Volunteerism United Nations Volunteers Programme Contribution that individuals make as non- profit,...

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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