6 . Sign up for the Online Volunteering!

Have you considered contributing your excellent skills and expertise virtually towards achieving sustainable human development efforts? Through the Online Volunteering service of the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme, you can connect with UN agencies, overnments, public institutions and civil society organizations—from any device, anywhere in the world. While extending your network, you can also get first-hand practical experience.

Requirements:

●To sign up on the Unified Volunteering Platform and apply for Online Volunteer assignments, you must be at least 18 years of age.

●There is no particular background required to become an Online Volunteer. Each Online Volunteer assignment is different and has its own requirements, set by the host organization.

●As an Online Volunteer, you can only support organizations remotely (远程地) in assignments up to 20 hours per week for a maximum of 12 weeks for each assignment.

Criteria and service rules:

●Online Volunteers are not under contract with the UNV programme or the engaging organization.

●Online Volunteers do not receive any kind of financial benefits.

●For each Online Volunteering assignment, a maximum of 25 Online Volunteers can be engaged.

Procedures:

●Volunteers find assignments of their interest and apply;

●Organizations select the volunteers they want to engage;

●Volunteers and organizations work together online;

●Volunteers and organizations provide feedback on their cooperation;

●Organizations issue an electronic certificate of appreciation to their volunteers.

9 . Several different stories are told about the origin of Saint Valentine's Day. One legend (传奇) dates as far back as the days of the Roman Empire. According to the story, Claudius, the Emperor of Rome, wanted to increase the size of his army. He knew that it would be easier to get young men who were not married to join. Therefore he made a rule that no young man could marry until he had served a certain number of years in the army.

A priest (牧师) named Valentine broke the rule and secretly married a great many young people. Finally, Claudius found out about Valentine and put the priest in prison, where he remained until his death on February 14.

After his death, Valentine was made a saint (圣人), and the day of his death was named Saint Valentine's Day. It became the custom for lovers to send each other message on this day. Now Saint Valentine's Day is a time for people to send one another greeting of many kinds.

February 14, Valentine's Day, is a sweethearts' day, on which people in love with each other express their tender (温柔的) emotions.

People sometimes put their love message in a heart-shaped box of chocolates, or a bunch of flowers tied with red ribbons (带子). Words of letters may be written on the flower covered card, or something else. Whatever the form may be, the message is almost the same: "Will you be my Valentine?"