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International Volunteer Day  International Volunteer Day (IVD) is a chance for volunteer-involving organizations and individual volunteers to promote their contributions to development at local, national and international levels. By merging UN support with a grassroots mandate, IVD is a unique opportunity for volunteer-involving organizations to work with government agencies, non-profit organizations, community groups and the private sector. IVD was established by the United Nations (UN) General Assembly through Resolution 40/212 on 17 December 1985. Since then, governments, the UN system and civil society organizations have successfully joined volunteers around the world to celebrate the Day on 5 December. Please download below, the official 2011 IVD statements from the UN Secretary-General, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Administrator, and the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme Executive Coordinator: UN Secretary-General (Arabic / Chinese / English / French / Russian / Spanish) |