Men and women serving with the UN peacekeeping mission in Haiti, have to abide by the same rules, according to the commander of a battalion from the Philippines.

Young people in Uzbekistan have been challenged by the United Nations to come up with ways of promoting volunteerism through social media.

Part of the challenge is to create a one minute long video clip which will attract young people to volunteer for their communities.

Young girls in India are staying away from school due to the lack of understanding about their monthly menstruation.

This lack of understanding combined with a social stigma that has been handed down over generations, means many girls feel too ashamed to go to school at all.

The world’s indigenous youth are being penalised for being indigenous. So says Tuhi Marktukaw, a member of the Pinuyumayan people of Taiwan.

She believes that indigenous populations around the world have been too trusting of governments assuming that they will uphold their rights.