Thank you,
@OlivieradamUNV
, for your confidence and, above all, for the stellar leadership you provided at
@UNVolunteers
last four years. Iโll change the seat now but the journey continues!
Congratulations to
@KyokoYokosuka
โ the next Deputy Executive Coordinator of
@UNVolunteers
. Look forward to working together to further strengthen UNV as a systemwide UN platform and as the global advocate of volunteerism
Global
@UNVolunteers
HQ this morning. One day weโll be all back, sharing workspace and coffee, stress and laughter. Meanwhile
#ThankYou
to all UNV staff working remotely. There was not a day since the start of the pandemic when you didnโt rise to the challenge
This is
@UNVolunteers
global communications team: the heroes behind the screen who coordinated
#TogetherWeCan
campaign reaching six continents. Please Like if you think they did a great job, Retweet if you will help us promote volunteerism beyond
#IVD2020
Top 10 countries where
@UNVolunteers
are based:
๐ธ๐ธ๐จ๐ด๐จ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ช๐ง๐ฉ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ณ
Top 10 countries where
@UNVolunteers
come from:
๐จ๐ด๐ฐ๐ช๐ง๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ณ๐จ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฌ๐ซ๐ท๐จ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ช๐ฑ๐ง
Source: UNV
When UNV was created in 1970s all
@UNVolunteers
came from the Global North. This year top 5 nationalities are Kenya, Colombia, Cameroon, Bangladesh, India. Thereโs so much talent in the Global South and we are committed to continue to bring in to the UN ๐บ๐ณ
Thank you to
@UNVolunteers
and all our partners for spreading the International Volunteer Day to six continents, 18 time zones and 90 countries.
#TogetherWeCan
About
@UNVolunteers
in Gaza this week:
Monday: all are accounted
Tuesday: all are accounted
Wednesday: all are accounted
Thursday: all are accounted
#Friday
: contact lost....
Please keep them in your thoughts
There will be another day, inshallah
Those who write and share
@UNVolunteers
stories with the world are themselves extremely modest. Here they walked from behind the scene and I am sharing this photo as a small token of appreciation for all they do
@UNV_ESARO
@UNVKenya
A young economist, a young diplomat and a young politician. Empower todayโs
#youth
, help them grow as leaders and, even if not everyone becomes future UN SG, theyโll make the planet a better place
Learning how to say Ministry of Youth and Sports in Somali: Wasaaradda Dhalinyarda Iyo Cayaaraha. Thank you Hon
@MoBareMohamud
for joining
@UNVolunteers
on the International Volunteer Day and much appreciation for the Governmentโs focus on ๐ธ๐ด youth volunteerism.
#IfEveryoneDid
Itโs official: UN General Assembly proclaimed 2026 the International Year of Volunteers for Sustainable Development. Thank you to 54 countries co-sponsors of the GA resolution Important recognition ahead of the final push for
#SDGs
Ladies and gentlemen, please meet winners of 2022 UNV staff recognition awards. Hard to chose best among the best, and yet these are colleagues who dream big, help first and shine in whatever they do for
@UNVolunteers
This morning for the first time UN has crossed the bar of 8,000
@UNVolunteers
. This is 8,000 of everyday champions of peace and development in 100+ countries. Thank you to all UN partners for your confidence in
@UNVolunteers
and the inspiration they bring
We did it! For the first time in history, this year UNV reached full
#gender
parity among
@UNVolunteers
. The struggle doesn't stop here, but let's take this opportunity to acknowledge the hard work of all our regional and country teams and UN partners hosting
#Volunteers
In
@UNVolunteers
, 3 out of 5 regional managers are women.
@Afke_B
,
@ShalinaMiah
,
@litapaparoniUNV
โ inspiring leaders and great colleagues. Follow them on Twitter for unique UN leadership perspectives from Africa, Asia and Latin America
Started the new job listening to UNV colleagues worldwide about their expectations. Vision, Advocacy and being Approachable come on top--and an appetite for Innovation and Experimentation. I cannot promise to meet all expectations but I do promise to give my very best
Why is the work of
@UNVolunteers
more important than ever before? Hear from
@UlrikaModeer
, UN Assistant Sec-General and Assistant
@UNDP
Administrator (and a former UNV!)
Annual report of
@UNVolunteers
for 2020 will be presented to the Executive Board in June. You can access it here, in 6 UN languages: (pdf)
#transparency
Often when asked about reasons for UNV's solid record I didn't know where to start. Now I know where: these strong women leaders who are on our global management team. Happy
#InternationalWomensDay
to all female UNV colleagues. Privilege to work with you ๐
My message to global Team UNV: each day and every year you work as hard as you can. I cannot ask you to work even harder. But the challenges facing the world, the UN, and
@UNVolunteers
are huge. By working smarter we will meet all of them.
#TogetherWeCan
Here's
@WFPChief
David Beasley, holding up the new agreement between
@WFP
and
@UNVolunteers
, signed just hours ago. Thank you for the partnership. Now, let's work to bring together the power of volunteering and the prowess of one of the most important humanitarian agencies
This week every day someone from UNV field units would stop by โ and quickly take over โ the office of UNV Executive Coordinator. Thatโs symbolic: without the A-team of country coordinators my job would be so much harder
๐ต๐ฐ family photo celebrating 10,000th
@UNVolunteers
Ms. Farah Ismail who supports Afghan refugees in Quetta. UNHCR, UNDP, UNV โ One ๐บ๐ณ. What happened afterwards to the cake is still a mystery
Top ten countries where
@UNVolunteers
are serving today:
South Sudan ๐ธ๐ธ
D.R. Congo ๐จ๐ฉ
Colombia ๐จ๐ด
Central African Republic ๐จ๐ซ
Mali ๐ฒ๐ฑ
Kenya ๐ฐ๐ช
Afghanistan ๐ฆ๐ซ
Sudan ๐ธ๐ฉ
Brazil ๐ง๐ท
India ๐ฎ๐ณ
No, these are not
@UNVolunteers
. In the frame: Princess Victoria of Sweden and Prince Haakon of Norway supporting the spirit of
#InspirationInAction
after they met UNV team in Nairobi this week. Tack sรฅ mycket, tusen takk and asante santa!
Honor to receive the
@UN_MINUSMA
Peace medal recognizing great contributions of
@UNVolunteers
in Mali. Also want to acknowledge UNV Regional Team who enable these contributions. Therefore, I asked
@vzidi1
to put this medal on prominent display in
@UNV_ROWCA
UN is looking for
@UNVolunteers
to support the work of UNAMA, UNFPA, UNICEF and UN Women in Afghanistan. Both Afghan nationals and others are encouraged to apply (please read individual openings to check eligibility) โก๏ธ
@unafghanistan
Today: the largest number of new
@UNVolunteers
opportunities are in Kenya ๐ฐ๐ช (with thanks to our UN partners): 7 for Kenyan nationals, 5 for international specialists and 1 for refugees. Please apply or share:
Meet Hana Abdi Salad who volunteers with UNICEF and is one of the first National
@UNVolunteers
in Somalia. With strong talent like this, the countryโs future is bright, inshallah
In case you didnโt know why Pacific Small Island Developing States should be instead called Big Ocean States ๐ซ๐ฏ ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐ญ ๐ต๐ผ ๐ณ๐ท ๐ป๐บ ๐ฐ๐ฎ ๐ธ๐ง ๐น๐ด ๐น๐ป ๐ผ๐ธ ๐จ๐ฐ ๐น๐ฐ ๐ณ๐บ
@ForumSEC
@UNDP_Pacific
We should practice what we preach (actually: before we preach). Proud to share that UNV has been certified Climate Neutral. Thank you
@UNFCCC
@PEspinosaC
for the acknowledgment
Is it possible to organize a virtual conference: 4 days, 6 languages, dozens of panels and speakers โ and thousands of participants from all over the world? Yes, it is. If
#BehindtheScenes
there is such team |
#GTM2020
#HLPF2020
Dedicating this to all
@UNVolunteers
from Africa. Thank you for helping the UN to contribute to peace and development on the continent and beyond. PS. Sorry
#SIDS
are not included (just because of scale)
Volunteers should be recognized every day. But on this International Volunteer Day the
@UNVolunteers
communications team, all regional offices and field units went extra mile to show global solidarity. We in Yemen felt it. Thank you!
Regional programme and portfolio managers of
@UNVolunteers
were in town last week. The town survived. UNV is stronger thanks to these colleagues sharing global knowledge
Happy birthday to
@antonioguterres
. Not everyone knows that UN Secretary-General has started his career as
#volunteer
teacher in the slums of Lisboa. Donโt be surprised if one of todayโs
@UNVolunteers
will eventually become UN SG
LinkedIn reminded that today is my 5th anniversary with UNV (I first joined as Dep Exec Coordinator in 2016). On this day all my thoughts are with UN colleagues and
@UNVolunteers
in Afghanistan. They
#StayAndDeliver
. Real heroes of our time
One of earliest
@UNVolunteers
photos ever known shows Yoshikazu Ito, irrigation engineer from Japan, with farmers in Wadi Wazaran area in Yemen in 1972... After almost half-century, I had a privilege of meeting Ito-san in Yokohama in person last year |
#UN75
To all
@UNVolunteers
โone day you will no longer be with the UN: start own company, NGO, give lectures, join government or retire. Yet the UN memories will always remain, as will the UN remember the impact made by you. Happy UN birthday!
Maybe the reason we love you in Russia
@MoSalah
is because you are such lookalike of Pushkin (who has African ancestry). See you in
#RUSEGY
on Tuesday, inshallah. #ะััะบะธะฝ #ะกะฐะปะฐั #ะงะ2018
#WorldCup2018
Opening of
@UNVolunteers
HQ in Bonn HQ, 1996. As the SG Boutros-Ghali said on the day to German Gov: "A part of the future of the UN is now entrusted in your care". A historic statement by the head of the organization established after
#WWIII
When
#COVID19
stopped global travel and no foreign expert could come, UNV massively sped up search for national experts (especially in public health) and encourage them to serve as
@UNVolunteers
. Here're the results -- thanks to hardworking UNV Country Coordinators
This month, for the first time in UNV history, no.1 nationality where most
@UNVolunteers
come from is Colombia ๐จ๐ด.
#Gracias
to all of you for contributing to peace and development at home, in the region and around the world
Today is 101st birthday of Ratu Kamisese Mara, the first prime minister and the founding father of Fiji. In these two documents Ratu Mara applies for Fijiโs membership in the UN on the day when the new nation was born ๐ซ๐ฏ ๐บ๐ณ
I know five UN Assistant Secretary-Generals who were UN Volunteers before. Instead of their portraits, I will share photos of volunteers I met this week in Sri Lanka and Thailand: any number of them can become ASGs, USGs and perhaps SG (not a KPI though!)
Bonn Mayor
@katjadoerner
and myself started our jobs at the same time โ during the COVID lockdown โ and been following each other on Twitter since then. And finally we met. On the no. 66 tram (dedicated to
#UNBonn25
) of course
โOnce UNV-always UNVโ. Who said this first? According to an urban UN legend, the credit goes to
@iram2batool
. I met Iram
@UNDP
today and hereโs what she had to say to
@UNVolunteers
On International Volunteer Day my video message to
@UNVolunteers
and to all volunteers. This year you stepped forward and stepped up to fight COVID while strengthening peace and development in our communities. From our hearts to you: Thank you.
#TogetherWeCan
Sending best wishes to thousands
@UNVolunteers
who are beginning to observe the holy month of
#Ramadan
. Let us learn from each other and, together, build a peaceful world
While my title suggests that I have a job to โexecuteโ and โcoordinateโ, neither is possible without UNVโs general service staff around the globe. Glad to welcome to my office Warunsiri Manaviboon from UNV Bangkok. As expected, she was very comfortable in that chair
Right now the UN needs
@UNVolunteers
to help:
--in own countries ๐ฆ๐ซ๐ฆ๐ฟ๐ง๐ซ๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ณ๐จ๐ฎ๐จ๐ฉ๐ช๐จ๐ช๐น๐ซ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ด๐ฐ๐ช๐ฑ๐ง๐ฒ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ช๐ณ๐ฎ๐ต๐ฆ๐ธ๐ณ๐ธ๐ด๐ธ๐ธ๐ป๐ช๐ฟ๐ฒ
--across borders ๐ฆ๐ซ๐ง๐ฎ๐จ๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐จ๐ด๐ช๐จ๐ช๐น๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐น๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ด๐ฐ๐ญ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ท๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฒ๐พ๐ณ๐ฌ๐ณ๐ท๐ธ๐ณ๐ธ๐ง๐ธ๐ฑ๐ธ๐ด๐ธ๐ธ๐น๐ฉ๐น๐ณ๐น๐ท๐ฟ๐ผ
They were the first. In 1956 Margaret Anstee became first female UN Representative. In 1981 Mary Chinery-Hesse became first African female UN Representative. Today, when 50% of UN resident coordinators are women, letโs remember the trailblazers.
Jackson Musoni was from Rwanda. He served in Sudan as UN
#volunteer
helping
@Refugees
. This morning he was on
#ET302
. RIP. Please keep Jackson and his family and friends in your thoughts ๐ท๐ผ
Helping UN as Online
@UNVolunteers
is easy (you can do this from home) but also not easy as you manage competing priorities. Which is why our platform is giving options: which
#SDGs
resonate with you most and how much time you can give
Five years ago they were only 7. Today 133 UN Volunteers are critical for humanitarian and development action in communities across Yemen. Thank you
@UNinYE
for your trust in
@UNVolunteers
At UNV HQ weโre thrilled to learn that
@_UnfpaSudan
have just hired first female driver Alaa Elmedani. On such special occasion, wise words and warm wishes from my dear colleague Gabriele Ohl, the first female driver at
@UNBonn
@UNVolunteers
๐ธ๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐ช ๐บ๐ณ
Just arrived on my first trip to the Caribbean. Will explore with UN country teams
@UNBdosandOECS
and
@UNJamaica
how we can best mobilize
@UNVolunteers
and unleash the power of volunteers in the specific context of island states
What a great news to end the year:
@UNVolunteers
has just made to Top 20 International Organizations most people want to work for. We are no.4. Thank you to all our partners and hard working UNV staff across the globe via
@impactpool
UN General Assembly adopted by consensus a dedicated resolution on UNV. Congratulations to
@UNVolunteers
and to all volunteers and thanks to all Member States for confidence and support.
Text
GA readout
Earlier this month I presented the Secretary-General's report on Volunteerism for Agenda 2030 to the Third Committee of the
#UNGA
.
Full text of my presentation:
Comments made by countries:
Each UN country team is unique, but the team in the Central African Republic is unique in its own way: three of its members, heads of IOM, UNHCR and UN Women, are former
@UNVolunteers
. This speaks volumes about UN leadership cadre at country level
Latest count: 53 countries will say
#ThankYou
to volunteers on International Volunteer Day, 5 December ๐ผ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐จ๐ณ๐น๐ญ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ง๐ฉ๐ณ๐ต๐ฎ๐ณ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ฆ๐ซ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ฌ๐บ๐ฟ๐น๐ฒ๐น๐ท๐บ๐ฆ๐ท๐บ๐ท๐ธ๐ฉ๐ช๐ฌ๐ง๐ฆ๐ช๐ง๐ญ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ด๐ฑ๐ง๐พ๐ช๐ช๐ฌ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฆ๐ธ๐ณ๐ฌ๐ณ๐ฑ๐ท๐ง๐ฏ๐ณ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฒ๐ฆ๐ด๐ช๐น๐ฐ๐ช๐น๐ฟ๐บ๐ฌ๐ง๐ฎ๐ท๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ๐ธ๐ฌ๐น๐ต๐ฆ๐ป๐ช๐ต๐ช
#IVD2020
#GiveAHeart
Melanie Hauenstein is just appointed as the head of UNDP in Germany coming from UNDP Lebanon. Melanie started her UN career as a UN Volunteer in DRC and hereโs her message to all UN partners and volunteers around the world
Today top 10 nationalities of
@UNVolunteers
: 5 in Africa, 2 in Asia, and 1 each in Europe, Latin America and Middle East. We are proud of this truly universal spread of volunteering in the UN and will work to ensure even more diversity in future
Thank you
@UNVolunteers
for new
@UNBonn
merchandise from recycled material (old backdrop banners). UNV partnered with local association of persons with disabilities for the design and manufacturing
@BonnGlobal
@katjadoerner