United Nations (UN)

Activity: It depends on the project, which can be related to different technical areas: disaster and crisis prevention, environment and climate change, delivery of basic services (primary healthcare and HIV/AIDS, strengthening of local governance), management, finance, etc.
Requirements: University degree in a technical field, minimum of two years of professional work, experience in the relevant area, not younger than 25 years, good command of one of the UN languages.
Time: minimum 3 months contract, full time.
Comments: The UN system in Nigeria comprises 14 agencies: FAO, UNICEF, UNDP, UNFPA, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNHCR, UNAIDS, UNIFEM, UNODC, WMO, WHO, ILO and IOM.
UNV is administered by the UNDP and contributes to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by promoting volunteerism globally and recruiting UNV volunteers for numerous projects in different technical areas.
There are two categories of UNV volunteers: international and national.
A Roster of IUNV volunteers has been created and is managed at the UNV Headquarters in Bonn. You can visit the UNV web site and register to become an International UNV volunteer: www.unv.org
NUNV volunteers are identified by Country Office Teams and/or host agencies in the country of assignment which means that a demand should come from the host project or agency to the UNV Programme which will process the recruitment. UNV positions are advertised in local newspapers.
You can also practice, share your skills and volunteer on line:
http://www.onlinevolunteering.org/ (home-based and free of charge work).
The UNV Online Volunteering service is a platform that puts volunteers into contact with organizations around the world. In addition, online
volunteering gives you an opportunity to contribute to the development,
learn about other countries and contribute to sustainable development
staying at home.
Address: Plot 617/618, Diplomatic Zone, Central Area District.
Phone: 9 4616 274 Fax: 234-9-4618546/4618507
Emails: galina.chus@yahoo.fr
Web: www.unv.org (international volunteers)
www.ng.undp.org/unv/ (national volunteers)
www.onlinevolunteering.org/ (online volunteers)