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UN Volunteers in Afghanistan

UN Volunteers from across Afghanistan recently met in Kabul for their first retreat. More than 70 volunteers work in the country at various UN Agencies. The United Nations Volunteers is the UN organization that supports sustainable human development globally through the promotion of volunteerism, including the mobilization of volunteers. The UNV programme has been present in Afghanistan since 1989 and since then more than 1000 international, national and TOKTEN UN Volunteers have contributed to the reconstruction and development in Afghanistan by supporting relief, humanitarian and capacity building programmes, and the Voter Registration and the Electoral Assistance projects, in preparation for Afghanistan’s first presidential and parliamentary elections. Here we profile some of them and the work they do.

	Name: Rose Khan Age: 50 Country: Malawi Job title: Programme Officer (Health & Nutrition) Duty station: Country Office Agency: WFP Time in Afghanistan: Since 2004 Comment:Being a UNV in Afghanistan is challenging to everyone and so is being a UNV all over the world. I am one of those long serving UNVs in the system. I have served as a UNV in different capacities and have acquired vast experience in my life as a UNV. For me it is a great opportunity for sharing my professional working experience with my fellow International and National colleagues and it contributes to my input on governance, human rights and development process a challenging and rewarding experience. Thank you to UNV and let us keep the "V" spirit growing TALL and WIDE.
	Name: Shrestha Bina Age: 50 Country: Nepal Job title: Programme Officer Duty station: Jalalabad Agency: WFP Time in Afghanistan: From September 2004 comment:UNV offers me a challenge and real job satisfaction.
	Name: Dr. Pandu Nagarajan Age: 52 Country: India Job title: UNDP Dispensary Doctor Duty Station: Kabul Agency: UNDP Time in Afghanistan: From December 8 2005 Comment:Being a UNV and as a Doctor, my main goal is to serve the people of Afghanistan and the staff of UNDP and other agencies in Afghanistan, where medical facilities are inadequate.
	Name: Zarif Rahmanov Age: 38 Country: Tajikistan Job title: Finance /Administration Officer Duty station: Mazar-e-Sharif Agency: WFP Time in Afghanistan: Since January 2003 Comment:Being a UNV in Afghanistan is a big challenge for me as it is my first experience to be an international specialist. Itis a great opportunity for me to share my professional working experience with my international and national colleagues and it gives me a chance to make a contribution to the development process of Afghanistan. During the period from 2003 – 2006 I was directly involved with the WFP operation in Afghanistan and have been working in Faizabad, Kandahar, Mazar and Turkmenistan.

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