International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development

A/RES/40/212View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 85d United Nations Volunteers programme, published in 1986.

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6 subjects

Development International Days International Voluntary Services Public Information Specialized Agencies Voluntary Service

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3 operative paragraphs

Invites Govemments to observe annually, on 5 December, an Intemational Volunteer Day for Economic and 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 a/so specialized agencies, other organizations of the United Nations system and non-govemmental 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 made by volunteers;

Requests the Secretary-General to continue to promote world-wide publicity on the important role ofvolunteer service.

120th p/enary meeting 17 December /985

128 DP/1985144, chap. 11.

110 Resolution 35/56. annex, para 4"

129 Ojfina/ Records ofrhe Econom1c and Social Counc1/, /985, Supp/emen1 1 l l A/40/549 and Add 1. No. I I (E/1985/32 and Corr. l ), annex l. decision 85/23.

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