Humanitarian Volunteers at the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement Approximately one million local volunteers affiliated with the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement work in contexts where there is armed conflict and violence worldwide. Local voluntary action and leadership efforts are often explained by a sense of shared responsibilities amongst affected populations: “We feel responsible ...
MSN: Dog Rescuer’s ‘Hot Take’ About Why Kill Shelters Aren’t Evil Starts an Important Conversation
Dog Rescuer’s ‘Hot Take’ About Why Kill Shelters Aren’t Evil Starts an Important Conversation
AOL: 'This weather will kill you.' Akron shelters, warming centers at capacity
This week’s extreme cold weather has Akron’s warming centers and overnight shelters busy and seeking volunteers. The Haven of Rest Ministries shelter is averaging between 230 and 240 people per night, ...
The United Nations Volunteers programme is a United Nations organization that open volunteer opportunities and mobilize volunteers in 150 countries
UNV advocates volunteerism for sustainable development, integrates volunteering into development planning and mobilizes volunteers with the United Nations.
The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme mobilizes volunteers with UN partners to advance sustainable peace and development.
Volunteers are motivated by values like those of justice, equality and freedom as expressed in the United Nations Charter. A society which supports and encourages different forms of volunteering is likely to be a society which also promotes the well-being of its citizens.
UN Volunteers in BeijingAt China’s International Center for Economic and Technical Exchanges (CICETE), Jialin is a young Chinese UN Volunteer Project Analyst with UNOSSC. She organizes trainings, reviews grant proposals, and drafts policy briefs that drive sustainable development in agriculture, clean energy, and poverty reduction.
Millions of stray animals enter shelters each year. Some will be reunited with their owners, while others, sadly, are abandoned. Whether or not they survive during that time boils down to whether they ...
Yahoo: ‘Never-ending’ need: No-kill pet rescue marks 30 years in Fort Lauderdale
WESTFIELD — Denise Sinico estimates she has saved 14,000 cats since she opened the doors to her nonprofit, no-kill shelter, The Westfield Homeless Cat Project in 2006. Her mission: to rescue and ...
The Baltimore Sun: Small shelters, big struggles: Eastern Shore humane societies fight to survive
The Baltimore Sun: Maryland cut animal shelter deaths by tens of thousands — still short of ‘no-kill’ ranking
Maryland cut animal shelter deaths by tens of thousands — still short of ‘no-kill’ ranking
Orlando Sentinel: High kill rates, little oversight: Advocates slam ‘dirty, harmful’ Polk animal shelter
High kill rates, little oversight: Advocates slam ‘dirty, harmful’ Polk animal shelter
The Baltimore Sun: Carroll’s Humane Society achieves ‘no-kill’ status, saving more animals than ever before
The Humane Society of Carroll County achieved a no-kill status from Best Friends Animal Society after saving 90% of the animals that entered its care during 2025. The designation marks the first time ...
Carroll’s Humane Society achieves ‘no-kill’ status, saving more animals than ever before
Through the Online Volunteering service of the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme, you can connect with UN entities, governments, public institutions and civil society organizations. Find out how to become an Online Volunteer and help tackle today’s sustainable development challenges – from any device, anywhere in the world.
UNV offers different categories of UN Volunteers and flexible solutions that are responsive to the needs of United Nations entities.
UN Volunteers and Online Volunteers can complement and strengthen the workforce of UN entities, public institutions and civil society organizations. They are qualified, highly motivated and inspirational individuals committed to the principles and ideals of the United Nations. The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme offers partners different volunteer categories, depending on their needs ...
National UN Volunteers are invaluable assets to the work of the United Nations, particularly at the community level where they usher in greater ownership of programmes and projects. Serving with a UN entity, you can share your knowledge of local languages and culture and bring an insider’s understanding of social and economic conditions. As a national UN Volunteer, you will make a positive ...
Through the Online Volunteering service of the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme, you can connect with UN entities, governments, public institutions and civil society …
UN Volunteers and Online Volunteers can complement and strengthen the workforce of UN entities, public institutions and civil society organizations. They are qualified, highly motivated and …
Volunteers are motivated by values like those of justice, equality and freedom as expressed in the United Nations Charter. A society which supports and encourages different forms of …
National UN Volunteers are invaluable assets to the work of the United Nations, particularly at the community level where they usher in greater ownership of programmes and projects. Serving with a …