Introduction
UNV stands for The United Nations Volunteers. This group is the UN organization that contributes to peace and development through volunteerism worldwide.
UNV contributes to peace and development by volunteers, working with partners to integrate volunteerism into development programming, including experienced UN Volunteers, throughout the world. UNV embraces volunteerism as universal and inclusive, and recognizes volunteerism in its diversity as well as the values that sustain it: free will, commitment, engagement and solidarity.
Based in Bonn, Germany, UNV is active in around 130 countries every year. UNV, with Field Units in 86 countries, is represented worldwide through the offices of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP)
UNV has 7,700 UN Volunteers every year nationally and internationally, with 80 per cent coming from developing countries, and more than 30 per cent volunteering within their own countries.
Mission
UNV contributes to peace and development through volunteerism. UNV helps countries to develop volunteerism. UNV provides strategic advice on the role and contribution of volunteerism. UNV helps countries to improve public inclusion and participation in social, economic and political development, and we support the growth of volunteerism within communities as a form of mutual self-help.
UNV helps to organize and run local and national elections and support a large number of peacekeeping and humanitarian projects. UN Volunteers comprise one third of all international civilians working in UN peacekeeping operations.
UNV also has the Online Volunteer Services, which helps development organizations directly with thousands of online volunteers who can provide services and advice over the internet.
UNV is non-profit and private sector organizations in order to support development program. UNV delivers a prompt, efficient and