18 March 2013
The first United Nations report on volunteerism, the State of the World’s Volunteerism Report (SWVR), made the case for the recognition of volunteerism as an essential component for the sustainable, inclusive, and equitable progress of communities and nations. Selected chapters of the State of the World’s Volunteerism Report (SWVR) are now available as separate publications for you to share and distribute. Read
More about: Volunteering for Development
27 August 2012
The present report provides an overview of results achieved by the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme during the 2010-2011 biennium, in support of programme countries and United Nations organizations in their peace and development efforts, including achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDG). It also identifies challenges and opportunities, especially in response to the Five-year Action Agenda of the United Nations Secretary-General. Read
29 May 2012
The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme developed UNV in Action to highlight good examples of volunteerism in specific focus areas. These examples focus on the roles played by UN Volunteers, their impact and the results of their work. Visit site
09 May 2012
The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme developed the Volunteer Toolkit to enhance the effectiveness of volunteer management and the skills of UN Volunteers to become good advocates of volunteerism for peace and development.
The different volunteer management tools are meant to benefit UN Volunteers (Programme Officers, other international UN Volunteers, and national UN Volunteers) and Programme Managers at the different stages of the UNV assignment: pre-assignment, support during assignment and end of assignment. Visit site
The different volunteer management tools are meant to benefit UN Volunteers (Programme Officers, other international UN Volunteers, and national UN Volunteers) and Programme Managers at the different stages of the UNV assignment: pre-assignment, support during assignment and end of assignment. Visit site
09 May 2012
The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme has launched the first in an ongoing series of Practice Notes designed to build the capacity of UNV Field Units in volunteer management.
The Practice Notes comprise about 20 pages of practical information to facilitate programming by providing relevant background information, basic concepts related to a specific focus area as well as lessons learned and good practice recommendations to be drawn from an in-depth analysis of concrete case studies. Visit site
The Practice Notes comprise about 20 pages of practical information to facilitate programming by providing relevant background information, basic concepts related to a specific focus area as well as lessons learned and good practice recommendations to be drawn from an in-depth analysis of concrete case studies. Visit site
