Volunteers leading the way for Sri Lanka’s sustainable green development
In celebration of World Environment Day, we share how UN Volunteers and V-force Volunteers contribute towards climate action and recovery in Sri Lanka. Through their assignments with the UN Development Programme (UNDP), they carve the pathway for a sustainable Sri Lanka.
Marking the 50th anniversary of the 1972 Stockholm Conference, the theme of this year’s World Environment Day “Only One Earth” calls for collective and transformative change, highlighting the need to live sustainably in harmony through climate action. As the resources of our planet is limited, no one is spared from the impact of environmental degradation.
Minister hails power of volunteerism to engage people in their development priorities at SWVR launch in Ethiopia
The fourth State of the World’s Volunteerism Report (SWVR), Building Equal and Inclusive Societies, is designed to strengthen understanding on volunteerism and demonstrate its universality, scope, and reach in the twenty-first century.