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December 5th, international day of the volunteer.

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  • 05-12-2003 12:28pm
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    International Volunteer Day: 5 December UN General Assembly Resolution 40/212


    On 17 December 1985, on the recommendation of the Second Committee, the United Nations General Assembly adopted Resolution 40/212 without a vote:

    International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development (IVD)

    The General Assembly, Taking note of the report of the Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme on the United Nations Volunteer programme, and the relevant decision of the Governing Council, Considering that volunteer service, including that of the United Nations Volunteers, is making an important contribution to socio-economic development activities, Recognizing the desirability of stimulating the work of all volunteers both in the field and in organizations-multilateral, bilateral or national, non-governmental or government-supported-and of giving encouragement to those volunteers, many of whom engage in volunteer service at considerable personal sacrifice,

    Invites Governments to observe annually, on 5 December, an International Volunteer Day on Social Development, and urges them to take measures to heighten awareness of the important contribution of volunteer service, thereby stimulating more people in all walks of life to offer their services as volunteers, both at home and abroad;
    Invites also specialized agencies, other organizations of the United Nations system and non-governmental organizations that provide, are affiliated with or benefit from volunteer service to undertake and promote activities to stimulate greater awareness of the contribution to their work make by volunteers;
    Requests the Secretary-General to continue to promote world-wide publicity on the important role of volunteer service.

    Also there appears to be some changes to the way Irish volunteers to work abroad in less well off areas will be helped and organised. This site should eventually have what minister Tom Kitt TD was talking about this morning on the radio.
    http://www.dci.gov.ie/
    Apparently there aren't as many people available to volunteer for work in Africa and other places because we're all a bit busier.


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