Devex reported on IVD 2011 and UNV on its "Development Newswire". The Washington-based company says it provides "the world’s largest community of aid and development professionals" with "international development business, careers, and news". Visit site

Website of UK gap year organization reports UNV's launch of the UN State of the World's Volunteerism Report and cites its findings that voluntary work makes a significant contribution to the well-being of individuals, communities and society. Visit site

Last October, at Universidad del Norte in Barranquilla in Colombia, 900 youth volunteer leaders from nearly 40 nations traveled the globe to join the second World Summit for Youth Volunteering, convened by Partners of the Americas and the International Association for Volunteer Effort (IAVE) on the 10th anniversary of the United Nations International Year of Volunteers. Visit site

Volunteer Partnerships for West Africa (VPWA), a Ghanaian-based, non-governmental organization, and its online volunteer, Yolanta Cwick from Canada, were among ten 2011 winners of the prestigious annual United Nations Online Volunteers Award. Visit site

Indian website, Newkeral.com, reports on the lead-up to IVD 2011, the resolution on volunteerism scheduled for the United Nations General Assembly, the global launch of the State of the World's Volunteerism Report and the tenth anniversary of the International Year of Volunteers.  Visit site

Ambassador Miguel Berger, the Deputy Permanent Representative of Germany to the United Nations, conveyed his Government's congratulations  to the UN General Assembly upon the tenth Anniversary of the International Year of Volunteers and to UNV Executive Coordinator Flavia Pansieri upon the launch of the first "State of the World's Volunteerism Report". Visit site

Thirty years since the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme undertook its first project in China, a celebration was held to reflect on the contributions that volunteering has made to peace and development over the past three decades. Today's event was organised by UNV China office and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) China and coincided with the 10th Anniversary of the International Year of Volunteers (IYV+10), an initiative that has unified people around the world to reinvigorate global volunteer service. Visit site

ShanghaiDaily.com reported the launch of  "'The State of the World's Volunteerism Report' by UN Volunteers (UNV)" which was released in Shanghai  on International Volunteer Day on December 5. Visit site

Civil society has a role to play in the development of this country, which cannot be left up to solely the Government and private sector observed Steven Blackett, Bardados Minister of Social Care, Constituency Empower-ment and Community Development during the launch of the United Nations State of the World’s Volunteerism Report at UN House. Visit site

Communal conflicts in the country and cross-border disputes could be better managed with increased people-to-people contacts, said a UN report released Monday.  The UN's 'State of World's Volunteerism Report', the first-ever such study released by the world body, underlined that voluntary efforts could play a role in combating communal tensions. Visit site