National and international UN Volunteers or UN Youth Volunteers as well as online UN Volunteers are not staff members of the United Nations. They do not enjoy the benefits or entitlements under the UN staff regulations and rules. UN Volunteers serve under contract with UNV and are governed by the applicable Conditions of Service for UN Volunteers. UN Volunteers are accorded the normal privileges and immunities required for the independent exercise of their functions during their assignment like those accorded to United Nations officials and as specified in the relevant status of forces (SOFA) and status of mission (SOMA) agreements. The Secretariat and UNV shall ensure, to the maximum extent possible, that applicable privileges and immunities of UN Volunteers are respected for the duration of each UN Volunteer’s assignment. To this end, each party will raise matters related to the status of UN Volunteers or their privileges and immunities with the other party immediately upon becoming aware of it. The parties will also consult and make available to each other all relevant information at their disposal with respect to any such matters.
UN Online Volunteers are not staff members of the United Nations, serve under no contract and their assignment is governed by the MoU under which the UNV Online Volunteering service can be used.
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