United Nations Volunteers (UNV)
OFFICE IN SOUTH AFRICA
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
PO Box 6541, Pretoria 0001
tel: 27 12 338 5302
fax: 27 12 320 7738
http://www.un.org.za/undp
undpsa@un.org.za
HISTORY AND PRESENT STATUS
The UNV programme was created by the General Assembly
of the United Nations in 1970. It was created to
serve as an operational partner in international
development, operating under the overall administration
of the UNDP.
The UNV is a unique multilateral volunteer-sending
organisation and has become one of the foremost
suppliers of experienced professionals for governments
of developing countries and for UN system agencies
which assist such governments.
OTHER DEPARTMENTS AND COOPERATING ORGANISATIONS
Department of Social Development
United Nations Development Programme
GENERAL COMMENTS
South Africa is benefiting from the programmes
run by the UNV. Apart from the active recruitment
of South Africans to serve as volunteers (an opportunity
for the many jobless in South Africa), there are
UN volunteers currently serving in South Africa.
Some 50% of the UN volunteers active in South Africa
are South African Nationals. Unique to South Africa,
international volunteers (medical doctors) in the
Northern Province have identified projects with
which SASVO (a national student volunteer organisation)
will assist the UNV.
