On 6 October 2008, UNV Executive Coordinator Flavia Pansieri spoke to a UN General Assembly committee to introduce a report on progress since the International Year of Volunteers in 2001. Her speech outlines some of the recommendations made in the report, and looks forward to the tenth anniversary of the International Year of Volunteers. Read

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will report to the United Nations General Assembly in October 2008 on progress since the International Year of Volunteers (IYV, 2001). The Secretary-General's new report, now available for download, provides recommendations for further actions by governments, the UN system and other stakeholders. Read

This report was provided as advance documentation for the Executive Board annual session 16-27 June 2008 in Geneva, Switzerland. Read

UNV is promoting the role of volunteerism for development in Latin American countries, in preparation for the Ibero-American Summit in October. Read

Joyce Yu, Deputy Executive Coordinator of United Nations Volunteers, gives a speech to the 4th IOC World Conference on Women and Sport “Sport as a vehicle for social change” in Jordan on 9 March 2008. Read