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On December 3, 2014, El Fasher, North Darfur. Shaghayegh Shafieyan (UNV), pictured at her office in UNAMID's headquarters in El Fasher on occasion of International Volunteer Day. Photo by Mohamad Almahady, UNAMID.
- United Nations Volunteers
DDR Support Officer, Ms. Shaghayegh Shafieyan has been serving with UNAMID as a United Nations Volunteer for the past four years. She arrived in Darfur from her country the Islamic Republic of Iran in August 2010. United…
- United Nations Volunteers
Ms. Mary Grace Ariza has been serving with the African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) as a United Nations Volunteer.
- United Nations Volunteers
In 2009 Marianna Carvalho left the comfort of her work at the Office of Emergency Management of the City of New York to come to Darfur and fulfill her dream of becoming a UN Volunteer. Assigned as a Transport and Logistics…
- United Nations Volunteers
Located in the west side of Sudan, Darfur is one of the many African regions affected by desertification, which, combined with a recent history of armed conflict, a high number of internally displaced persons and a very…
- United Nations Volunteers
The only Electro-medical Technicians working for any peacekeeping mission round the world to date are UN Volunteers serving with the African Union – United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID). When Ibrahim Vuni from Uganda and…
- United Nations Volunteers
My name is Nestor Kinkela and working as a UNV Heavy Duty Vehicle Technician is my dream come true. As a UN Volunteer assigned to the Transport Unit in the African Union - United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) I have been…
- United Nations Volunteers
Every year on 5th December the world celebrates one of its oldest and heart-warming traditions: volunteering. International Volunteer Day (IVD) is the date when all around the world people gather to commemorate that…
- United Nations Volunteers
My name is Mohammad Sarhan and I was born in 1962 in the occupied territories of Palestine. I was born a refugee and was raised in Al Farah Refugee Camp in Nablus. During my childhood years, I was injected with what was…
- United Nations Volunteers
On 12 January 2010, the world heard the news about Haiti’s earthquake, one of the strongest since 1770 (7.0 magnitude). Most of us were alerted and followed the news, hoping the best for the Haitians. NilarKyi, a UN volunteer…
- United Nations Volunteers
While Maxwell sits to have coffee and talk to us in the UNAMID compound, in El Fasher, one hears all sort of resounding greetings and friendly slaps on the back can be heard every now and then, accompanied by references as…
- United Nations Volunteers
Open from 1 July and lasting until 30 July 2011 at United Nations headquarters in New York, Darfur up Close is the first UN sponsored photo exhibition that shows the humane side of the conflict that has displaced around 1.8…
- United Nations Volunteers
My name is Chantha Muth. I am a proud son of the Kingdom of Cambodia and my story begins in my home country where I’ve worked with dedication for human rights and democracy causes for the past 20 years. Serving as a Human…