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Volunteerism
United Nations Volunteers Programme
Contribution that individuals make as non- profit, non-wage, and non-career action for the well being of their neighbor, community and society at large
established in 1970 by the UN General Assembly
reports to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and works through UNDP country offices throughout the world
United Nations Volunteers Programme
UNDP works with 174
Governments
UNV under the
administrative authority
of the UNDP Resident
Representative
United Nations Volunteers Programme
provide highly qualified
and experienced
professional personnel
for international technical
cooperation, in the
volunteer spirit of service
and partnership
Objectives United Nations Volunteers Programme
directly promote volunteer contributions to development
Objectives United Nations Volunteers Programme
define and make known
volunteer roles
program volunteer
contributions, recruit &
field
Establish nat’l & local
volunteer youth
schemes
provide a global facility under the UN system, that allows UN Volunteers to serve people
Objectives United Nations Volunteers Programme
direct placemen
t
UN agencies, IOs, private institutions, GOs, CBOs,
NGOs
International UNV Specialists
International UNV Field Workers
National UNV Specialists National UNV Field
Workers UNISTAR TOKTEN
Who are the UNVs
United Nations Volunteers Programme
What they do
United Nations Volunteers Programme
technical
economic
social
Comm’ty-based initiatives for self-reliance
TC with
skills-short GOs
Humani-tarian relief and
rehab
Support for human rights, electoral, peace-building
processes
UNV in Action
United Nations Volunteers Programme
agriculture • health and education • community
development • vocational training • industry • transport • population • electoral assistance
•food distribution • primary health care • district
development planning • advancement of women and gender mainstreaming • HIV
campaigns • farming techniques and other income-generating
activities
Where they are
United Nations Volunteers Programme
20,000 women and men specialists36%women
64%men
149 nationalities64%developing
36%industrialized
139 countries of assignment
36% Africa 5% Arab
States 12% Europe
and CIS 16% Latin
America and The Caribbean
31% Asia and Pacific
Where they are
United Nations Volunteers Programme
ProgrammeOperation
United Nations Volunteers Programme
UNV
Programme
UN agencies (UNICEF, ILO, WFP, UNIDO, UNHCR, WHO, UNESCO, FAO)
GOs Dev’t Banks
NGOs and CBOs
Source of Funds
United Nations Volunteers Programme
UNDP--country and regional funds
regular programme budgets from UN agencies
contributions from host governments.
Special purpose grants by donor governments
UNV Special Voluntary Fund
First group of volunteers were sent to Yemen
through the DDS project more Filipino volunteers were deployed to projects in various Asian countries; first int’l volunteer was sent to the Phils
Philippine recipient agencies continue to receive DDS volunteers from these Asian countries
HistoricalBackground
1972
UNV Philippines
1979
1981
1989, first UNV/DDS PO was assigned in the Phils together with the Administrative Assistant
tasks:develop a network of relationships both
within UN agencies and other collaborative agencies
programme development and management
volunteer managementadministration of UNV posts
Management UNV Philippines
Mala Liyanage (Sri Lanka)
Josette Navarro (Filipino)--OIC
Alka Narang (India)
Masako Takada (Japan)
Sam Muller (Australia)
UNV Programme Officers
UNV Philippines
1989-1993
1993-1994
1994-1997
1997-2000
2000-present
UNVs in the Philippines UNV Philippines
International UNV Specialists
International UNV Field Workers
National UNV Specialists
National UNV Field Workers
117 female
UNVs
140 male
UNVs
UNVs in the Philippines UNV Philippines
108 Int’l Specialists
39 Int’l Field Workers
110 National UNV Specialists
1981-2000
InternationalVolunteer Day (IVD)
UN General Assembly designated 5
December for an annual celebration
by communities, peoples and
governments of all that is achieved
by voluntary effort—by volunteers —
around the world
1985
UNV Philippines
InternationalVolunteer Day (IVD)
President Corazon Aquino declared
every December 5 as “International
Day for Economic and Social
Development in the Philippines”
7 December 1987
UNV Philippines
National Volunteer Month
President Joseph Estrada
mandated the celebration of
National Volunteer Month
in December of every year
UNV Philippines
5 December 1997
IVD Celebrations
a celebration UNVs + communities always look forward to
various community volunteer activities happen on this celebration
volunteer groups in the community coordinate the celebration
UNV Philippines
IYV 2001 The International Year of Volunteers 2001
20 November1997
at the 52nd session of the UN General Assembly, the year 2001 was proclaimed as the International Year of Volunteers
volunteercontribu-
tions worldwide
recognition
promotion
facilitation
networking
IYV 2001Preparations
The International Year of Volunteers 2001
UNV Programme as focal point
APEC Briefing on IYV 2001 last April 10, 2000
Japan-UNV facilitation workshops
NUNVs for IYV 2001 IYV Poster
IYV 2001Preparations
The International Year of Volunteers 2001
creation of IYV National
Steering Committee
materials preparation
activities planning
The UNV PowerPoint Presentation
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