Is volunteering really a luxury of the Global North? In 2025, nearly 16,000 UN Volunteers from the Global South proved otherwise. Representing 93% of all UN Volunteers, they advanced peace and development through 59 UN entities.

The triple planetary crisis demands better solutions. Former @unep.org UN Volunteer Hyrence believes it starts with better data, collected by communities to help tackle climate change, pollution and biodiversity loss. #NowForClimate #WorldEnvironmentDay

Join UNV, @nuglobaldev.bsky.social and partners for the final #SWVR2026 Global Webinar Series, featuring a roundtable on how volunteer measurement data can inform policy-making and planning. 📅 18 June 2026, 1 pm CET 🔗 Register here: undp.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Europe is taking action during the #VolunteerYear 🇪🇺. In Maia 🇵🇹, the 2026 European Volunteering Capital, Europe’s volunteering sector came together to discuss why volunteering matters for democracy, inclusion and stronger communities.

June is #PrideMonth 🏳️‍🌈 A reminder that everyone deserves the chance to participate, belong and be themselves. Volunteer and #StandUp4HumanRights!

What do UN Volunteers with UN Peacekeeping do? They strengthen peace efforts. They help communities recover and rebuild after conflict. They #InvestInPeace everywhere, for everyone. #PKday

What can you find on the #IVY2026 Knowledge Portal? 🔸Countries taking part in #VolunteerYear 🔸Communications guide & materials 🔸Member States’ plans & activities Explore all resources today👉 knowledge.unv.org/internationa...

Want to make #IVY2026 count? Get the #IVY2026 Communications Guide, your go-to toolkit for everything related to: 🔹 Key messages & branding 🔹 Promotion tips 🔹 Campaign & event ideas 🔹 Community engagement guidance 🔗 knowledge.unv.org/ivy/resource...

Looking for reliable data and insights on volunteering? UNV's Knowledge Portal brings together global laws, policies, trends, and practical tools including resources linked to the #VolunteerYear 2026. Explore it here:🔗https://knowledge.unv.org

Panama is one of few carbon negative countries, but still faces rising seas and droughts. Fully funded by @sidasweden.bsky.social 🇸🇪, Esther volunteers with @undp.org Panama🇵🇦 to restore forests and promote climate action. 🔗 unvolunteers.exposure.co/from-climate...

🏛 Toily Kurbanov, coordinador ejecutivo del programa de Voluntariado de Naciones Unidas, ha mantenido hoy un encuentro en el @msocialgob.bsky.social con motivo del Año Internacional de las Personas Voluntarias para el Desarrollo Sostenible 2026 🧵

How can measurement keep pace with the complex crises volunteers navigate every day? Join #SWVR2026 UNV & Northumbria University roundtable discussion on the challenges & opportunities of measuring volunteer contributions in crises. 🗓️19 May, 1 pm CET Register: undp.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Not all UN Volunteer assignments require the same experience, knowladge or skills. Here’s what sets them apart.

Your morning coffee ☕ is part of a much bigger picture. In Peru 🇵🇪, @undp.org UN Volunteer Luz brings together farmers, women producers and institutions to shape decisions on coffee and cocoa crops: unvolunteers.exposure.co/brewing-dial...

Over 1,200 participants have already joined the first two #SWVR2026 webinars. Join us tomorrow for the 3rd to explore how GIVE measures the value of volunteering for people, communities & economies. Tomorrow, 6 May ⏰ 13:00 CET 🔗 Register: undp.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

What is multilateralism? How does it work? What does it look like in practice? On #MultilateralismDay, here’s how UNV and UN Volunteers use multilateral cooperation to tackle the world’s most pressing challenges. 1/5🧵

"The #IVY2026 can be a turning point, a moment to invest in regional &national systems that make volunteerism more effective, inclusive & visible in Central Asia’s development." Haoliang Xu and Toily Kurbanov on rethinking volunteering in 🇰🇿🇰🇬🇹🇲🇹🇯🇺🇿 astanatimes.com/2026/04/from...

How does volunteering address the gap for out-of-school girls? In #Mozambique🇲🇿, the EAGLE project tracks how volunteers help girls gain digital literacy and entrepreneurship skills. More on the project in the new #SWVR2026: bit.ly/3YfUQ6x

Young Champions documentary premieres in 1 hour 🎬 Tune in at 12:00 CET to see how UN Volunteers in the DRC 🇨🇩 strengthen UNICEF delivery. Watch here ⏩ youtube.com/watch?v=HeWy...

Young Champions documentary premieres in 1 hour 🎬 Tune in at 12:00 CET to see how UN Volunteers in the DRC 🇨🇩 strengthen UNICEF delivery. Watch here ⏩ youtube.com/watch?v=HeWy...

Last day to register 🚨 Join us tomorrow to take a closer look at how mixed methods & context-sensitive approaches improve the measurement of volunteering. ⏲️ 1–2.15 pm CET 📜 Register: undp.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Trust works both ways. In #Slovakia 🇸🇰, research shows that trust in people and public institutions leads more people to volunteer, and volunteering builds that trust in return, especially in times of crisis. Read #SWVR2026: bit.ly/3YfUQ6x

If we don’t measure volunteering, do we truly support it? At the first #SWVR2026 webinar, people kept coming back to the same point: volunteerism is everywhere, yet much of it still goes unseen. Here are the key takeaways: unv.org/news/if-we-d...

Join UNV & @NUGlobalDev for the second #SWVR2026 Global Webinar! We’ll explore how mixed methods and context-sensitive approaches strengthen how we measure volunteering across health, skills & development. 📅 16 April 2026 ⏲️ 1–2.15 pm CET Register: undp.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

What is the economic value of a volunteer? In #Kenya 🇰🇪, community health volunteers show up every day, holding systems together and building resilience, trust and care, often without pay. That value is hard to measure. Read #SWVR2026: bit.ly/3YfUQ6x

We thank @sidasweden.bsky.social & @swedishmfa.bsky.social for funding volunteer assignments, supporting the UN system. Since 2017, 200+ Swedish youth UNVs funded by 🇸🇪 worked on migration, climate & more, including Jakob on emergency preparedness with @wfp.org in Timor Leste. Tack så mycket 🇸🇪

📢 Just a few hours to go 📢 Every month, 2.1 billion people volunteer globally. But how do we measure it? Join the first Global Webinar on the 2026 State of the World’s Volunteerism Report #SWVR2026 to find out. 📅 24 March | 13:00–14:15 CET 🔗 undp.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

That’s right. You don’t need to wait for the world to act; you can start where you are. Learn more about #IVY2026 and join us this #VolunteerYear: knowledge.unv.org/internationa...

Data does not tell the full story. In #Uganda 🇺🇬, photovoice, a participatory method using photos for storytelling, gave young refugees a way to document how volunteering shapes their skills & livelihoods. A simple method that puts people’s realities at the centre. #SWVR2026

Governments are at their strongest when they treat volunteers as their essential partners. In the #Philippines 🇵🇭, the Philippine National Volunteer Service Agency uses a “public value lens” to measure how community-based volunteering benefits society as a whole. Read #SWVR2026: bit.ly/3YfUQ6x

The first #SWVR2026 Global Webinar is here! Join us to learn: 🔸 How do we measure the impact of volunteering? 🔸 What is the Global Index of Volunteer Engagement? 🔸 How can evidence inform policy & planning? 📅 24 March | 1:00–2:15 PM (CET) 🔗 Register: undp.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

From tech to energy and finance, more and more businesses are empowering their employees to volunteer. When companies step up to champion volunteerism, everyone wins 🌍💛 Learn more and join #IVY2026 🔗 knowledge.unv.org/internationa...

“I’ve seen the difference firsthand" Decimon Anywar, a UN Volunteer with UNCDF, works in Gulu, coordinating climate adaptation investments that communities choose for themselves through the Local Climate Adaptive Living Facility. 🔗 Read his story ➡️ bit.ly/4ciq59o @unv.org

For the 676 million women and girls living within 50 km of active conflict zones, justice systems are largely absent. In Goma 🇨🇩, #MONUSCO UN Volunteer Laetitia spends her days reaching out to survivors of sexual exploitation and abuse, where JUSTICE is often out of reach.

'Here, climate change isn’t a concept.' 💡 Hear more from Decimon Anywar, currently serving as a UN Volunteer with UNCDF, is coordinating climate adaptation across four districts in Uganda. @unv.org 🔗 bit.ly/4ciq59o

How do we see the direct impact of volunteers on the #SDGs? In #Togo 🇹🇬, the National Agency for Volunteerism measures results in education and health, from pupil-teacher ratios to maternal health and the fight against malaria and HIV. Evidence matters. Read #SWVR2026: bit.ly/3YfUQ6x

It’s 2026, and volunteerism deserves better data. The new State of the World’s Volunteerism Report pushes for a new way to assess volunteerism: The GIVE Index measures not only contributions, but also volunteering environments➡️ www.unv.org/Success-stor...

From supporting national priorities to working alongside local partners, UN Volunteers contribute to practical development results every day.

The #EU 🇪🇺 is ready for the #VolunteerYear! Thank you @volunteeringcev.bsky.social for bringing together Members of the @europarl.europa.eu, the volunteering community and @unv.org. What stood out? Volunteers need recognition, protection, funding and an enabling environment to contribute fully.

The European Volunteering Capital 2028 competition is now open! 🗓️ Deadline: 6 June 2026, 12:00 (noon) CET 🔗 Follow the next link for more information and application details: www.europeanvolunteercentre.org/ev-capital-2...

In #Tonga 🇹🇴 & #Vanuatu 🇻🇺, Volunteer Service Abroad measures beyond simple numbers. By using indigenous practices, volunteers and locals track changes through data and the power of storytelling. #SWVR2026 highlights overlooked methods of measurement: bit.ly/3YfUQ6x

The world leans on volunteers every day. Yet their work stays both unrecognised and underutilised. The 2026 International #VolunteerYear is our chance to change that. #IVY2026

No one said it’d be easy.

Young voices, global mission! 🌍🕊️ In 2026, @swisspeacehr.bsky.social once again supports committed Swiss young professionals as #UNYouth #Volunteers. Starting Feb 2026, they’ll join UN agencies worldwide to promote #HumanRights, #Peace & #Dialogue. ▶️ More info: cinfo.ch/en/individua...

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

Strong systems start with people. 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.

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...

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...

🗺️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