United Nations Volunteers Programme

A/RES/2970(XXVII)View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1973.

What other versions does this mandate have?

9 versions · 1972–1984

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/38/173

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
1984	A/RES/38/173	United Nations Volunteers programme	290	24%Compare
1983	A/RES/37/229	United Nations Volunteers programme	287	26%Compare
1982	A/RES/36/198	United Nations Volunteers programme	231	21%Compare
1980	A/RES/34/107	United Nations Volunteers programme	350	24%Compare
1979	A/RES/33/84	United Nations Volunteers programme	405	19%Compare

What subjects does this mandate have?

2 subjects

Funds International Voluntary Services

What’s in this document?

7 operative paragraphs

Takes note with appreciation of the report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Volunteers programme23 and expresses satisfaction with the progress of the programme;

Expresses its appreciation to the Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme for the measures being taken by him in providing volunteers through United Nations-assisted projects to the least developed countries free and without charge against their indicative planning figures;

Requests the Administrator of the United Nations Development Prngramme and the Governing Council of the Programme to continue to provide the United Nations Volunteers programme with every possible assistance to ensure its progressive integration into United Nations-assisted projects in order to make the programme fully operational;

Requests the Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme and the specialized agencies and organizations of the United Nations concerned, as well as the resident representatives of the United Nations Development Programme, to promote with the agreement of the countries concerned the use of United Nations volunteers in United Nations-assisted projects and to co-ordinate all voluntary activities within United Nations-assisted projects with the Co-ordinator of the United Nations Volunteers programme;

Requests Governments, international organizations and individuals to contribute in every way possible to the Special Voluntary Fund for the United Nations Volunteers;

Requests the Co-ordinator of the United Nations Volunteers programme to make renewed efforts for recruitment of a larger proportion of volunteers from developing countries;

Requests the Secretary-General and the Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme to report, through the Governing Council of the Programme and the Economic and Social Council, to the General Assembly at its twenty-eighth session on the progress made in implementing the provisions of the present resolution.

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24 See Proceedings of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, Third Session, vol. I, Report and 26 Official Records of the Economic and Social Council,

Fifty-third Session, Supplement No. 2A (E/5185/Rev.1 ).

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