UN Volunteers Programme shared online platform for volunteering service
The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme contributes to peace and development through volunteerism worldwide. It works with partners to integrate qualified, highly motivated and well supported UN Volunteers into development programming and promote the value and global recognition of volunteerism.
Online volunteering allows organizations and volunteers to team up to address sustainable development challenges – anywhere in the world, from any device. Online volunteering is fast, easy – and most of all, effective. When skilled, passionate individuals join forces online with great organizations working toward sustainable development goals, everyone wins.
Effective 1 January 2020, the Online Volunteering service is free of charge to all eligible partners. Eligible partners are: UN entities, Governmental or other public institutions, and Civil Society Organizations.
Through the Online Volunteering service, UNV offers:
- A global platform for organizations and online volunteers to connect
- An easy-search database of online volunteering opportunities, including related to COVID-19 Response
- Tools to manage volunteers’ and organizations’ online collaboration
- Access to online volunteering experiences, best practices and lessons learned
- The possibility for volunteers and organizations to expand their networks
- The advantage of the universal reach and neutrality of the United Nations
Online volunteers are professionals, students, home makers, retirees, people with disabilities and expatriates from across the globe who support development organizations over the internet.
What they have in common is a strong commitment to making a real difference to development.
What they do is as varied as the needs of the organizations they support.
“Not only did online volunteers provide an excellent service to the UN, but also gained significant knowledge and experience, making it a win-win situation.”
Vincenzo Aquaro
UN Department of Social and Economic Affairs
