Revised budget estimates for 1990-1991 - Approves a total field budget for the United Nations Volunteers of $3.1 million for the biennium 1990-1991, including an additional 20 United Nations Volunteers Programme Officers with an equal number of support staff and associated costs, taking into account the need for maximum efficiency and economy in the administration of the programme.
UNDP Governing Council Decision (90/45) - see pages 99-102 (UNV mentioned on p. 102)
Honoring volunteers
Volunteers play a critical role after a disaster, from recovering the dead to helping survivors deal with physical and emotional distress.
UNDP Governing Council Decision (90/38) - see pages 93-94
The Governing Council considers that the role of volunteers as development agents should be explicitly recognized in the international development strategy for the Fourth United Nations Development Decade.
United Nations Volunteers give back to the community on their special day in Jonglei
A team of United Nations volunteers have come together to touch the lives of the people they serve in South Sudan by embarking on a special personal donation drive to mark International Volunteer Day in Jonglei.
Local youth celebrate achievements at UN Volunteers Awards
Organised on the occasion of the International Day of Volunteers marked annually on December 5, the awards ceremony aimed to 'reward the efforts and achievements of Jordanian volunteers and highlight volunteer contributions to peace and development in Jordan', according to the organisers.
UNDP Governing Council Decision (89/58) - see pages 102-104 (UNV mentioned on p. 104)
Revised budget estimates for the biennium 1988-1989 - Decides to charge the cost of the United Nations Volunteers to the programme support and administrative services budget of the United Nations Development Programme, as indicated in the appropriations table included in this decision.
Volunteers leading locally-owned climate action
Approximately one billion people are engaging in voluntary action globally. Their activities range from delivering services, preparing and responding to disasters and providing technical assistance such as in mapping and monitoring climate and environmental data.
The growing environmental awareness, often enabled by powerful and cheap new mobile and open technologies, is further triggering new data collection and monitoring efforts by volunteers.
Volunteers leading locally-owned climate action
Approximately one billion people are engaging in voluntary action globally. Their activities range from delivering services, preparing and responding to disasters and providing technical assistance such as in mapping and monitoring climate and environmental data.
The growing environmental awareness, often enabled by powerful and cheap new mobile and open technologies, is further triggering new data collection and monitoring efforts by volunteers.
Voluntary Mapping and Monitoring for Transformative, Locally-owned Climate Action
The 2018 State of the World’s Volunteerism project (SWVR 2018) has published its first Policy Brief focusing on one way in which volunteers contribute to climate action – mapping and monitoring environmental risks. It discusses how volunteering can, with the right support, drive efforts to promote locally-owned resilience building and climate action as part of an all-of-society approach.
As our climate changes rapidly, it brings major new risks for communities. Across all societies, volunteers are at the forefront of responding to and coping with shocks, using local knowledge, networks, and capacities to build community resilience. But the scale and unpredictability of future risks, rising inequalities, and low capacities mean that new support is required to sustain this people-centred approach to climate resilience. The Policy Brief acknowledges how volunteers are already mapping and monitoring climate change at scale.
Policy Challenge on volunteering for resilience takes place online
ONLINE POLICY CHALLENGE WITH DEVELOPMENT SPECIALISTS IN LATIN AMERICA