Journée internationale des Volontaires 2017

Our campaign for International Volunteer Day (IVD) 2017, “Volunteers Act First. Here. Everywhere.”, celebrated worldwide on December 5, is a recognition of the positive solidarity of volunteers around the world who answer calls in times of crisis, helping save lives today and supporting those who want to continue living their lives with dignity tomorrow. #VolunteersActFirst

INTERNATIONAL VOLUNTEER DAY 2017: HAPPENING NOW!

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International Volunteer Day - Official video → Retweet! #VolunteersActFirst

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Why are volunteer-led initiatives important? 👉They strengthen accountability through empowered individuals' voices. 👉They contribute to transparent decision-making processes. 👉They enable communities to address pressing issues. https://t.co/kZmFaboo4c

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1⃣0⃣0⃣ Online Volunteers were deployed with @UNHCRNiger for almost two months on a campaign that raised awareness of the rights of @Refugees in Niger 🇳🇪 Thank you to all volunteers who brought attention to our collective responsibility to protect #refugees 💙 https://t.co/eehloVyjh3

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Keep going, keep growing, keep #volunteering! #InspirationInAction 💙 https://t.co/m2Vdn67RDY

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#Onlinevolunteering enables organisations and #volunteers to work together effectively to address sustainable development challenges anywhere in the world from any device. Find out more 👉https://t.co/4dJfDpWaH1 https://t.co/WhCCxluziX

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RT @ASteiner: Last year, @UNVolunteers trained 205 volunteers with disabilities, connecting them to 23 @UN partners. Their inspiring work shows that together, we're breaking barriers and creating a more inclusive world! #PartnerUp 🔗 https://t.co/kKAfRJzbls https://t.co/Cj2ZU8wZtP

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Combating climate change benefits everyone. Together with other UN #Volunteers at @UNDPSriLanka 🇱🇰, Xiaohua works actively to protect biodiversity and mitigate the impacts of #climatechange. Read more 🔗 https://t.co/uoOvlliU4M

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In the past, in the present and in the future – the world is better with #volunteers 💙 https://t.co/Wp69LUNy3J

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An investment in youth is an investment in the future! In Zambia 🇿🇲, #UNV and @UNDP collaborated on the National Development Plan, advocating for creating #volunteering opportunities for youth to improve their employability skills. https://t.co/yLNHaGVSID

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Meet Astrini Simanjuntak, Denny Beryan Saputra & Annirrahmah - 3 Indonesian UN #Volunteers who stepped outside their comfort zones to serve a global purpose-promoting peace & development, from DR Congo to Somalia & Thailand. @UNV_ESARO @UNV_ROWCA, @UNHCRSom https://t.co/y4VSoxqgZ4

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From a UN Volunteer to an Assistant Secretary-General 👏🏽 @UlrikaModeer, Director of Bureau of External Relations and Advocacy @UNDP, met #UNVolunteers in India & shared her journey as a former UN Volunteer. Her motivation? "Follow your passion & work towards bringing a change" https://t.co/QAd63LpsHD

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RESOURCES

Our IVD 2017 Resource Centre has all the graphic elements you need to spread the word that #VolunteersActFirst in times of crisis, including the logo, posters, banners, web graphics and examples for social media, all in the six UN official languages.

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