Core contribution to the UNV Special Voluntary Fund 2022-2024

UN organizations

UN country teams

UN Members States

NGO and INGOs

Academia 

Outcome 1:    The functioning of the UN System is supported through the engagement of empowered UN Volunteers

Outcome 2:    UNV contributes to the system-wide coherence and effectiveness of the UN Development System (UNDS)

Outcome 3:    Member States and UN system efforts to integrate volunteerism as cross-cutting means of implementation into the 2030 Agenda are supported

Resultados previstos:  

1)    Expand the opportunities with UN entities for more and diverse people (different countries, including people with disabilities) to support integrated approaches and bring together UN peace, humanitarian and development efforts;

2)    Motivated, well-equipped volunteers mobilized to contribute to UN peace, humanitarian and development efforts;

3)    UN partners are provided with more efficient and timely services;

4)    UNV institutional capacity is further strengthened;

5)    Brokering of data, research, evidence, and knowledge on volunteerism for the SDGs is enhanced;

6)    Integration of data and evidence on volunteerism for the SDGs is strengthened among Member States and UN entities. 

Resultados de las fases anteriores:  

-    In 2021, 10’921 UN international and national Volunteers from 162 nations served in 160 countries with 56 United Nations partners. This is an all-time high and 15% increase from 2020.

-    66% of the international volunteers come from the Global South. 53% of all  UNVs are women.

-    In Benin, Botswana, Ethiopia, Guinea, Madagascar, Malawi and other countries, UN Volunteers served as Africa Women Health Champions and helped to promulgate critical health messages about COVID-19, cholera and Lassa fever and to strengthen national emergency preparedness systems.

-    At the intergovernmental level, UNV ensured the inclusion of volunteer groups in the Sustainable Development Goals outcome document. 

UNYV program for Swiss graduates (SDC funded)

JPO4UN program to provide opportunities for Swiss to work in international organizations (SDC funded)

SECO funded UNV programme (World Bank) 

Fase 13 01.01.2022 - 31.12.2024   (Completed)