In his first message as Administrator of UNDP on the occasion of the International Volunteer Day, Kemal Derviş applauds the efforts of volunteers worldwide who, together with the United Nations and the international community, are contributing to global efforts to fight extreme poverty and achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).  Read article

This year's International Volunteer Day message from Ad de Raad, UN Volunteers Executive Coordinator, reflects on how the  International Year of Volunteer has helped foster volunteerism -- from the increasing number of volunteer-related policies created by governments to the volunteers' important role in the recent  calamities in Central America, Southeast Asia and the United States.   Read article

Es convida TOTES les entitats voluntàries sense ànim de lucre i que formen part de la Xarxa del Voluntariat d’Andorra, o que puguin estar interessades a formar-ne part, a participar en la ja habitual trobada d’entitats com la celebració del Dia internacional del Voluntariat.  Read entry

First of all thank you for your interest in our project! Feally, even if there is still many work to do, I think that we are on the right way! As for the interview, we will be interviewed by the Portal do Voluntário, this time Monica, the director of the ONG where I work, Natal Voluntários, will be interviewed!  Read entry

No Dia Internacional do Voluntário, 5 de dezembro, organizações e empresas de Natal o papel dos voluntários nas transformações sociais e planejam formas de envolvê-los ainda mais em causas de interesse público.  Read entry

Send your yuletide greetings this year through cards made by volunteers.  Iwith.org, a Spain-based volunteer-involving organization, recently launched a Christmas card design contest and received more than 100 designs from volunteer designers.  Read entry

Given the prominent role that volunteers including UNVs played during the post tsunami relief and reconstruction phase, the ex President of Sri Lanka, Ms. Chandrika Bandaranaike Kurmaratunga on the occasion of IVD will issue a televised statement in recognition of voluntary contributions.  Read entry

Summary of IVD Plans for Kyrgyzstan. Please also find attached publicity materials we have created / adapted: one banner for the entrance of the V-EXPO. We also adapted the IVD poster, in Russian (with headline in Russian, Kyrgyz and English), but it was too large for this email.  Read entry

Con motivo de la celebración del Día Internacional de los Voluntarios, el domingo 4 de diciembre delegaciones de voluntarios, personalidades y autoridades participarán de una misa en la Catedral de Lima a cargo del cardenal de Lima, Mons. Juan Luis Cipriani.   Read entry

Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan: International Volunteer Day events in Kyrgyzstan will be a unique opportunity for local, national and international volunteer-involving organizations (VIOs) to exhibit their work to the public, and recruit new volunteers.   Read article