Follow-Up to the International Year of Volunteers

A/RES/57/106View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 98 Social development, including questions relating to the world social situation and to youth, ageing, disabled persons and the family, published in 2003.

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

1 report · 2005

Year	Symbol	Title		Mandate resolution
2005	A/60/128	Follow-up to the implementation of the International Year of Volunteers report of the Secretary-General		A/RES/57/106

What subjects does this mandate have?

13 subjects

Civil Society Conferences Information Dissemination Information Networks International Days International Voluntary Services International Years Private Sector Public Information Social Development Technical Cooperation Voluntary Service Websites

What’s in this document?

13 operative paragraphs

Welcomes the report of the Secretary-General on the outcome of and follow-up to the International Year of Volunteers, 2001;⁴

⁴A/57/352.

Welcomes also the successful observance of the International Year of Volunteers, 2001, with the support of one hundred and twenty-three national International Year of Volunteers committees and the many regional and city International Year of Volunteers committees with broad representation from Governments, international organizations, civil society, including non-governmental organizations, as well as the private sector, recognizes the contribution of States and civil society organizations and alliances at the international, regional, national and local levels to such a success, and encourages this network to be maintained and expanded, as appropriate, with a view to further engaging all stakeholders, undertaking volunteer-related research, disseminating information and experiences, providing preparation and training to volunteers, particularly from developing countries, and forging new partnerships at all levels;

Welcomes further the various developments of policies and the enactment of legislations for the growth and development of volunteerism taken up as a result of the international year, and recommends that Governments continue to acknowledge the valuable role of volunteers and further support voluntary activities, including through appropriate policies and enabling legislation;

Calls upon Governments and the United Nations system to implement further the recommendations contained in the annex to its resolution 56/38, bearing in mind the economic significance of volunteering;

Calls upon Governments, with the active support of the media, civil society and the private sector, to observe 5 December, International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development, and to include activities focused on following up on the achievements of the International Year of Volunteers in its public awareness-raising campaigns;

Reaffirms the need to recognize and promote all forms of volunteerism as an issue that involves and benefits all segments of society, including children, young persons, older persons, persons with disabilities, minorities and immigrants and those who remain excluded for social or economic reasons;

Invites all stakeholders, especially from the private sector community and from private foundations, to support volunteerism as a strategic tool to enhance economic and social development, including by expanding corporate volunteering;

Welcomes the work of the United Nations Volunteers, as the focal point for the International Year of Volunteers, as well as their role in the preparations and implementation of the Year, and requests them to continue their efforts, together with other stakeholders, to raise awareness of volunteerism, increase reference and networking resources available and provide technical cooperation to developing countries, upon their request, in the field of volunteerism;

Invites the United Nations Volunteers to develop a global Internet volunteer resource based on the International Year of Volunteers web site2 and on national web sites with a view to enhancing network capabilities and to expanding information, knowledge and resource management, and encourages Governments and all stakeholders, in particular the private sector, to contribute on a voluntary basis to this initiative;

Calls for the relevant organizations and bodies of the United Nations system to integrate volunteerism in its various forms into their policies, programmes and reports, and encourages the recognition and inclusion of volunteer contributions in future United Nations and other relevant international conferences, such as the World Summit on the Information Society;

Requests the Secretary-General to factor such contributions made by volunteers in his reports on the implementation of the Millennium DeclarationError: Reference source not found and of other major United Nations conferences, summits, special sessions and their follow-up meetings;

Also requests the Secretary-General to take measures, in particular within the mandates and the existing resources of the United Nations Volunteers and the Department of Public Information of the Secretariat, to ensure that the potential of the International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development in follow-up to the International Year of Volunteers is fully realized;

Further requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its sixtieth session on the implementation of the present resolution under the item entitled “Social development, including questions relating to the world social situation and to youth, ageing, disabled persons and the family”.

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