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Policy
Many countries are seeking to foster voluntary action through the development of policies and legislation. These serve to define volunteerism, to clarify the roles and relationships among stakeholders and to identify necessary legal, social, administrative and financial support. Here is a selection of news and resources related to policy and legislation initiatives all over the world.
If you have any news, press releases, events, documents, links or other information resources related to this volunteering issue, send them to us at info@worldvolunteerweb.org and we will post them here. Related articles 20 December 2012 UN Resolution 67/138: Integrating volunteering in the next decade New York, USA: The UN General Assembly adopted the Resolution on "Integrating Volunteering in the Next Decade", which was co-facilitated by Brazil and Japan.
20 February 2012 Read articleIYV+10 - the General Assembly Resolution New York, USA: On 5 December 2011, the United Nations General Assembly adopted Resolution A/RES/66/67 on marking the tenth anniversary of the International Year of Volunteers.
08 December 2011 Read articleUnited Nations General Assembly sets stage for the future of volunteerism  New York, USA: Celebrations of the tenth anniversary of the International Year of Volunteers culminated at the UN General Assembly with the launch of the first State of the World’s Volunteerism Report and testimonies from two UN volunteers.
Read articleMore about: Advocacy Volunteering for Development Sustainable Societies, Responsive Citizens  Commit. Encourage. Volunteer.
That’s the tagline for the world’s biggest annual conference for the NGO community, which in 2011 fits right in with the tenth anniversary of the International Year of Volunteers. Read articleNews Update: Global gatherings deliver big results  Bonn, Germany: With the final International Year of Volunteers +10 (IYV+10) regional conference ending in Dakar, Senegal, on 7 June, the series of five consultation meetings came to a very successful conclusion.
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