At the request of UN agencies, national governments and other partners, UNV mobilizes close to 8,000 volunteers to work in Development Assistance projects and in Humanitarian and Peacekeeping Operations. UNV volunteers are often at the forefront of humanitarian and peacekeeping operations, both because of the skills and expertise they bring to help alleviate the plight of people in desperate situations, but also because their volunteer commitment and status brings a little extra to peace and recovery processes. UNV volunteers live in the communities in which they serve and – importantly - are being perceived as politically and socially neutral. UNV volunteers, being non-threatening and global citizens, greatly facilitate the building of bridges between various groups by promoting dialogue and building confidence and trust amongst them.        Learn more about UNV and Humanitarian assistance        Learn more about UNV and UN peacekeeping operations        Learn more about UNV and Post-conflict electoral operations If you wish to register your profile in our database of potential candidates, please read the conditions of service and then go to apply to be a UNV volunteer (http://one.unv.org/main/?Lang=en).