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Thimphu, November 18, 2009: Following the tragic incident that Taliban militants attacked the UN guest house and killed five UN staff including two UN volunteers in Kabul, 600 UN international staff were temporality evacuated from Afghanistan. One of them was Lhap Thering from Bhutan, working for the UNDP electrical project in Kabul. He is now back [...]

The first week of the Water Female Sheep Year saw the departure of two Bhutanese nationals to Africa, to offer their services as United Nations Volunteers. Mr. Tashi Dhendup, from Edi in Zhemgang Dzongkhag, accepted a short-term assignment as UNV Audit Coordinator, under the United Nations Organisation Mission to the Democratic Republic of the [...]

14 TEAMS FIGHT IT OUT AT CHANGLIMITHANG GROUND, THIMPHU, SATURDAY 7TH DECEMBER Using strategy, muscle and weight, Thimphu Dzongkhag were the clear winners in the knock-out Tug-of-War contest held last Saturday on the Changlimithang ground on the occasion of International Volunteer Day.  The event was funded collaboratively by United Nations Volunteers and JOCV/JICA programmes, and supported [...]

THIMPHU, Bhutan, 22 August 2002 -- United Nations Volunteers Honorary Ambassador, Mr. Takehito Nakata of Japan, today completed a five-day official visit to Bhutan hosted by the Royal Government during which he met with the Honourable Prime Minister Lyonpo Kinzang Dorji and other high-ranking government officials. The Prime Minister praised the Ambassador for having dedicated so [...]