Dimitry

Deputy Chief, @UNVolunteers' Volunteer Solutions Section. Tweets and views are my own.

[Toily Kurbanov @ToilyKurbanov]

Where do UN staff work (by agency)?

Data source: CEB HR (as of 31.12.24)

[Toily Kurbanov @ToilyKurbanov]

Awards come and go. That inner fire, once it turns off, will be difficult to flame again. Keep it up, Saburi Chopra and UN Volunteers in India 🇮🇳. Onwards and upwards!

[Toily Kurbanov @ToilyKurbanov]

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Some early photos of UN Volunteers from our archives. Hope someone will recognize them—or even recognize themselves

[Toily Kurbanov @ToilyKurbanov]

The Three Musketeers and d’Artagnan.

Ms. Gulbara Sultanova is the very dedicated champion of the International Volunteer Year #IVY2026 in Kazakhstan 🇰🇿

[Sonia Mehzabeen @SoniaM_UN]

A well rounded week of effective partner engagement during the visit of UNV Asia Pacific Regional Manager @ChristianHainzl

[Aktar Uddin @Aktaruddin_UN]

Interactive discussion with UN Ops & Program teams of @UNinIndia on advancing #UNVolunteers engagement across the UN system!
Led by UNV DEC (Management) Mr. Andrey Pogrebnyak, the discussion highlighted UNV’s new offer, talent solutions, strengthened collaboration with UN syatem.

[Toily Kurbanov @ToilyKurbanov]

“Volunteerism is a development asset of extraordinary scale” — my colleague Narendra Mishra writes from New York

[Toily Kurbanov @ToilyKurbanov]

When your child is thirteen and devouring books about global health, the odds are she might one day become a UN Volunteer.

That’s exactly what happened with Guzaloy Abdukodirova in Uzbekistan 🇺🇿

[Toily Kurbanov @ToilyKurbanov]

India 🇮🇳 — that remarkable treasure chest of cultures and traditions — offers the world a rich tapestry of volunteering in all its forms and expressions.

Grateful to Shri Nitesh Kumar Mishra for presenting this inspiring diversity to UNV and our partners this week

[Aktar Uddin @Aktaruddin_UN]

Very insightful meeting with @unwomenindia Rep and deputy Rep on strengthening partnership on engaging onsite and online @UNVolunteers to support UNW operations in #India. @UNVAsiaPacific @unwomenasia

[Aktar Uddin @Aktaruddin_UN]

Great meeting with @UNICEFIndia on strengthening strategic partnership to engage more @UNVolunteers advancing impact for children and communities across #India. 34 UN Volunteers are currently contributing to UNICEF’s mission nationwide. @UNVAsiaPacific @UNinIndia
@UNICEFIndiaRep

[Dimitry @dimworldtw]

@ToilyKurbanov @UNVolunteers @JulieTeng @SimonNazer @UNVAsiaPacific @UNinLaoPDR @UNICEFLaos @UNDPasiapac Happy to see Simon @SimonNazer again, great advocate and supporter to @UNVolunteers in UNCEF. Many former & current @UNVolunteers truly inspire by their commitment & passion. @SimonNazer is definitely one of them.

[Toily Kurbanov @ToilyKurbanov]

Most of the time, @UNVolunteers get the job done and move on.

Sometimes, they stay on at the UN.
And yet sometimes—they marry each other.

That’s what happened with @JulieTeng and @SimonNazer. I met these wonderful colleagues in Laos and discovered an amazing story.

Hear from them:

❤️ What does it mean when one UNV marries another?

⁉️ And what happens when things get a little tense?

[Waseem Ashraf @Waseem_Ashraf]

Another random former @UNVolunteers walking into your office to say hello? Absolutely not.

Mursaleen, former UN Volunteer who served with @WHOPakistan in one of the most challenging duty stations, walks-in to share how volunteering experience positively shaped his life & career.

[Toily Kurbanov @ToilyKurbanov]

UNV-AURA—our new AI-powered assistant helping the UN system recruit thousands of @UNVolunteers each year.

Chosen by a global staff vote. Coined by Sanda Le Gray, UNV Operations Associate. Hear what it means in her own words

[UN Volunteers @UNVolunteers]

“I’m not interested in being ‘an example.’ I’m focused on being a professional who contributes.”👏

Firuza was born with a visual disability. Today, she volunteers with @un_uzbekistan to open doors for others 🔗https://t.co/qODvz3MovZ

[Toily Kurbanov @ToilyKurbanov]

In 1950 United Nations Volunteers meant not what we know today but a military force for “quick emergency use”.

Shows how changing times influence usage of the term “volunteer”: from military to civilian community service

📷 https://t.co/rHDjzhcqfz

[Toily Kurbanov @ToilyKurbanov]

International cooperation may be faltering—but international volunteering still stands as one of its clearest expressions.

That’s what @UNVolunteers remain committed to support

[Alexander De Croo 🇺🇳 @alexanderdecroo]

A city only works for everyone when it works for women.

Congratulations to Bangkok City, Governor @chadchart_trip and Deputy Governor Tavida on achieving the Gender Equality Seal – Gold.

The Seal is a @UNDP standard for building equality into decisions, budgets & services.