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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.    Read article
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More about: Advocacy  Civil society  Infrastructure  Management  Policy  Poverty  Volunteering for Development
20 February 2012
 IYV+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.  Read article
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More about: Advocacy  Civil society  Infrastructure  Management  Peacekeeping  Policy  Poverty  Volunteering for Development
19 May 2010
 UNV volunteer shoots '8 Goals for Africa' 
Accompanied by a music video, ‘8 Goals for Africa’ is being disseminated free of charge locally and internationally, before, during and after the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The performing artists will also make special appearances during the soccer tournament, promoting the MDGs and calling for action. The music video will be screened throughout the World Cup, across all the fan parks and public viewing areas. On the day of the finals, all eight artists will come together to sing the song in a live performance at the Soccer City Fan Fest in Johannesburg. The video will also be distributed to the international media. (UNIC South Africa/'8 Goals for the MDGs')
Pretoria, South Africa: A UNV volunteer has brought together Africa's top musicians for a high-profile campaign connecting the Millennium Development Goals with the FIFA World Cup in South Africa.  Read article
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17 February 2009
 Sailing the Nile 2008 
Cairo, Egypt: The Sailing the Nile for the Millennium Development Goals Campaign 2008 reached its final destination in Cairo on 13 December 2008. The closing event also celebrated International Volunteer Day  and International Human Rights Day.  Read article
More about: Egypt  Advocacy  MDG 1  MDG 2  MDG 3  MDG 4  MDG 5  MDG 6  MDG 7  MDG 8
22 January 2009
 New MDG cartoons for Kosovo 
Pristina, Kosovo: For IVD, the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme team in Kosovo commissioned a local artist to come up with a new spin on the Millennium Development Goals.  Read article
More about: Kosovo  Civil society  Education  Environment  Gender  Governance  HIV/AIDS  Health  MDG 1  MDG 2  MDG 3  MDG 4  MDG 5  MDG 6  MDG 7  MDG 8  Poverty

 

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Philippines government announces volunteering for MDGs campaign 
As the Philippines Government beefs up its efforts towards the 2015 Millennium Development Goal (MDG) targets, President Benigno S. Aquino III promoted 2011 as the 10th Anniversary of the International Year of Volunteers in the Philippines.   Visit site
United Nations lauds volunteers across world 
Communities should harness the energy and initiative of the thousands of volunteers who contribute to projects around the world, including critical United Nations activities, senior UN officials said here Friday as they marked the day dedicated to those who give their time and efforts for free to help others.  Visit site
Track, learn and support the MDGs 
The United Nations, Google and Cisco have joined forces to launch a web site that tracks progress in achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The MDG Monitor not only helps measure progress towards each of the goals, but also identifies gaps and pinpoints areas where additional efforts are needed.   Visit site
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