About the United Nations Volunteers programme

The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme aims to enhance the personal and professional development of UN Volunteers through a meaningful, accessible, and personalized learning journey, while contributing to partner satisfaction.

Learn more about the UNV Learning Portfolio
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Our Vision

Enhance UN Volunteers' core and cross-functional competencies for performance.

Offer tailored guidance, tools and resources to drive their own career management.

Empower volunteers to become agents of change in alignment with the UN values.

Promote peer-to-peer learning to facilitate the exchange of experiences, expertise and good practices.

The UNV Learning Portfolio

Embark on your learning journey today!

UN Volunteers access a comprehensive journey on UNV eCampus, combining five varied learning experiences, to provide essential skills for their current and future roles. This approach emphasizes personalized and continuous learning, tailored to their evolving needs during their assignment. It's our commitment to nurturing the full potential of our UN Volunteers.

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Learning is a shared responsibility!

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As a UN Volunteer, you are ultimately responsible to take action and drive your own development. Take advantage of your volunteering assignment and the UNV learning portfolio to grow the skills and competencies you need for your assignment and future career.

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Your Host Entity is responsible to provide you with assignment-related learning opportunities, including onboarding, mandatory and technical training, and their online learning platform.

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The UNV programme is responsible for providing a robust learning portfolio to develop your core and cross-functional skills, supporting performance during your assignment and preparing you for your next steps.