There are many ways to make a difference, one of which joining the United Nations Peacekeeping Mission through a UNV Appointment. UNV stands for United Nations Volunteer.

Volunteering for peace, is a noble cause for much greater good. To this present day, there are thousands of UNV Staff Officers supporting the peace operations/missions globally.

Latest updates from the UNV Secretariat, In Bonn, Germany that, the UN Volunteers programme (UNV) is preparing to deploy the first of almost 600 UNV volunteers to the Darfur region in Sudan to provide substantive and mission support ranging from human rights and child protection to medical services, communications and logistics.

The numbers of volunteers in this mission will represent more than one-third of the international civilian staff engaged in the United Nations African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) mission led by with the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO). The new mobilizations result from recent Security Council decisions to implement new peacekeeping operations in Chad and in Sudan, to address the humanitarian crisis in Darfur.

UNV has been integrally involved in supporting UN peacekeeping operations since 1992. Working with the DPKO Department of Field Support, UNV is mobilizing an unprecedented number of civilian staff for the operations in Chad and Darfur, in addition to the hundreds of UNV volunteers who have already been working in the region for the past four years in support of
the UN, UNDP, UNHCR, WFP and other partners.

The new operations in Chad and Darfur come at a time when the UNDP, through UNV, has been consistently providing over one third of all UN international civilian staff to 18 UN peacekeeping and political field operations over the past several years. Today there are more than 2,200 UNV volunteers serving throughout the world in 18 DPKO-led operations.

As UN Member States turn increasingly to the UN to assist with major peace and security issues, the UN is facing great challenges in locating the necessary resources and logistics to get the job done. The unprecedented demand for UN peacekeeping is a critical area where the UNV program and UNV volunteers can be justly proud of their contribution.

A career jumpstart, a global exposure to cross-cutting issues and a chance to empower personal capabilities to its greatest extent. Making a difference by contributing actively to the peace process has been a satisfaction. To find out more, point your browser here.

To date, there are less than 100 personnel of UNV Staffs from Indonesia, this figures provide the opportunity for all Indonesians to enthusiastically explore the new line of career in humanitarian/peacekeeping field, becoming a peacekeeper.

The peacekeeping field offers challenging assignments in a stimulating multi-cultural workplace. As international civil servants, staff members engage current, meaningful issues of global peace, security and development. They are personally committed to the mission assignment, and their dedication is reflected in the lasting change that peacekeeping work makes around the world.

The paramount consideration in the recruitment and employment of staff is to secure employees of the highest standards of efficiency, technical competence and integrity. The peacekeeping mission is a multi-national environment, and prospective staff must be tolerant and able to cope with cultural differences and different approaches to problem-solving and decision-making. Besides having well-balanced personalities and good communication skills, they should enjoy cultural diversity. Prior experience in a cross-cultural work environment is an asset.