVY2026 is our chance to understand how volunteering helps communities grow and discover new ways to make it even better.
Learn more👉 knowledge.unv.org/internationa...
November 25, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Volunteers: the 💙of development.
This #IVY2026 is our chance to understand how volunteering helps communities grow and discover new ways to make it even better.
Learn more👉 knowledge.unv.org/internationa...
This #IVY2026 is our chance to understand how volunteering helps communities grow and discover new ways to make it even better.
Learn more👉 knowledge.unv.org/internationa...
#Germany 🇩🇪 is UNV’s key partner & the host of 26 UN entities in UNBonn.
@unv.org ToilyKurbanov met with @germany.diplo.de State Secretary Dr Bernhard Kotsch to talk about Germany's continued support and to thank 🇩🇪 for co-hosting the launch of #IVY2026 in New York with Kazakhstan🇰🇿.
@unv.org ToilyKurbanov met with @germany.diplo.de State Secretary Dr Bernhard Kotsch to talk about Germany's continued support and to thank 🇩🇪 for co-hosting the launch of #IVY2026 in New York with Kazakhstan🇰🇿.
November 19, 2025 at 4:57 PM
#Germany 🇩🇪 is UNV’s key partner & the host of 26 UN entities in UNBonn.
@unv.org ToilyKurbanov met with @germany.diplo.de State Secretary Dr Bernhard Kotsch to talk about Germany's continued support and to thank 🇩🇪 for co-hosting the launch of #IVY2026 in New York with Kazakhstan🇰🇿.
@unv.org ToilyKurbanov met with @germany.diplo.de State Secretary Dr Bernhard Kotsch to talk about Germany's continued support and to thank 🇩🇪 for co-hosting the launch of #IVY2026 in New York with Kazakhstan🇰🇿.
Volunteers are a universal force for #ClimateAction.
⚖️ Push climate justice
📊 Map data
🗣 Shape policy
How do they do that? #COP30👉 knowledge.unv.org/theme/climat...
⚖️ Push climate justice
📊 Map data
🗣 Shape policy
How do they do that? #COP30👉 knowledge.unv.org/theme/climat...
November 14, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Volunteers are a universal force for #ClimateAction.
⚖️ Push climate justice
📊 Map data
🗣 Shape policy
How do they do that? #COP30👉 knowledge.unv.org/theme/climat...
⚖️ Push climate justice
📊 Map data
🗣 Shape policy
How do they do that? #COP30👉 knowledge.unv.org/theme/climat...
#DYK that #OnlineVolunteering...
💻Is fast, easy, and effective?
💻Is free for the UN, governmental & other public institutions, and civil society organisations?
Register to start working with online volunteers🔗 app.unv.org
💻Is fast, easy, and effective?
💻Is free for the UN, governmental & other public institutions, and civil society organisations?
Register to start working with online volunteers🔗 app.unv.org
November 12, 2025 at 4:40 PM
#DYK that #OnlineVolunteering...
💻Is fast, easy, and effective?
💻Is free for the UN, governmental & other public institutions, and civil society organisations?
Register to start working with online volunteers🔗 app.unv.org
💻Is fast, easy, and effective?
💻Is free for the UN, governmental & other public institutions, and civil society organisations?
Register to start working with online volunteers🔗 app.unv.org
🗓️ 5 Dec 🟰 International #VolunteerDay
This year’s #IVD2025 theme, “Every contribution matters,” will recognise the power of collective action and mark the launch of International #VolunteerYear 2026 👏
#EveryContributionMatters, no matter how big or small 💙#IVY2026
This year’s #IVD2025 theme, “Every contribution matters,” will recognise the power of collective action and mark the launch of International #VolunteerYear 2026 👏
#EveryContributionMatters, no matter how big or small 💙#IVY2026
November 11, 2025 at 3:56 PM
🗓️ 5 Dec 🟰 International #VolunteerDay
This year’s #IVD2025 theme, “Every contribution matters,” will recognise the power of collective action and mark the launch of International #VolunteerYear 2026 👏
#EveryContributionMatters, no matter how big or small 💙#IVY2026
This year’s #IVD2025 theme, “Every contribution matters,” will recognise the power of collective action and mark the launch of International #VolunteerYear 2026 👏
#EveryContributionMatters, no matter how big or small 💙#IVY2026
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In #Mozambique, @unv.org working with UNICEF are helping change the lives of the most vulnerable children and families, and proving it's always time to serve #ForEveryChild in 🇲🇿.
October 30, 2025 at 1:00 PM
In #Mozambique, @unv.org working with UNICEF are helping change the lives of the most vulnerable children and families, and proving it's always time to serve #ForEveryChild in 🇲🇿.
UNV and #Uzbekistan’s 🇺🇿 Youth Affairs Agency have signed an agreement officially launching a new initiative to support Uzbek youth to serve internationally within the UN.
More here 🔗 unv.org/pressrelease...
More here 🔗 unv.org/pressrelease...
From Uzbekistan to the world: Uzbek volunteers set to serve globally
The signing ceremony, held at UNV headquarters in Bonn, was attended by the First Deputy Director of the Youth Affairs Agency and the Director of Management Services of UNV. This reaffirms Uzbekistan’...
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November 10, 2025 at 3:22 PM
UNV and #Uzbekistan’s 🇺🇿 Youth Affairs Agency have signed an agreement officially launching a new initiative to support Uzbek youth to serve internationally within the UN.
More here 🔗 unv.org/pressrelease...
More here 🔗 unv.org/pressrelease...
Just one month 📅 before the launch of #IVY2026 and a year ahead of the 28th World Volunteer Conference, #UNVolunteers, @iave.bsky.social and #Ghadan met in #Riyadh 🇸🇦 to align efforts to strengthen volunteering globally.
November 4, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Just one month 📅 before the launch of #IVY2026 and a year ahead of the 28th World Volunteer Conference, #UNVolunteers, @iave.bsky.social and #Ghadan met in #Riyadh 🇸🇦 to align efforts to strengthen volunteering globally.
Eighty years on, the #UN remains a force for peace and progress.
On #UNDay, we share the stories of six volunteers, who lend a listening ear and deliver life-saving aid, breathing life into the words: INSPIRATION IN ACTION 🇺🇳 #UN80
www.unv.org/Success-stor...
On #UNDay, we share the stories of six volunteers, who lend a listening ear and deliver life-saving aid, breathing life into the words: INSPIRATION IN ACTION 🇺🇳 #UN80
www.unv.org/Success-stor...
Hands that heal, hearts that lead—United Nations turns 80
Andrii Nahornyi turns complex data into powerful maps to help cities thrive
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October 24, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Eighty years on, the #UN remains a force for peace and progress.
On #UNDay, we share the stories of six volunteers, who lend a listening ear and deliver life-saving aid, breathing life into the words: INSPIRATION IN ACTION 🇺🇳 #UN80
www.unv.org/Success-stor...
On #UNDay, we share the stories of six volunteers, who lend a listening ear and deliver life-saving aid, breathing life into the words: INSPIRATION IN ACTION 🇺🇳 #UN80
www.unv.org/Success-stor...
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October 22, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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