Marking the10th 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.
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
 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.

 UNV designated as the focal point for the Year’s preparation,

implementation and follow-up.
 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
 IYV+10 Partnerships
at Global and National Level
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 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
IYV+10 and the
Four Objectives
Networking:
strengthen partnerships,
exchange experiences
 IYV+10 and the
Four Objectives

Promotion: promote
inclusive and represent-
ative volunteerism
 IYV+10 Stakeholder Involvement

o Globally more than 40 diverse stakeholders

o Global Plan of Action

o Reference documents:
• Global Call for Action
• Vision Statement
 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

WWW.WORLDVOLUNTEERWEB.ORG

HTTP://EUROPA.EU/VOLUNTEERING

NO CONTRADICTION IN BEING ACTIVE

UNDER
BOTH
UMBRELLAS!
 IYV+10 REGIONAL MEETINGS
PLANNED
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

 Volunteerism for a sustainable future

Global Volunteerism Conference:

UNV/IFRC/IAVE

June 13 -15 2011Kenya

 UN DPI-NGO
CONFERENCE

3 – 5 SEPTEMBER 2011, BONN

“ SUSTAINABLE SOCIETIES.
RESPONSIVE CITIZENS”
UNGA
PLENARY SESSIONS
DURING THE AROUND
DECEMBER 5, 2011
DECEMBER 2011
MULTI MEDIA EXHIBITION:
VOLUNTEERS OF THE
WORLD
 UN days and IYV+10

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
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
 VOLUNTEERING IN THE FUTURE
We envisage societies that value, recognize
and 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…

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