United Nations Volunteers
Pacifique Essereke is an accomplished professional with extensive experience in coordination, business development, and strategic planning within international organizations. Currently serving as a Coordination Specialist at the United Nations Volunteers since January 2020, Pacifique has driven significant growth in volunteer mobilization across Europe and Central Asia, achieving over 30% annual increases. Prior roles include Deputy Regional Manager and Country Coordinator for Congo & Gabon, where achievements included mobilizing over 225 UN Volunteers and influencing policy adoption in volunteerism. Earlier career experiences encompass leadership positions at FATE Co., Ltd., The Tony Elumelu Foundation, and JICA, where Pacifique developed business strategies and supported African entrepreneurship initiatives. Educational qualifications include an MBA from the International University of Japan and a Bachelor's Degree in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Loango.
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United Nations Volunteers
The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme is the UN organization that contributes to peace and development through volunteerism worldwide. Volunteerism is a powerful means of engaging people in tackling development challenges, and it can transform the pace and nature of development. Volunteerism benefits both society at large and the individual volunteer by strengthening trust, solidarity and reciprocity among citizens, and by purposefully creating opportunities for participation. UNV contributes to peace and development by advocating for recognition of volunteers, working with partners to integrate volunteerism into development programming, and mobilizing an increasing number and diversity of volunteers, including experienced UN Volunteers, throughout the world. UNV embraces volunteerism as universal and inclusive, and recognizes volunteerism in its diversity as well as the values that sustain it: free will, commitment, engagement and solidarity. Based in Bonn, Germany, UNV is active in around 130 countries every year. UNV, with Field Units in 60 countries, is represented worldwide through the offices of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and reports to the UNDP Executive Board.