marking the10 th anniversary of the international year of volunteers
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Marking the10 th Anniversary of the International Year of Volunteers. In celebrating IYV+10 …. We celebrate volunteering as an expression of our common humanity and as a means of building mutual respect, understanding, trust, solidarity and reciprocity. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Marking the10th Anniversaryof the International Year of
Volunteers
IN CELEBRATING IYV+10…
We celebrate volunteering as an expression of our common humanity and as a means of building mutual
respect, understanding, trust, solidarity and reciprocity.
We embrace volunteering as universal and inclusive, and recognize volunteering in its diversity, as well as
the purpose that sustains it: a firm belief in the values of equality, solidarity, civic engagement as
well as individual and collective freedoms.
From the Vision statement drafted at the consultative stakeholders meeting in October 2009
International Year of Volunteers 2001
UNV designated as the focal point for the Year’s preparation, implementation and follow-up.
UN General Assembly proclaimed 2001 as the International Year of Volunteers in
recognition of the valuable contribution and further potential of volunteerism for economic and social development.
IYV Summary Accomplishments
o 123 national committees
o Large numbers of stakeholders through
internet at all levels (World Volunteer Web)
o By end of 2001, measures to enhance the
infrastructure for volunteerism
o Res 57/106 (26 Nov 2002) GA reaffirmed the
important role of volunteerism to meet the
MDGs
o In 2005 and again in 2008, the UN Secretary
General has reported on follow-up to IYV
o Enhance and expand results of IYV
o Share a common vision
o Deepen and broaden importance of volunteerism
o Develop global and national strategies
o Showcase diversity and complementarity of volunteerism
o Highlight the potential of volunteerism as
powerful component of development
agendas
o Develop sustainable partnerships at the national
and global level
IYV+10 Partnershipsat Global and National Level
IYV+10 and the Four Objectives
Recognition: acknowledge value of volunteerism and relation to MDGs
IYV+10 and the Four Objectives
Facilitation: ensure volunteer opportunities for diverse
people
Networking: strengthen
partnerships, exchange experiences
IYV+10 and the Four Objectives
Promotion: promote inclusive and represent-
ative volunteerism
IYV+10 and the Four Objectives
o Globally more than 40 diverse stakeholders
o Global Plan of Action
o Reference documents:
• Global Call for Action
• Vision Statement
IYV+10 Stakeholder Involvement
Global, regional, national and local stakeholder events
o A number of events by stakeholders all over the
world. A calendar of events is available on
worldvolunteerweb.org
o National actors all over the world will brand campaigns
and actions in the frame of IYV+10.
o European Year of Volunteering 2011 EYV 2011
o Need for National Plan of Action
o National multi-stakeholder committees for
coordination
EYV 2011 & IYV+10 Working Together
NO CONTRADICTION IN BEING ACTIVE UNDER
BOTH UMBRELLAS!
WWW.WORLDVOLUNTEERWEB.ORG
HTTP://EUROPA.EU/VOLUNTEERING
March 28th to 29th Ecuador Latin America
April 18th to 19th Turkey MENA/CIS/Europe
May 6rd to 7th Philippines Asia/ Pacific
May 16th to 17th Senegal Africa
IYV+10 REGIONAL MEETINGS PLANNED
Global Volunteerism Conference:
UNV/IFRC/IAVE
June 13 -15 2011Kenya
Volunteerism for a sustainable future
3 – 5 SEPTEMBER 2011, BONN “ SUSTAINABLE SOCIETIES.
RESPONSIVE CITIZENS”
UN DPI-NGO CONFERENCE
PLENARY SESSIONS DURING THE AROUND
DECEMBER 5, 2011
UNGA
MULTI MEDIA EXHIBITION: VOLUNTEERS OF THE WORLD
DECEMBER 2011
Link specific activities to related UN Days.
Send us your stories and pictures highlighting how
volunteerism
contributes to achieving objectives related to UN
Days,
such as
o World Health Day – April 7th
o World Environment Day – June 5th
o World AIDS Day – December 1st
UN days and IYV+10
Launch of the State of the World Volunteerism Report (SWVR)
WHY?
o There is no global UN report on volunteerism. IYV+10
is the IDEAL PLATFORM to launch the first global report.
o For a different vision of volunteerism, for a paradigm
shift
o To advocate for volunteerism as an integral part of
international, regional and national development
agendas
o Global Launch in December 2011
State of the World Volunteerism Report (SWVR)
The following years:
o The report to be published on a 3 yearly basis
o The first will set the scene, include various
o Definitions and aspects of volunteerism, as well as
formulating key messages and policy recommendations
on volunteerism
o The following reports may have different themes
as the Global Human Development Reports
We envisage societies that value, recognizeand encourage volunteering as integral to local, national and international plans and
priorities. We foresee a future in which all individuals
embrace a shared commitment to voluntarily contribute, within their capacity, to the
pursuit of the common good and to the ideals of harmony and peace…
VOLUNTEERING IN THE FUTURE
From the Vision statement drafted at the consultative stakeholders meeting in October 2009
We call upon all leaders in Governments, volunteer involving organizations, civil society,
private sector, non-governmental organizations, the United Nations system and from communities to recognize and celebrate the achievements of
volunteers by actively engaging in the marking of IYV+10.
Volunteer action - inspiring millions of others
From the Vision statement drafted at the consultative stakeholders meeting in October 2009
For more information and tools:
www.worldvolunteerweb.org