As Canadians, we are forever searching for ways to define ourselves. On the United Nations-declared International Volunteer Day, 5 December, we encourage Canadians to define themselves as global citizens for change by demanding equality and justice throughout the world.   Read article

Kingston, Jamaica: Six volunteers in Kingston were officially recognised by Custos Canon Weeville Gordon and the International Volunteer Day Committee yesterday at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel, New Kingston.   Read article

En México, el pasado 29 de noviembre, el ex presidente Vicente Fox entregó el Premio Nacional al Voluntario 2006, acto que fue celebrado en el salón Adolfo López Mateos, de la residencia oficial de Los Pinos.  Read article

New York, USA: The United Nations today honoured the tens of thousands of volunteers from both developing and industrialized countries who over the past 35 years have supported the Organization’s peace, relief and development initiatives around the planet, as well as the millions of others who daily offer their humanitarian services.   Read article

Swaziland: The International Volunteer Day was marked with pomp and fair in Mbabane, Swaziland to strengthen and prioritize lilima/kuhlehla, the local term for volunteerism as a practical and feasible modality for achieving the Millennium Development Goals.   Read article

Mekele, Ethiopia: The International Volunteers Day was celebrated in Ethiopia at the Martyrs’ Memorial Monument in Mekele, Tigray Regional State on December 5, 2006. The celebration to be accompanied by a one-day annual workshop, was attended by 160 volunteers and representatives of the UNDP Ethiopia Country Office, Voluntary Services Overseas (VSO), other UN agencies including UNICEF, UNHCR and WFP, representatives of various line bureaus of Tigray Regional State such as the regional HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control Organization (HAPCO) and other non- governmental and faith-based organizations.   Read article

Phnom Penh, Cambodia: Youth Star Cambodia joins thousands of volunteers worldwide in celebrating International Volunteer Day today by recognizing the contribution of volunteers throughout Cambodia.  Read article

Christopher Cutler, executive director of the Canada-based Volunteer Hamilton attests that volunteering is the lifeblood of the community. Volunteering does not only enable us to assist other people, he writes, it also  help us undestand that people are different and express our human values.
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Ha Noi, Viet Nam: This year UN agencies, the Hanoi Disabled People’s Association and similar organizations will hold an exchange programme called "For the Love of Life" on 3 December at Thong Nhat park in Ha Noi.  Read article

Ontario, Canada: International Volunteer Day, December 5, 2006, celebrates the dedicated volunteers who work to make life better for others. And, according to the latest study on volunteering, Canada has a lot to celebrate! An astonishing 12 million Canadians volunteer their time in some capacity, contributing a staggering two billion volunteer hours each year.  Read article