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
new way to measure volunteerism: GIVE
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.
A group of professionals stand in a modern atrium listening to a man in a suit speaking. Participants, many wearing name badges, gather around a high table with documents and refreshments, appearing engaged in discussion during a formal event.
A woman speaks into a microphone at the EU Action Forum IVY2026 Launch Event, standing beside a screen displaying the event title and partner logos. The event is hosted at the European Parliament and focuses on the International Volunteer Year 2026.
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.
@swisspeacehr.bsky.social you know our answer!
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
strengthening systems buy putting people first
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...
graphic saying volutneerism
🗺️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
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...
''key findings reveal the sheer scale of volunteers impact. Even as they navigate risks and threats in crises and wars''
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
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...
''braille isnt just a language, its the power to advocate, educate, and dream''
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
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...
graphic saying volunteers power the 2030 Agenda
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...
a year of recognition
thank you volunteers
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
the number of UN Volunteers with disabilities -320+ in 2025
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
UN volunteer with IOM
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
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
