What I would like to do this morning, is to address the strong link that exists between the mobilization of social capital and volunteerism. I will do that by drawing on the work of the organization that I represent, the United Nations Volunteers, or UNV. UNV is a special United Nations programme that focuses on the promotion of volunteerism as a development concept, and the mobilization of volunteers. Read

Santiago, Chile: Volunteers are deeply embedded in most cultures and should be recognized and further encouraged in their activities to strengthen civil society, Ad de Raad, Deputy Executive Coordinator of the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme, said. Read

Santiago, Chile: Parliamentarians from 115 countries Friday adopted two wide-ranging resolutions stressing the role volunteers play in helping promote democracy and preventing and managing natural disasters. Read

Santiago, Chile: Speech by Robert Leigh at the 108th Inter-Parliamentary Union Conference, Santiago, Chile in 2003. Read