UNV Retreat                 June 9 - 10.2006

First retreat for UN Volunteers in Afghanistan

More than 70 international and national UN Volunteers from different parts of Afghanistan joined the first Retreat of UN Volunteers on June 9-10 at the UNICEF Conference Room in the UNOCA compound Kabul.
The event was inaugurated by Ameerah Haq, UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative. Ms. Haq pointed out the valuable contributions UNVs have made in Afghanistan and how they are the backbone for every grassroots achievement especially in areas such as elections.

The objectives of the retreat were to promote voluntarism, to review and advocate for the Millennium Development Goal, to provide an opportunity for sharing of experiences among UNVolunteers and to discuss ways of bringing effective solutions to their problems.

A special message from Mr. Ad de Raad, Executive Coordinator of UNVolunteers from the headquarters in
Bonn to be read out to UNVs in Afghanistan, In it he said: “It is my hope that — especially in an environment you live and work in as in Afghanistan— your time together during the retreat will be one of strengthening the large UNV family we have there. You are an exceptional group of professionals, and you make us very proud that you are associated with the UN Volunteers programme.”

UNV Country Office Team (UNDP) and UNV Support Unit (UNAMA) in their presentations and group work attempted for the comprehensive understanding of UNV Regulations, administrative and managerial process to avoid the ambiguities for the possible solutions of UNV s problems.

UN Volunteers Afghanistan appreciates the assistance of Afghan Wireless Communication Company (AWCC) and RA International Sponsoring the Retreat.