The state of volunteering infrastructure globally

State of the World’s Volunteerism Report 2018: The Thread that Binds
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Volunteering plays a key role in addressing major global challenges, such as urbanization, environmental degradation, increased migration, and demographic changes. Yet in a world of competing political priorities, ‘ volunteering infrastructure’ – the support provided to maximize the potential of volunteering - rarely receives the attention it needs. Today, UNV publishes a background paper as part of the 2018 State of the World’s Volunteerism Report project, that looks at global trends in volunteering infrastructure and makes the case for prioritizing a functional, appropriate and inclusive volunteering infrastructure that enables citizens to become agents of change and drivers of their own development.

In conditions where policies and legislation successfully create a nurturing and enabling environment for volunteering, people are endowed with stronger protections and incentives to engage in voluntary action. When carefully designed and implemented, volunteer schemes can empower people to participate in their own communities to meet development objectives. 

Volunteering: a tool for social integration in cities

Matthew Ryder, Deputy Mayor of London
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Together with the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, my role is to bring together all Londoners and strengthen our communities. One of the most important lessons I have learned is the power of volunteering in achieving those goals.

Earlier this year, we launched our social integration strategy. Based on considerable research, it sets out a new definition of social integration – emphasizing that it is about more than simply the degree of contact between people but also includes promoting equality and improving people’s levels of activity and participation in their local communities.

But encouraging social integration is a meaningless exercise unless people are provided with opportunities to come together. Volunteering does just that.

UNDP EB Report (DP/2018/14)

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This report presents the results achieved by the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme during the second biennium of its four-year Strategic Framework, 2014-2017. Noting the accomplishments of the programme, the report also reflects on the challenges faced, the results of an independent evaluation of the Strategic Framework , and a full management audit of UNV.

National Situation Analysis

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United Nations estimates the number of volunteers worldwide at 1 billion people

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This article highlights Mr. Toily Kurbanov’s remarks made during his presentation at SPIEF 2018, focusing on the latest statistics on volunteerism worldwide and achievements of Russia in the development of volunteerism.  The article also announces the upcoming call for applications to join UNV for Russian citizens.

Resources for outreach to talent

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Strengthening the UN system's monitoring and evaluation capacity through the deployment of young evaluators

UNV partnering with UNFPA, EvalYouth and beyond
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UN Youth Volunteers, who receive a monthly living allowance and a benefits package, can be impactful resources to support monitoring and evaluation efforts.

Strengthening the UN system's monitoring and evaluation capacity through the deployment of young evaluators

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UN Youth Volunteers, who receive a monthly living allowance and a benefits package, can be impactful resources to support monitoring and evaluation efforts.

Youth volunteerism a way to build peace

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During a visit to Dhaka, Bangladesh, UNV Deputy Executive Coordinator Toily Kurbanov gave The Daily Star newspaper an interview about youth volunteerism and how it is a great way of building peace and developing communities. 

How a local network of volunteers helps rebuild communities in Yaranda, Burundi

State of the World's Volunteerism Report 2018
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UN Volunteer Mathieu Lembrez (France) is one of the 24 researchers for the 2018 State of the World’s Volunteerism Report, the flagship publication of the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme. His research focused on the community of Yaranda in the north of Burundi, close to the Rwanda border. Apart from looking at the interaction of volunteerism and community resilience in Yaranda, Lembrez also researched volunteer initiatives in the areas of natural resource management, disaster risk reduction and conflict-prevention in nearby communities, particularly the work of the Burundi Red Cross. In this photo story, he shares his first-hand experiences and insights on the value of local volunteers in enhancing community resilience.

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