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International Volunteer Day: an overview

For the International Volunteer Day 2024, United Nations Volunteers demonstrates its commitment to communities and the wellbeing of UN Volunteers across the globe through concrete community volunteer activities carried out with national and UN system partners.

More than one billion people volunteer globally for solidarity and humanity, for people and the planet. International Volunteer Day (IVD), 5 December, is an occasion to pay tribute to volunteers worldwide and to recognize the value of volunteerism in advancing peace and development.

On International Volunteer Day (IVD) 2022, we celebrate our theme of solidarity through volunteering. For the future of our planet, we must act together and we must act now. This is not an era to stand alone but together, as one, in solidarity with each other.

Through the International Volunteer Day 2021 campaign, we celebrate the power of volunteerism to help create a better future.  For the generations of TOMORROW, we must work to build a better future NOW. 

Through the International Volunteer Day 2020 campaign, we aim to thank volunteers for their actions and showcase the impact of volunteering during the COVID-19 crisis.