Glasgow, Scotland: UNV volunteer Yugesh Pradhanang from Nepal shares how volunteering and community participation helped victims of 1986 Chernobyl fallout regain their lives, at the CIVICUS World Assembly held recently in Glasgow, Scotland. Read

Kiev, Ukraine: For Olga Kolosyuk, clean water represents progress in a post-Chernobyl Ukraine. The fact that her village of 1,000 has safe drinking water demonstrates what the community has accomplished—most notably the refurbishment of a local water supply—since taking the lead in improving their situation. She is one of numerous volunteers who, with the help of the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme, set up a community organization in the village. Read

Milan, Italy: In March Ukrainian President Jushchenko vetoed a draft law aiming to regulate the country's volunteer movement (draft law No7550). The veto may have been the reaction to protests of experienced Ukrainian NGOs active in the field of volunteer work which they have forwarded in forms of protest letters to the President. Read

Kiev, Ukraine: Nearly one thousand schoolchildren, youngsters and their parents came to the “Kyevepoplaza” exhibition centre in Kyiv, Ukraine for the International “Country of Childhood” exhibition. The Ukrainian Red Cross also launched a new HIV/AIDS awareness and anti-stigma campaign during the exhibition. Read

The event, "Treasure Hunt", will gather volunteers, youth groups, UN agency employees, among others, in a game that will highlight the MDGs and benefits of volunteering in Ukraine. View event

Service For Peace (SFP) held IVD activities in 10 countries involving more than 4,600 volunteers and participants worldwide. Here are summaries of the celebrations. Read

An afternoon was held with refugee children in Kyiv on the occasion of International Volunteer Day, 2005. Read

The International Volunteer Day 2005 in Ukraine was celebrated in Kiev by 20 local and International NGOs together with UNVs... Read

Kiev, Ukraine: The Ukrainian parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, today passed the "Act of Ukraine on Volunteer Movement" during its initial reading. The Act was submitted for consideration by the Cabinet of Ukraine. Read

A workshop was held on 19 November, 2005 with youth organizations in Kiev. Topics discussed included the concept of volunteerism and the challenges of establishing a better volunteer network in Ukraine. Read