Why volunteer in your country with the UN?

Would you like to contribute to your own country and work with others like yourself who have a desire to promote your nation's peace and development? National UN volunteers are (6) ______ assets to the work of the United Nations, particularly at the community level (7) ________ they usher in greater ownership of programmes and projects.

National UN volunteers may frequently have many roles. The types of activities (8) ______ which national UN volunteers engage may include:

- Strengthening the capacities of local communities, so they can participate effectively in development activities and (9) _________ access to government services;

- Fostering social inclusion and the (10) _______  of marginalized communities and persons;

- Encouraging national and local volunteer initiatives; and

- Promoting sustainability and the local ownership of development and peacebuilding activities.

The beauty of this is that the volunteers themselves broaden useful experience and enrich their own skills and development. That is why volunteering (11) ________ a win-win situation.

(Adapted from https://www.unv.org)

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best answer to each of the numbered blanks.

National UN volunteers are (6) ______ assets to the work of the United Nations,