webtv.un.org

Overcoming Barriers to Inclusion through Volunteerism

In celebration of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2021, the UN Chronicle is pleased to present two articles, one by Ms Martha Helena Lopez, Assistant Secretary-General for Human ...
webtv.un.org

Calling the United Nations System to Action on Disability Inclusion

Martha Helena Lopez is Assistant Secretary-General for Human Resources, Department of Management Strategy, Policy and Compliance, United Nations Secretariat. The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) ...
UNHCR

'Walking in their shoes has given me the tools I need to serve'

Name: Elvia Eduviges Peñaranda, 38, from Caracas, Venezuela. Job title: A nurse by training, Elvia worked as an assistant in a gynaecological clinic in her native Venezuela. She is currently a Local ...
TASS

Russia to contribute $3 mln in budget of UN Volunteers program

Russia will use the funds to ensure the participation of Russian volunteers in a respective program of the organization in 2022-2024 MOSCOW, September 15. /TASS/. Russia will contribute $3 mln to the ...