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The first explores attempts to capture and describe how volunteering has changed over the...
United Nations Volunteers: report of the Administrator
The Executive Board
UNV partners with UN entities to provide concrete support in mobilizing and managing UN Volunteers. UNV offers a global talent pool with...
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This report presents the results achieved by the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme during the second biennium of its four-year...
The Executive Board, Welcomes the organizational transformation of UNV in 2017-2018 and the decentralization of...
The UNDP-UNV Talent Programme will offer young people with disabilities the opportunity to acquire practical work experience and...
National UN Volunteers come from all walks of life. In the health sector UNV’s partners have requested volunteers knowledgeable and...
Supporting the operations of various UN agencies in humanitarian assistance and emergency relief, UN Volunteers engage in a wide range...
In the priority area of community resilience for climate change and disaster risk reduction, the critical involvement of volunteers has...
Volunteerism in peacekeeping and peacebuilding contributes to interventions in post-conflict environments addressing short-term, early...
UNV has worked on many development projects and peace contexts with qualified medical doctors and other health-related professionals....
In the area of basic social services, UNV’s partners have requested volunteers knowledgeable and experienced in: primary health care,...
International UN Volunteers come from all walks of life. In the health sector UNV’s partners have requested volunteers knowledgeable and...
UN Youth Volunteers can make an impact by improving access to and delivery of basic services, especially primary health care, HIV/AIDS...
In 2016, 30 national UN Volunteers served in China to support the SDGs and inclusive development. 19 Chinese nationals served as UN...
As our climate changes rapidly, it brings major new risks for communities. Across all societies, volunteers are at the forefront of...
The purpose of this literature review is to set out a conceptual framework to inform the primary research methodology and protocol for...
UNV commissioned this global research study to provide a picture of trends and lessons in the development of supportive volunteerism...
The report includes examples of how empowered Cambodian youth make a difference in their communities. It presents volunteering models...
Following the words of UNV's Executive Coordinator, Mr. Olivier Adam:
For UNV, 2016 was a year of...
UNV is pleased to present the findings of the 2016 UN Volunteer Survey Report, a key tool that UNV uses to assess progress towards its...
Furthermore, the report posits that through their engagement in response efforts at the community level, UN Volunteers were able to help...
Through the Online Volunteering service, UNV offers:
Engaging young people through volunteerism has to be a two-way street: young people should benefit from their volunteering experience as...
UN Volunteers are willing and able to work in all development and peace situations, including some of the most difficult contexts and...
Organizations requesting the services of an international UN Volunteer prepare a Description of Assignment which specifies the tasks to...
This option may be useful for rapid deployment in many areas, such as shoring up emergency responses, census activities, and in general...
These experts cover a wide variety of highly specialized technical fields, which include accounting, agriculture, banking, civil...
Young people are disproportionately affected by poverty and social exclusion, and their ability to participate in development processes...
UN Volunteers are often at the forefront of humanitarian response, because the skills and expertise they bring to help alleviate the...
The 2030 Agenda explicitly names volunteer groups as actors in their own right among the means of implementation. Volunteer groups can...
Acknowledging that traditional means of implementation need to be complemented by participatory mechanisms that facilitate people’s...
UNV is uniquely situated to advance improvements to social services given its widespread network of volunteers at the national and...
UNV’s experience in these areas shows that community resilience, which can be enhanced through volunteerism, is the basis for successful...
Given the critical gaps in the evidence base for the contributions of volunteerism to peace and development, a key focus during this...
UNV and its network of volunteers have created a robust global infrastructure for volunteer efforts, and boosted local capacity to...
Throughout, in promoting social cohesion and resilience in post-conflict affected areas, UN Volunteers assigned to United Nations...
Youth Volunteering is a two-way street that enhances learning, skills development and personal growth in youth volunteers, and shows...
The fully funded UN Volunteers featured in this report share that determination. Through the UNV Full Funding Programme, funding...
UNV supports peace and sustainable human development around the globe through the promotion of volunteerism and mobilization of...
During the last years, UNV has been supporting innovative approaches to managing volunteer infrastructure in Peru by facilitating the...
The Executive Board requests that UNV build on the progress made in pursuing forward-looking and innovative approaches and partnerships...
The Report for the 2014-2015 biennium presents the results and achievements of the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme in...
The 2014-2015 annual report on the Program for Human Resource Development for Peacebuilding through Volunteer Assignments is now...
Switzerland is one of the key partners of the United Nations Volunteers programme, and one of its top donors. Since 2001, UNV and...
UN Volunteers are skilled and have the expertise to help alleviate the plight of people in desperate situations. Through their...
Through its UNV Strategic Framework 2014-2017, UNV supports efforts to advance innovation and knowledge by focusing on building a...
The UNV Strategic Framework 2014-2017 focuses on UNV programmatic effort in the key area of national capacity development through...
UNV partners at governmental and non-governmental level with the Republic of Korea to advance peace and development. UNV promotes...
Online Volunteering enables UN Volunteers, through the Internet, to help address peace and development challenges and strengthen the...
This publication synthesizes the process a potential volunteer should complete in order to register with UNV. It highlights a two-step...
The UN General Assembly adopted the Resolution on "Integrating volunteering into peace and development: the plan of action for the next...
10 Questions & Answers explain the new Sustainable Development agenda, the role of volunteerism in achieving the Sustainable...
The UNGA anticipating discussions on the post-2015 development agenda, in its resolution 67/138 requested the Secretary-General to...
Drawing on evidence from countries as diverse as Brazil, Kenya, Lebanon and Bangladesh, the UN report shows how ordinary people are...
UNV and the National Youth Council of Fiji jointly published what is probably the country’s first report on youth volunteerism. ...
When Nepal experienced a devastating earthquake on 25 April last year with the epicentre close to Kathmandu, UNV responded by rapidly...
Sustaining Livelihoods Affected by the Aral Sea Disaster is a joint UN Programme of five UN Agencies (UNDP, WHO, UNESCO, UNFPA...
Volunteerism is one of the most basic expressions of solidarity and societal cohesion, often arising out of long-established traditions...
The Report sets out how United Nations peace operations, when designed and conducted in more people-focused and targeted ways, can...
The UNV Communications’ mission is to enhance communication about the value of volunteerism in peace and development and the importance...
Establishing a Youth Volunteer Scheme is a guidance note developed based on lessons learned and good practice from UNV...
In 2013, the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme commissioned a global evaluation on its contribution to volunteer infrastructure...
In 2014, UNV brought together all of its work on youth under the Global UN Youth Volunteers Programme. The programme scales-up and...
UNV defines advocacy for volunteerism as a deliberate effort, based on evidence, aimed at persuading decision-makers to adopt policies...
The Volunteer Learning Strategy addresses issues identified through a comprehensive Learning Needs Assessment, carried out in 2013. The...
Anyone can be an online volunteer via the UNV Online Volunteering service. All they need is a computer, an Internet connection and...
UNV is pleased and proud to celebrate 30 years of collaboration with the People's Republic of China. A chronological and thorough...
UNV has made a commitment to protect the environment and take action against climate change. The mitigation of negative effects, risk...
In 2014, UN Volunteers were at the forefront of development efforts and crisis response around the world. In the wake of Typhoon Haiyan...
Since 1976 when the United Nations General Assembly formally engaged UNV in the inclusion of youth into development and peace building...
The Executive Board commends UNV for the successful development and launch of its strategic framework and integrated results and...
On 2 June 2014, CIVICUS, a global alliance of civil society leaders which advocates for citizen participation, launched its...
This Report presents an overview of results achieved by the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme during the 2012-2013 biennium in...
The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme in Cambodia published its third and last newsletter in 2013, taking a special look at the...
On the occasion of International Volunteer Day 2013, the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme launched a report gathering findings...
Sustainable development requires that disaster risks are reduced and communities are better prepared for response and recovery. The...
Since the late nineties, UN Women - the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (formerly UNIFEM) -...
We are volunteering for the world we want.
The UNV Annual Report: Volunteering for the World We...
The University Volunteer Scheme (UVS) was designed to complement the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme’s community coordination...
The Special Voluntary Fund (SVF) is the second most important source of funding for UNV. Projects and programmes around the globe...
The UN General Assembly adopted the Resolution on "Integrating Volunteering in the Next Decade", which was co-facilitated by Brazil and...
Through volunteerism, young people are given the chance to contribute positively to sustainable development, while building their own...
The Arab Youth Volunteering for a Better Future Programme is an initiative led by the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme to...
The Executive Board commends UNV for taking the lead in producing the first State of the World’s Volunteerism Report and encourages UNV...
UN Volunteers work with United Nations partners, governments, civil society organizations and the private sector, enabling them to...
In disaster response, the role and contribution of volunteerism is well recognized. In fact, when a disaster happens, volunteers are...
The Report provides an overview of results achieved by the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme during the 2010-2011 biennium, in...
On 5 December 2011, the United Nations General Assembly adopted Resolution A/RES/66/67 on marking the tenth anniversary of the...
To provide the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme in Bosnia and Herzegovina with a coherent framework for working with civil...
The contribution of volunteerism in response to the HIV epidemic has been critical in reaching out to vulnerable groups, strengthening...
UNV supports initiatives involving community-based organizations and local volunteerism that can play a decisive role in improving the...
Peace building relies on the concept of voluntary action and active civic engagement. UN Volunteers can be the ideal interlocutor to...
Whether assisting with the protection, registration or resettlement of displaced people, or helping in the daily management of refugee...
Voluntary citizen participation is an essential part of civil society, which in turn is a key contributor to sustainable development,...
The first State of the World’s Volunteerism Report (SWVR) by the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme was launched at the United...
Our UNV Annual Report 2011, "Volunteering for our Future," is about sustainable peace and development: meeting the needs of the present...
The Executive Board takes particular note of the growth in the scale and scope of the UNV Online Volunteering service, and encourages...
Often a large part of the population, youth represent a valuable resource to respond to peace and development challenges within their...
The Report provides an overview of results achieved by the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme during the 2008-2009 biennium, in...
Making a difference: An assessment of volunteer interventions addressing gender-based violence in Cambodia (Partners for...
Structured around advocacy, integration and mobilization, the cornerstones of our work, it examines how UNV and development partners,...
New York, USA: "Opening opportunities for volunteerism is increasingly seen as a means to promoting social integration...
A resolution adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on the report of the Third Committee (A/63/424) has decided that on or...
The Executive Board notes that the United Nations Volunteers programme can effectively contribute, at the community level, to addressing...
The Report provides an overview of the performance of the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme in 2006-2007, and information on...
The Executive Board welcomes the increased involvement of nationally recruited volunteers in UNV activities and encourages continued...
The Report provides an overview of the performance of the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme during the biennium 2004-2005...
This UN General Assembly resolution (A/RES/60/134), co-sponsored by 84 Member States and adopted on 16 December 2005, invites all...
The objective of the present review of the United Nations Volunteer (UNV) programme is to evaluate UNV administrative and management...
The Executive Board recognizes the achievements of the UNV programme in articulating and advocating, including through innovative...
This Report addresses the activities of the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) during 2002-2003 and highlights the challenges ahead. The...
The objective of the Report is to evaluate the administrative and management structure and methods at the UNV, with a view to...
The present report describes the status of implementation of the “White Helmets” initiative in the activities of the United Nations...
This UN General Assembly resolution (A/RES/57/106), co-sponsored by 142 Member States and adopted on 26 November 2002, calls upon...
The Report describes the background to the Year, provides an overview of actions taken, presents conclusions and discusses the future....
The Executive Board expresses appreciation for the activities of the United Nations Volunteers programme during the 2000-2001 biennium...
Corrigendum - Page 20, Annex III of DP/2002/18
The Report provides an overview of the principle characteristics and achievements of the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme...
Participation of volunteers, "White Helmets", in activities of the UN in the field of humanitarian relief, rehabilitation and technical...
The Report draws on the meetings on volunteering that have taken place in the context of the International Year of Volunteers. It...
This UN General Assembly resolution (A/RES/56/38), co-sponsored by 126 Member States and adopted on 5 December 2001, proposes...
The Commission for Social Development encourages governments to take into consideration volunteerism in their national development...
The Report provides information on the use of United Nations Volunteers and on the possibilities of expanding their use in peacekeeping...
The report mentions that there is no comprehensive staffing strategy to ensure the right mix of civilian personnel in any operation....
The Executive Board reaffirms the importance as well as the value-added of the United Nations Volunteers programme at the global,...
The Report gives an overview of the key features and achievements of the work of the United Nations Volunteers Programme (UNV) over the...
Multi-year funding framework and support budget estimates for the biennium 2000-2001.
The Executive Board notes the diversity in the range of work of the United Nations Volunteers and their roles, the growth of the United...
Participation of volunteers, "White Helmets", in activities of the United Nations in the field of humanitarian relief, rehabilitation...
This UN General Assembly resolution ( (A/RES/52/17), adopted 20 November 1997, declaring 2001 the International Year of Volunteers...
Budget estimates for the biennium 1998-1999 - Approves the proposal by the Administrator as contained in paragraphs 103 to 114 of...
The Executive Board stresses the need for further contributions, including through for example, co-financing arrangements, to the...
The Report highlights dramatic evaluation of the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) activities in the humanitarian, peacebuilding and...
Revised budget estimates for the biennium 1994-1995 and budget estimates for the biennium 1996-1997. The Executive Board takes note of...
The Executive Board endorses the proposal of the Secretary General to accept the offer of the Government of the Germany to relocate the...
Proposal of the Secretary-General to relocate the headquarters of the United Nations Volunteers programme from Geneva to Bonn
The Executive Board invites the Administrator to designate UNV as manager of Transfer Of Knowledge Through Expatriates National...
The Report outlines the significant programme thrusts made by UNV during the 1992-1993 biennium in response to the challenges faced by...
The Report of the UNDP Administrator on Transfer of Technology Through Expatriate Nationals (TOKTEN)
Considering the positive experience with volunteers in election monitoring as a cost-effective and efficient contribution to peace-...
The Governing Council welcomes, with due regard to the role of the United Nations Volunteers in development cooperation, its...
The GC notes the important role of UNV in humanitarian assistance.
The document contains a summary of the outcomes of the Third United Nations Volunteers Intergovernmental Meeting; part two contains a...
The Report highlights major initiatives and activities undertaken by the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme during the biennium...
Budget estimates for the Biennium 1992-1993 - Requests the Administrator to consider streamlining the administrative functions of the...
Revised budget estimates for the biennium 1990-1991 - The Governing Council approves the revised budget estimates in respect of the...
The Governing Council considers that the role of volunteers as development agents should be explicitly recognized in the international...
Revised budget estimates for 1990-1991 - Approves a total field budget for the United Nations Volunteers of $3.1 million for the...
The Report highlights major initiatives and activities undertaken by the United Nations Volunteers programme during the biennium 1988-...
Summary description and statistical analysis of UNV programme activities over the biennium 1988-1989.
Budget estimates for the biennium 1990-1991. The Governing Council approves a revaluation of the parameters for the United Nations...
Revised budget estimates for the biennium 1988-1989 - Decides to charge the cost of the United Nations Volunteers to the programme...
The Governing Council decides that, for the time being, provision be made for up to 40 United Nations Volunteers Programme Officers to...
The Governing Council invites all member States to increase their contributions to the Special Voluntary Fund to enable the United...
The Report summarizes the key features and achievements of UNV work in the last two years, and outlines the vision and strategic...
This Report is submitted in accordance with Governing Council decision 87/36 which requested the Administrator to undertake a review of...
The Report highlights major activities undertaken by the United Nations Volunteers programme (UNV) during 1987 as well as relevant...
The Governing Council recognizes the need for the United Nations Volunteers to continue to meet effectively the existing and future...
The Governing Council approves appropriations in the amount of $394,057,400 (gross), to allocated from the resources indicated below to...
The Governing Council requests the Administrator to undertake a substantive review of the mandate, role and work priorities of the...
To relieve the critical staffing situation in UNV, in the face of an expanding programme, the Administrator recommends in this addendum...
The Report highlights, for information purposes only, the main activities undertaken by the United Nations Volunteers programme. In...
On the recommendation of the Second Committee, the UN General Assembly adopted this resolution (A/RES/40/212) on 17 December 1985,...
The Governing Council recommends that the General Assembly consider the question of designating an International Day for Volunteers for...
The Governing Council notes the progress achieved in assisting the most severely affected African countries in utilizing more...
The Report brings to the Council’s attention the main highlights of the activities of the United Nations Volunteer programme during 1984...
Statistical data relating to the UNV programme in 1984.
The Governing Council approves, on the understanding that this should not be regarded as a precedent, an allocation of $1.5 million from...
This Report brings into focus the continuing need to channel into technical co-operation programmes volunteers at the middle and higher...
The General Assembly bearing in mind the recommendations of the Sana'a Declaration, adopted at the High-level Symposium on International...
The Governing Council decides not to change the present financial arrangements for the United Nations Volunteers. In addition, the...
In giving an account of important developments and progress during 1982, this Report brings into focus the increased needs for middle-...
The General Assembly renews its appeal to Governments, organizations and individuals to contribute or to increase their contributions to...
The Governing Council noting with satisfaction the outcome of the first High-Level Symposium on International Volunteer Service and...
As requested in decision 81/1 adopted by the Governing Council at its twenty-eighth session in June 1981 this report contains a short...
The Report provides an account of the continued progress of the...
The General Assembly notes with satisfaction the successful achievement of the United Nations Volunteers programme during the first...
The Governing Council takes note of the successful completion of the United Nations Volunteer programme's first decade of services with...
Coinciding with the tenth anniversary of the UNV programme, this report looks back briefly to some of the key elements that characterize...
The resolution noted a change in the title of the post of Coordinator of UNV. It was considered that the title of Executive Coordinator...
The Governing Council takes into account the expectation that the United Nations Volunteers programme will play a significant role in...
The Economic and Social Council requests the Administrator to pursue his consultations with delegations and to submit to the General...
The Report highlights the activities of the UNV programme, which attained a record increase of close to 60 percent for 1979 in the...
The General Assembly recognizes the need for wider and more effective use of all appropriate channels that would allow young people to...
The General Assembly endorses an increase in the number of volunteers in service to a level of one thousand by 1983 to meet the needs...
The Governing Council, takes note with appreciation of the Administrator’s report on the progress of the United Nations Volunteers...
At the end of 1978, the total number of United Nations Volunteers serving in the field reached 406, the highest level reached since the...
The General Assembly is convinced that, with a greater proportion of technically qualified volunteers currently being reqruited from...
The Governing Council considers that UNV has an important role in providing assistance particulary to least developed and newly...
Much progress has been made as regards to acceptability of the UNV programme by host governments and UN system Agencies. The...
The Governing Council, approves the inclusion of in-country costs for volunteers in projects funded by the Special Measures Fund...
The Report is submitted in light of experience gained in the relatively short period in the implementation of the United Nations...
The General Assembly requests the Administrator of the United Nations Development programme to develop further and expand activites of...
The Governing Council, taking note of the Administrator’s report on the United Nations Volunteers and the Administrator’s note on the...
The GC decided to approve, as an interim measure, the use of the UNV SVF to finance the in-country costs of volunteers in least...
The Economic and Social Council recommends that the General Assembly approve the recommendation of the Secretary - General that the...
The Economic and Social Council acknowledges the role in the achievement of national and international development goals that has been...
As of 31 December 1973, a total of approximately 170 United Nations volunteers, representing 32 different nationalities, were carrying...
The GA endorses the measures beign taken by UNV to assume the responsibility for its own recruitment, working directly with sponsoring...
The Governing Council requested the Administrator to give all possible assistance and take appropriate measures towards ensuring the...
The Administrator, together with the specialized agencies, has drawn on the initial experience of operating the volunteer programme and...
The General Assembly is convinced that the United Nations Volunteers programme has the potential to render valuable service to the...
The Report reflects the early experience gained in the implementation of General Assembly resolution 2659 (XXV), and in particular the...
The Governing Council requested the administrator to give effort to establish the Co-ordinator`s office in Geneva and the appropriate...
The General Assembly reaffirms its conviction that the active participation of the younger generation in all aspects of social and...
The Economic and Social Council welcomes the appointment of the Co-ordinator for the United Nations Volunteer programme.
The Governing Council recalls its decision in regard to the question of the headquarters of the United Nations Volunteers.
The Administrator completed arrangements concerning the establishment of a central co-ordinating office of the United Nations Volunteers...
The Resolution called for the establishment within the framework of the UN system, with effect from 1 January 1971, of an international...
The General Assembly of the United Nations today decided to establish an international corp of volunteers, who will work with the world'...
The ECOSOC requests the Secretary-General to designate the Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme as the...
The feasibility of creating an international corps of volunteers for development - The Secretary General recommends that an...
To mark International Volunteer Day, the UNV Field Unit in Bangladesh has published Volunteering for the MDGs in Bangladesh....
The resolutions invites the Secretary – General, in co-operation with the Administrator of the UNDP and in consultation with the heads...
The GA requests the ECOSOC to study the feasibility of creating an international corps of volunteers for development...
Use of Volunteer workers in the operational programmes of the United Nations and related Agencies designed to assist in the economic and...
