18 August 2008

Beijing, China: The UN's Olympic volunteer celebration on 7 August, organized by UNV and UNDP, was only the second such event in the last five years to be covered on China's top prime time news programme 'Xinwen Lianbo'. It featured on central, provincial and local media news channels across the country from 7.00 to 7.30 pm.  The estimated audience was 400 million people.

China's leading English newspaper, China Daily, featured a large photograph of the event on page four on 8 August. Below are links to English- and Chinese-language coverage.

China Daily: Volunteers fulfill dreams, ambitions

See also: People’s Daily, Women of China

BOCOG: UN lauds Olympic volunteers' contributions

CRI: Everyone Has A Role to Play

新华社：联合国副秘书长：志愿精神将成为北京奥运会的重要遗产之一

Xinhua News Agency: UN Under Secretary-General: volunteerism will become one of Olympic legacies

            Sourced by: 新浪网， 人民网， 搜狐

新浪网：周迅“为北京奥运志愿者喝彩”讲述心得

Sina：Zhou Xun Shared volunteer experience on the “Beijing Olympic Volunteer Celebration” Event

中央电视台：联合国副秘书长:志愿者让我们宾至如归

CCTV-4: UN Under secretary-general: Volunteers make us feel at home

联合国电台：联合国驻华系统"为北京奥运志愿者喝彩" (Video)

UN Radio: UN China System holds “Beijing Olympic Volunteer Celebration”

联合国电台：潘基文向北京奥运志愿者致信鼓励

UN Radio: UN Secretary-General sends encouraging messages to volunteers.

联合国电台：联合国驻华系统"为北京奥运志愿者喝彩"

UN Radio: UN China System celebrates for Beijing Olympic volunteers

搜狐：联合国为奥运志愿者喝彩 向世界传递经验 (Video)

Sohu:  UN celebrates for Olympic volunteers, share experience with the world

财经网：联合国副秘书长谈北京空气质量

Caijing.com.cn: UN Under secretary-general talks about air quality of Beijing

国际商业时报：联合国和北京奥组委为奥运志愿者喝彩

International Business Times: UN joins with BOCOG celebrates for the Olympic volunteers

成都日报：周迅“为北京奥运志愿者喝彩”

Chengdu Daily: Zhou Xun celebrates for Beijing Olympics volunteers

今晚报：为北京奥运志愿者喝彩 周迅：我也是志愿者(图)

Jin Wanbao: Celebrating for Beijing Olympics volunteers, Zhou Xun said I am also a volunteer.

新浪：周迅为志愿者加油 与代表分享服务经历

Sina: Zhou Xun celebrates for volunteers and shares experience with representatives

劳动午报：潘基文为志愿者写来鼓励信

Laodong Wubao: UN Secretary-General sends encouraging messages to volunteers.

人民日报：北京志愿者协会获“联合国卓越志愿服务组织奖”

People's Daily: Beijing Volunteer Association wins 'UN Distinctive Services Organizing Award'

            Sourced by: Xinhua News Agency, 厦门热线，西藏热线

中国青年报：北京志愿者协会获联合国卓越志愿服务组织奖

China Youth Daily: Beijing Volunteer Association wins 'UN Distinctive Services Organizing Award'

人民网：联合国秘书长潘基文致信北京奥运会全体志愿者

People's Daily: UN Secretary-General sends encouraging messages to all Beijing Olympics volunteers.

中国青年报：联合国驻华系统呼吁各国为中国震后重建提供更多援助

China Youth Daily: UN China System Calls For More Int’l assistance to Aid China Quake Relief Efforts

新浪娱乐: 周迅实践志愿者工作 倡导做大“我们的贡献”

Sina:  Zhou Xun practices voluntary work, and advocate "our part"

            Sourced by: 千龙网

雅虎财经：联合国和奥组委举办庆祝活动，激励和慰问致力于奥运会和社会发展的志愿者 将奥运志愿精神转化为发展动力

Yahoo Finance: UN joins hands with BOCOG to hold celebration to encourage social and Olympics volunteers, and transfer Olympic volunteerism to driving forces

             Sourced by: 美国证券网，中国财经网，财华网

网易：为奥运志愿者喝彩 周迅透露会与男友一起关注

163.com: Zhou Xun joins UN’s event to celebrate Olympic volunteers

            Sourced by: Beijing Radio, Tom网

京华网：联合国官员：好环境是奥运给中国留下的“遗产”

Jinghua: UN Official: Good environment left as Olympics legacy

千龙网：奥运志愿者:我们无处不在我们累并快乐着

Qianlong: Olympics Volunteers: We are everywhere. We are tired but happy.

农民日报：逾7万赛会志愿者全力投入赛事服务

Farmer's Daily: Over 70,000 volunteers have participated into Olympics services

光明日报：人文中国绽放志愿者灿烂微笑

Guangming Daily: Humanized China shows the smiles of volunteers