Toily Kurbanov
@ToilyKurbanov
Executive Coordinator of @UNVolunteers
A multilateralist’s job description—now also on video #weekendvibes
The 21st century volunteerism: Using artificial intelligence to forecast urban heat waves and developing a gamified carbon footprint analyzer that delivers personalized sustainability tips
🎓 What do Pragyan, Sudipto & Mandakani have in common? They’re a part of @KIITUniversity, serve as @UNICEFIndia UN Volunteers & help young people gain skills to be #WorkLifeReady through digital and financial literacy. #YouthSkillsDay See how 🔗unvolunteers.exposure.co/first-universi…
Who says #volunteering is only for youth? Last year, 1️⃣6️⃣7️⃣ UN Volunteers aged 6️⃣0️⃣+ proved that dedication only gets stronger with age💙
A BRICS currency? Still a long way off. No consensus, no infrastructure—just a line in the Rio Declaration to “continue the discussion” on cross-border payments. Yet a printing house in Russia created souvenir ‘brics’ notes to “visually and conceptually unite multipolarity,…
3Cs - Cohesive, Creative and Client-oriented - are standing for our @UNVBangladesh Field Unit team!
A role model for those who want to build a better future
Meet Emmanuella Kwakye, a UN Volunteer with @UNDPGhana. She helped to mobilize 20,000+ people through peace campaigns ahead of Ghana’s 2024 elections. On #YouthSkillsDay, we celebrate young changemakers like her who are using their skills to build safer, stronger communities.
Since April 2023, over 844,000 people have fled Sudan into Chad 🇹🇩. From registration to health care, #UNVolunteers with @Refugees keep the response moving forward. unvolunteers.exposure.co/sudanese-refug…
🇺🇳 @UNVEurasia is the youngest regional team in UNV (average staff age: 37). For an organization that strives to be experimental and daring they are a very good match
Honored to host the UNV Executive Coordinator @ToilyKurbanov at our Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia. Together, we explored how to stay relevant, agile, and fast in meeting the evolving needs of our UN partners — especially in the face of today’s regional & global…
⚫️ A former gang member turned advocate against violence 🔴 An Afghan volunteer caring for children with disabilities 🟡 An elderly tap dancer bringing joy to retirement homes 🟢 A young lawyer defending human rights They came from every country and walk of life—but shared one…
A modern day story how an exchange student from Azerbaijan 🇦🇿 inspired a fellow exchange student from Japan 🇯🇵 to contribute more to society. That Japanese student is now United Nations Volunteer representing 🇺🇳 at #EXPO2025
A UN volunteer from Japan has said as a teenager he was motivated by the “passion” of young people he met on an exchange programme to contribute to peace & development initiatives. UN News spoke to Haruki Ume at #EXPO2025. news.un.org/en/story/2025/…
The BRICS Galaxy. The visual recall the original founders, the current members, and the (growing?) circle of partner countries
Annalena Baerbock, President-elect of the United Nations General Assembly, has proposed the theme for its next annual session, which begins in September: 𝗕𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗧𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿: 𝟴𝟬 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗲, 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱…
Sudan remains the world's largest displacement crisis and deepening humanitarian catastrophe. Nearly 100 UN Volunteers remain on the ground supporting the United Nations' urgent humanitarian and resilience efforts. As the Emergency Relief Coordinator says: 𝘓𝘦𝘵 𝘶𝘴 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬
In besieged El Fasher, Darfur, civilians are cut off from aid and at risk of starvation. Every day without access costs lives. I’ve held a series of calls this week on an urgent humanitarian pause. Let us work.
Thank you @aliouMdia for recognizing—as you always do, now in Liberia 🇱🇷—the true value that UN Volunteers bring to the agencies and the teams where they serve
During today's town hall meeting with volunteers, UNDP Liberia Resident Representative Aliou Dia emphasized the significant value and contributions volunteers bring to the teams and agencies the they serve. linkedin.com/feed/update/ur…
In simple words—what @UNVBangladesh and @UNDP_BD achieve together in the flood-affected areas of Bangladesh 🇧🇩
Our @UNVBangladesh are always there for the people. Recently, two of them traveled to flood-affected areas in Feni to document @UNDP 🇧🇩’s work on the ground. Read more: t.ly/MTg7U