Geneva: "Humanitarian volunters need greater support," says Juan Manuel Suárez del Toro, President of the International Federation of Red Cross (IFRC) and Red Crescent Societies (IRCS) during a special ceremony to mark International Volunteer Day (IVD) on 5 December.  Read article

Geneva/London: Global information group Reuters and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies today announced an agreement to exchange photos between the two organizations.  Read article

Geneva: ILO News -- In an effort to stimulate the creation of some one billion new jobs for youth over the next decade, youth leaders, senior officials of the International Labour Office (ILO), the UN, the World Bank and other organizations met here to launch a new initiative designed to convert "policy work to action at the country level".  Read article

Geneva: Organizers of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) -- to be held in Geneva 2003 and Tunis 2005 -- created the "Volunteering and new technologies", working group composed of international volunteer organizations to prepare the participation of volunteers in WSIS.  Read article

Geneva: The European Volunteer Centre (CEV) is delighted that "volunteering and the new information and communication technologies" is being considered as a main theme of the civil society bureau of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) World Summit on the Information Society, Geneva 2003.  Read article

Over 550 people involved in volunteer work from 126 countries gathered for the International Symposium on Volunteering (ISV 2001) from 18 to 21 November 2001 in Geneva, Switzerland to review activities, share best practices, enhance networking and recommend actions beyond IYV 2001.  Read article