Status: Ongoing.

For the fully financed volunteer opportunity at the UN, applications are now being accepted. UN Volunteer organizes volunteers to work for UN organizations, both in peacekeeping and development activities. The program’s goal is to encourage participants to take an active role in their personal growth.

Description

The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme contributes to peace and development through volunteerism
worldwide. We work with partners to integrate qualified, highly motivated and well supported UN Volunteers into
development programming and promote the value and global recognition of volunteerism. UNV is administered by
the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and reports to the UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS Executive Board.
Volunteering abroad is an unbeatable opportunity to serve as a global citizen. International UN Volunteers
promote peace and development in communities around the globe, while upholding the ideals and aspirations of
the United Nations. These Volunteers come from 160 countries, representing many cultures and backgrounds,
bringing a wide variety of perspectives and approaches. The international UN Volunteer assignment will make a
lasting impact, creating a ripple effect, that extends far beyond the immediate results of volunteer’s efforts. As an
international UN Volunteer, you will learn about different cultures, expand your networks, study foreign languages
and gain matchless professional and life experiences.

Benefits

The selected applicants shall be;

• Rewarded with an experience that will stay with you for the rest of your life.
• Opportunity to change the world for the better while simultaneously honing your own skills, gaining knowledge and a better understanding of the realities of international development and peacebuilding.
• UN Youth Volunteers receive a basic living allowance that allows the volunteer to live healthily and safely in the assigned area.
• If you volunteer outside of your home area, return airfare or land transport (as applicable) and some other basic costs are paid by the host agency. You will receive orientation and training before and after your assignment.

Annual leave;

Resettlement allowance, which is calculated based on the duration of the assignment and paid upon
satisfactory completion of the assignment.

Eligibility for Volunteering at United Nations

The applicants have to be:
between the ages of 18 to 55;
have at least two years of relevant work experience in a professional background;
fluent in English, Spanish or French.

Official link: https://www.unv.org/become-volunteer/volunteer-abroad