ILO in 🇺🇬 today hosted the UN in Uganda Country Team meeting. Key message from ILO focused on #Global Coalition for #SocialJustice aimed at intensifying collective efforts to address social justice deficits, and to accelerate the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for #SDGs

Uganda, alongside with Cameroon and Kenya, is also among the top countries on the African continent in terms of sending International UN Volunteers abroad 🇺🇬🇨🇲🇰🇪🇺🇳

Great meeting between Lucy Ndungu, Regional Manager of UNV East and Southern Africa, and Susan Namondo Ngongi, UN Resident Coordinator in Uganda . They discussed the vital role of the UN Volunteers Programme and how to integrate volunteerism into policy and planning. #Volunteerism UNV Uganda

“Volunteers are an important part of the UNHCR community. We recognize UN Volunteers vital role in empowering refugees and their host communities,” jason hepps, Deputy Rep. @UNHCRUganda during exchange with Lucy Ndungu, Regional Manager UNV East and Southern Africa

.UN Volunteers in #Uganda & around the world play a critical role in advancing the #SDGs

Today, the UNDP Uganda Resident Rep,
Nwanne Vwede-Obahor met with UNV East and Southern Africa Regional Manager, Lucy Ndungu to discuss more partnership opportunities.

#InspirationInAction
Lucy Ndungu

In Eritrea🇪🇷, the United Nations is partnering with the government on health, education, food security among other priorities.

Nahla Valji, Resident Coordinator United NationsinEritrea met with Lucy Ndungu, Regional Manager United NationsV_ESARO on engaging #volunteers in development priorities in the country.

Some exciting UN online volunteering opportunities this week: 👇👇

☑️Branding and communications support - shorturl.at/elqtK
☑️Design the National Youth Policy - shorturl.at/dyFMW
☑️Branding and Communications support - shorturl.at/wAKP1

'We usher in the second half of the #2030Agenda . To speed up progress, it is important to involve everyone. While doing so, I urge policymakers to recognize and support the contribution of volunteers', Lucy Ndungu, Regional Manager UNV East and Southern Africa.

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3 strangers from Kenya🇰🇪, Rwanda🇷🇼 & Lebanon🇱🇧 meet as online volunteers to support UNDP South Sudan.

From their homes, they apply their skills to make difference. They also become friends.

This is the power of volunteering that knows no borders.

🔗shorturl.at/sFLTW

Jonathan, I am so proud of you! Such an incredible professional and team player.

'Serving as a UN volunteer was a very formative experience for me...

A chance to come back and serve in different capacity together with volunteers is unprecedented, honoured and cherished.'

These were the sentiments of George Conway during the #ivd2023 commemoration in Mogadishu

Seven African leaders were toppled by their militaries in the last three years.

In this Foreign Affairs essay with Murithi Mutiga, we outline the deeper context in which these coups are emerging and why they have stirred so much anxiety.

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UNV Kenya UNDP Kenya UN Kenya UN Volunteers UNICEF Kenya UNFPA Kenya YouthConnekt Africa Hub @YouthConnekt Min. of Youth Affairs, Creative Economy & Sports National Youth Council Kenya William Samoei Ruto, PhD Ahunna Eziakonwa State House Kenya UNDP Africa @UNDP Stephen Jackson Anne Waiguru EGH, OGW At the #YouthConnektAfrica2023 , UNV is co-hosting a dialogue titled “Imagine if everyone did volunteer for a borderless African renaissance”
🗓️ 11 Dec, 9am EAT
📍 Tsavo Wing 2 KICC_Kenya

Use #54FacesofAfrica & #IfEveryoneDid to share your thoughts & join the conversation.

Change can start with 1 person.

On International Volunteer Day, we recognize & thank the over 12,000 volunteers globally who served in 2023 with 50 United Nations entities as part of United NationsVolunteers, which is proudly hosted by UNDP.

More from Achim Steiner on #IVD2023 : go.undp.org/Zco5

On today’s #IVD2023 , top United Nations official in #SouthSudan , Nicholas Haysom, speaks about his years as an activist + why he believes volunteering is key to public service!
Don’t miss it!

#IfEveryoneDid

“On behalf of the UN family in Tanzania, I salute you all. For your time. For your dedication and relentless spirit. As it has been said before, “Volunteers do not necessarily have the time; they just have the heart” Said Zlatan Milišić UN Resident Coordinator United Nations TZ

'Our own UN Volunteers hail from more than 1⃣6⃣0⃣ countries, helping to spur peace and sustainable development, and the realization of human rights, for people around the world.

Let’s stand with #volunteers , everywhere.'

António Guterres on #IVD2023
🔗unv.org/pressrelease/i…

Thank you Zlatan Milišić for the hospitality, support and interaction with #UN Tanzania.

5 Countries 🇿🇦🇧🇼🇳🇦🇱🇸🇸🇿

One Common Goal: to contribute to peace & development in East & Southern Africa through volunteerism.

We were excited to kick off our 3 day Capacity Development Learning & Facilitation Workshop in Rustenburg, South Africa today. #IfEveryoneDid   #UNVs

Achim Steiner UNDP Administrator shares special statement on #IVD2023

#IfEveryoneDid