Intergrating volunteering in the next decade 10 year plan of action 2016 2025

Integrating volunteering in the next decade:
A 10 Year Plan of Action 2016 – 2025
Zero Draft for Consultation
Contents
1. Introduction .................................................................................................................................................... 1
2. A decade on Volunteerism – People at the centre of development in order to ensure sustainability of
development gains.................................................................................................................................................. 2
3. Key areas identified through stakeholder consultations ................................................................................ 3
4. Overarching approaches and actions for collaboration over the coming decade.......................................... 4
5. Questions for feedback................................................................................................................................... 7
Annex: Draft Action Matrix for consultation.......................................................................................................... 8

Integrating volunteering in the next decade: A 10 Year Plan of Action 2016 – 2025
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1. Introduction
In 2012 the UN General Assembly requested “the Secretary-General to [present] a plan of action to be
developed by the United Nations Volunteers programme to integrate volunteering in peace and development
in the next decade and beyond […].” (A/RES/67/138).
This document outlines how UNV’s mandate evolved in this respect, what feedback stakeholders, representing
national and international volunteer involving organisations, inter-governmental bodies, member states, the
private sector and academia, have already provided in terms of future collective engagement and what
possible actions stem from the resolution mandating the plan of action. It seeks additional feedback from
partners in order to fine-tune concrete joint endeavours over the coming decade and inform the plan of action
to be presented at the UN General Assembly in 2015.
The relationship between people and state today is characterized by a desire for increased, more regular and
effective interaction and accountability, which is clearly voiced by people around the world, combined with
new opportunities and possibilities for this interaction to become a reality. The definition of a new
development agenda post-2015 offers an historic opportunity for UNV to advocate for volunteerism and the
values it stands for as an inherent component of any future global development framework.
As the world reaches this important juncture with the first global development agenda, the Millennium
Development Goals (MDGs), approaching their deadline in 2015, a truly people centred environment needs to
be created. The policy environment, the structures and the processes needed to ensure that people at all
levels can have the opportunity to participate and engage as agents of change should be put in place to
provide space and opportunities for different members of society, including some of the most disadvantaged
such as the youth, women, persons with disabilities, marginalized groups, and the aged. In particular, there is
need to address the exclusion and unequal participation of people from critical processes and solutions in their
own communities.
Volunteerism is universal and strengthens social inclusion, solidarity and ownership. It is a global phenomenon
that transcends boundaries, religions and cultural divides; it goes by different names and finds different
applications in different contexts. It is an expression of civic engagement, and of individuals’ involvement in
their communities (be it local, national or international). It is a strategically viable global mechanism through
which the implementation of new global goals and targets can be supported. Volunteerism is a key
opportunity that allows people’s contribution to be valued in development plans and implementation, to be an
anchor in the face of global changes, to significantly contribute to economic and social well-being, to be a
source of community strength, resilience, solidarity and social cohesion and to sustain the universal human
values that connect individuals and societies.

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2. A decade on Volunteerism – People at the centre of development in order to ensure
sustainability of development gains
Since the International Year of Volunteers (IYV) in 2001, recognition for volunteerism as a complementary
approach for addressing development challenges has advanced considerably. The international development
community is rethinking its approaches to development and humanitarian efforts as global decision-making
processes and financial flows evolve. Current discussions about development effectiveness, means of
implementation, South-South cooperation, new forms of governance and citizen participation underline the
necessity to engage people differently in efforts to address development challenges if the results are to be
sustainable. Beyond its role as a “means to an end”, volunteerism is increasingly understood as an end in itself
as it durably changes minds, and proactively and sustainably engages communities in shaping their lives in the
long term.
Through UN General Assembly Resolution A/Res/57/106, adopted in 2002, member states acknowledged the
need for an integrated and coordinated follow-up to the International Year of Volunteers, and instituted a
three-year cycle of reports from the UN Secretary General. These reports capture progress made by different
stakeholders in terms of the recognition, facilitation, networking and promotion of volunteerism at national
and global level. They summarise initiatives driven by member states, civil society, academia, the private
sector and other actors as well as the UN system itself1
. In 2011 and 2012, building on the momentum gained
from the 10 year anniversary of IYV (IYV+10) which was marked with stakeholders globally, a multitude of
policy recommendations and thematic discussions have been developed, aiming to further integrate
volunteerism into policies and strategies. Some of these recommendations were echoed in inter-governmental
documents and resolutions.
At the end of 2011, through UNGA Resolution A/Res 66/67 2011 (OP24), member states requested the UN
Secretary General to develop “recommendations to further integrate volunteering in peace and development
during the next decade and beyond”. One year later, a subsequent UNGA Resolution A/Res 67/138 2012
(OP25), went a step further and requested “the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its
seventieth session [in 2015], … on the implementation of the present resolution, including a plan of action to
be developed by the United Nations Volunteers programme to integrate volunteering in peace and
development in the next decade and beyond, to be submitted to the Assembly and to be considered by
Member States.”
Resolution 67/138 serves as framework for identifying major areas of collective action for this Ten Year Action
Plan (See annex). The Plan will further develop the elements of concrete action on the basis of multi-
stakeholder consultations, taking forward the existing set of recommendations and suggested collective
action.
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The SG Report 2012 was theoretically due in 2011, but postponed by a year in order to include the marking of the tenth
anniversary in 2011.

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3. Key areas identified through stakeholder consultations
As outlined above, since 2001 different stakeholders representing national and international volunteer
involving organisations, inter-governmental bodies, member states, the private sector and academia have
developed a number of joint approaches and identified different areas of further action over the last years,
which are captured through various outcome documents as well as the different SG Reports summarizing
these discussions and developments.2
A recent Partnerships Survey conducted by UNV in March 2014, has
equally underlined the value partners attribute to the joint advocacy efforts for the integration of volunteerism
in policies and strategies.3
The key areas stakeholders have identified are summarized below, (more detailed summaries can be found in Annex II):
- Strengthen the recognition of volunteerism and particularly its added value in terms of the
development of civic sense and local governance through celebration and awards, innovative
communication and media partnerships
- Strengthen an enabling environment for volunteerism in the area of national volunteer infrastructure
and national multi-stakeholder coordination mechanisms
- Strengthen the integration of volunteerism in strategies and policies through legislation, systematic
inclusion in national development plans as well as through more deliberate financial partnerships
seeking synergies with the private sector
- Strengthen the evidence base for the impact of volunteerism through concerted research, particularly
in the areas of environment, disaster risk reduction as well as disaster prevention and peace building
as well as in the overarching area of volunteerism’s added value (see first bullet)
- Exchange practices in the areas of volunteer management, safety and security, innovative approaches
such as online volunteering, inclusion of marginalized, and targeted approaches for youth and
women
- Expand partnerships to include the private sector, individual volunteers and non-traditional volunteer
organisations
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The following more recent key documents summarize aspirations and areas for collaboration which have emerged since
2001
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: the Final Declaration of the 64
th
Annual DPI/NGO Conference 2011, which focused on the connection between
sustainable development and citizen action; the Final Declaration from the Global Volunteer Conference 2011 in
Budapest; the New York Action Plan which summarized areas of collective advocacy, research and programming in March
2012; the UN Secretary General Report 2012 A/67/153 and related stakeholder questionnaire asking about
recommendations for the coming decade; as well as the 2013 UNV Stakeholder Meeting with VIOs on collective advocacy
with global VIOs in a post-2015 setting.
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62% of a total of 85 civil society, academia and VIO respondents reported an increase of their engagement with UNV
over the last years. In terms of areas of collaboration, 45% highlighted advocacy as important area of collaboration with
UNV and 40% singled out youth advocacy specifically, followed by “training and learning” (36%) and “research” (31%).
Overall 93% perceive UNV as a valuable partner to their organisation (96% of all 200 respondents) and 87% would like to
expand this partnership with UNV.

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4. Overarching approaches and actions for collaboration over the coming decade
Based on the multitude of suggestions received, below are overarching approaches followed by a few
suggested concrete actions:
1. Enable people through volunteering to be engaged in contributing to their own development
Enhancing the partnerships for the implementation of the new sustainable development goals will be
key if the delivery of results is to reach all the way to the local level! Volunteerism is a means of
implementation for delivery across thematic areas AND an innovative way to engage people in the
context of more complex and participatory citizen-state relations. It engages people’s minds and
hearts and thus can lead to changing mindsets and attitudes. It leverages and develops people’s skills
and capacities and fosters attitudes of responsible and responsive citizenship. It is therefore
intrinsically connected to the conversation about complementary means of implementation for a
universal and holistic development framework, placing people at the centre of every effort and
defining progress beyond GDP.
Non–monetary assets, such as trust and hope in the future, are increasingly recognized as fragile and
non-marketable goods that need to be cherished and entertained for societies to be stable and
peaceful. This is particularly true as we look at the role of young people who demand to be able to play
a constructive role in societies, which allows them to participate, engage in the decisions that affect
them and project themselves to a positive future.
Through the Action Plan the notion of volunteerism as a means of implementation of the SDGs should
be expanded.
2. Expand understanding of impact - Evidence, Research and knowledge building
There is a need to upscale our efforts to provide evidence and knowledge of volunteerism’s
contribution to development. Investment in developing the evidence, demonstrating the contribution
of volunteers and volunteerism to poverty eradication, combating exclusion and to development at
large will need to be prioritized if we are to seize the opportunities provided by the post 2015
framework and embed volunteerism firmly in the development space.
The publication of the first State of the World Volunteerism Report (SWVR) in 2011 has consolidated
and highlighted data on the fundamental role volunteerism plays across the globe in peace and
development. This effort has established a base from which to further expand an evidence-based
research agenda. A number of other key research products and studies have been produced by
volunteer involving organizations over the last years, strengthening the understanding of the added
value of volunteerism. A key lesson is that success in this area over the next decade will require the
generation of broader and more robust evidence. A second SWVR will be published in 2015 on
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3. Strengthen accountability – engage people in decision making and implementation through innovative
approaches and methodologies for development
The ongoing post 2015 consultation processes that have been taking place since 2012 as well as the
discussion about the thematic aggregation of sustainable development goals have generated a global
appetite and recognition that people want and need to be involved in shaping and owning
development solutions. New technologies mean that there are multiple ways that will enhance civic
engagement in development.
Volunteerism provides a bridge to engage people in accountability frameworks that demand a stronger
and more direct people-state connection. Such a framework should be based on increased and up-
scaled partnerships that leverage all talents and capacities in society, while strengthening the feedback
loop for people to hold their governments accountable for the promises they make. Partnering with
people for monitoring and mutual accountability is therefore an opportunity to work through
volunteerism.
4. Advocate - as a means of using evidence to influence and shape volunteer infrastructure (policy,
legislation and structures), resource allocation and volunteer mobilization
The inter-governmental process is Member State led. The emergence of the notion of “Volunteer
Groups” in various recent UN documents and resolutions related to the post-2015 agenda4
demands a
redefinition of the modalities of engagement with long-standing and new partners such as the newly
created Post-2015 Volunteering Working Group5
composed by some of UNV’s long-standing partners
as well as global youth organisations as well as the Impact 2030 Campaign launched by volunteer
involving organizations stemming from the private sector. It is expected to expand such coalitions in
the course of the ten year period.
In order to translate the evidence building efforts into recognition at the policy and resource levels,
there will be need for strong and focused advocacy that aim at influencing national governments. It
will be crucial to engage with countries to tailor successful national and regional examples where
volunteerism has made a difference, where volunteerism has produced concrete results. Coalition-
building at national, regional and global level is therefore key.
The collective advocacy effort will equally mobilize the wider community of volunteer involving
organizations and expand the range of organizations traditionally associating themselves with the
notion of volunteering. The ten year Plan of Action seeks to increase engagement with actors from all
segments of society including the private sector.
Finally, knowing that advocacy yields the best results when undertaken on a collective basis and in
partnership with others, the ten year plan of action, as part of UNV’s wider advocacy and partnerships
efforts, will provide a basis for UNV to partner with others in a long term perspective through a more
foreseeable and strategic approach. This is expected to help bring the voices, knowledge and expertise
of member states, UN entities, Volunteer Involving Organizations (VIOs), civil society, the private
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Namely A Res/66/288; A/Res/67/290; SG Report A 68/202
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http://www.volunteeractioncounts.org/en/post-mdg/stakeholder-engagement.html

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sector, academia and volunteers themselves to the attention of policy makers at national and
international levels to suggest solutions for lasting impact.
Suggested actions:
• Develop an overarching joint action plan with stakeholders based on a consultation process
• Set up a multi-stakeholder advisory group to oversee implementation of the plan
• Set up a global communications campaign with a collective brand for the ten years and joint
moments of action around IVD as well as other opportunities. Individual actors could use the
brand for their activities within certain agreed parameters.
• With an advisory group identify key research needs and share approaches to addressing them,
including through State of the World Volunteerism Report (SWVR) over the ten year period;
determine criteria for research products to be developed under a common brand
• In order to strengthen the evidence base, stakeholders could agree to collect comparable data
over the period of the decade to build a joint body of evidence
• Facilitate opportunities for knowledge exchange between countries and actors from around the
globe about successful innovative practices, particularly in terms of enhancing national volunteer
infrastructure through setting up large scale national volunteer schemes and co-ordinating
volunteer efforts within a country through national committees and similar bodies
• Develop opportunities for virtual exchange to improve knowledge sharing and learning and
featuring joint initiatives under the Plan of Action
• Building on the lessons and experience of WorldVolunteerWeb6
and VolunteerActionCounts7
,
maintain a joint platform, facilitated by UNV, which can be directly fed by stakeholders with
access rights
• Facilitate a specific strand of the conversation related to leveraging IT opportunities and
developing online and mobile forms of volunteering
It is assumed that a sustained collective effort in all the areas outlined above, will ultimately enable
countries to integrate volunteerism more in their policies and enhance programmatic opportunities at
all levels, including by member states, inter-governmental bodies, UN entities, civil society and the
private sector, recognizing the added value of volunteerism to social cohesion and societal well-being.
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http://www.worldvolunteerweb.org/
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http://www.volunteeractioncounts.org/en/

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5. Questions for feedback8
Question 1:
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that the United Nations Member States will be adopting by the end
of 2015 will be based on universal and holistic objectives embracing social, environmental and economic
dimensions and with a focus on common but differentiated responsibilities.
In the coming decade, what are the three key issues organizations involved with volunteerism should focus on
to help address sustainable development challenges?
Question 2:
In a best case scenario/set-up, what achievements would you expect to see from the 10 Year Plan of Action,
and what kind of investment (monetary/non-monetary) and partnerships would it take to accomplish this?
Question 3:
What do you see as UNV’s role in this regard, and what would you identify as a particular role for your
country/entity?
Question 4:
What kind of concrete actions, processes, and/or events could you foresee at a national, global and regional
level, and how can progress be monitored and reported?
Additional comments:
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Please also refer to the annex for concrete mandates and ideas stemming from A/RES/67/138

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Annex: Draft Action Matrix for consultation
The following matrix presents a brief analysis of UNGA Resolution A/RES/67/138 suggests initial follow-up action based on feedback from
member states and other stakeholders. The Action Plan outlines high level outcome areas that would map the direction of travel for
stakeholders working with volunteerism. While this would provide a broad framework under the banner of the 10YAP, as with other global goals
and outcomes, stakeholders would contribute to different elements of the Action Plan. A multi-stakeholder advisory group could be set up to
oversee implementation of the plan.
A/RES/67/138
Integrating volunteering in the next decade
Brief Analysis 10 YAP Goal 10 YAP Action
PP1
Recognizing that volunteerism is an important
component of any strategy aimed at such areas as
poverty reduction, sustainable development, health,
education, youth empowerment, climate change,
disaster risk reduction, social integration, social
welfare, humanitarian action, peace building and, in
particular, overcoming social exclusion and
discrimination,
This General Assembly-
endorsed statement can
be used for general
advocacy purposes. It
addresses both
volunteerism's effect in
terms of enhancing
development results in
different thematic areas as
well as its intrinsic added
value.
Enable people to be
engaged in contributing to
their own development
Accompany member states and other
national stakeholders to incorporate
volunteerism into national policies and
programming
PP2
Acknowledging the existing contribution of the
organizations of the United Nations system in support
of volunteering, especially the work of the United
Nations Volunteers programme around the world, and
acknowledging also the efforts of the International
Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies to
promote volunteerism throughout its global network,
and the work of other volunteer-involving
organizations at the national, regional and global
levels,
First mention of the term
“volunteer-involving
organization"
Strengthen collaboration
among VIOs and expand
partnerships to include the
private sector, individual
volunteers and non-
traditional volunteer
organisations
Building on UNV’s facilitating and
convening role, increase opportunities
for collaboration, joint programming
and knowledge brokering between
volunteer involving organisations at
national, regional and global levels.
Leveraging IFRC’s global network and
enhancing connections with other
volunteer involving organisations.

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A/RES/67/138
PP3
Welcoming the publication by the United Nations
Volunteers of the first State of the World’s
Volunteerism Report, which highlights the global
recognition of volunteerism, with its core values of
solidarity, reciprocity, mutual trust, social inclusion
and empowerment, as well as its positive effects on
individual, community and societal well-being, and
commending the United Nations Volunteers programme
for taking the lead in producing the report,
UNGA acceptance of the
"core values of
volunteerism." Important
new accepted language on
"societal well-being" by
the General Assembly.
Expand understanding of
impact - Evidence, Research
and knowledge building
State of the World’s Volunteerism
Report production in 2014 and then on
a bi-annual basis
Develop a Global volunteer Index and
other measurement tools (youth
volunteerism, corporate volunteerism,
international volunteerism and
national volunteerism)
Identify corner stones of a collective
global Research agenda
PP4 Welcoming also the creation of momentum in
developing common platforms to increase support for
volunteerism through the observance of the tenth
anniversary of the International Year of Volunteers in
2011, and urging all stakeholders to accelerate the
momentum in the recognition, promotion, facilitation
and networking of volunteerism and, in this regard, to
renew their efforts for the integration of volunteering,
The notion of ‘integration”
is added to the 4 IYV
pillars.
Building on IYV and IYV+10,
all stakeholders to develop
a 10YAP with a focus on
“integration” of
volunteering in relevant
policies and strategies
including the post-2015
agenda
Solidify and expand the post-2015
Volunteerism Working Group and
strengthen national volunteer
coordinating bodies
PP5
Commending the increasing link between volunteerism
and sports, which, through the invaluable contributions
of national and international volunteers to the
preparation and the organization of major sporting
events, contributes to the promotion of the ideal of
peace,
Expand understanding of
linkage between
volunteerism in connection
with sports and its effects in
terms of social cohesion
and cultural understanding
Highlight current practices and develop
replicable approaches for the
integration of volunteers into sporting
events
OP1
1. Welcomes the report of the Secretary-General;
First Operative Paragraphs
(OPs): The next 25 OPs
delineate concrete
opportunities for action
for "Integrating
Volunteering in the Next
NA NA

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Decade."
OP2
2. Commends the contributions from national and
international volunteers for their fundamental role in
the promotion of peace and development;
Very high level of
recognition for volunteers,
which will need to be
increasingly sustained by
evidence.
See PP3
See PP3
Collect comparable data over the
period of the decade to build a joint
body of evidence
Identify thematic areas in which the
volunteer contributions are
demonstrated, possibly based on the
subdivision introduced in PP1
OP3 3. Congratulates the 70,000 national and international
volunteers whose contributions were fundamental to
the success of the 2012 London Olympic and Paralympic
Games, as well as the thousands of others who gave
their time to support the Games, and looks forward to
the contributions of national and international
volunteers at the 2014 World Soccer Cup and the 2016
Rio Olympic and Paralympic Games;
See PP5 See PP5
OP4
4. Calls upon stakeholders to do their utmost to
strengthen the policy relating to volunteering,
including youth volunteering, at the local, national and
international levels, as well as integrating volunteering
in all relevant issues of the United Nations as main
objectives for the next decade;
Very strong call to all
stakeholders with policy-
setting capacity (mainly
member states but also
UN organizations
Integrate volunteerism,
including youth
volunteering, in the post-
2015 agenda as well as
other major UN processes
at national and global level
Map and monitor existing policies
Identify key stakeholders with policy
setting capacity and concrete
opportunities for integration.
Develop joint position papers and
targeted evidence based multi-
stakeholder advocacy in different
thematic areas, particularly the
environment, disaster risk reduction as
well as disaster prevention and peace
building as well as in the overarching
area of volunteerism’s added value

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OP5
5. Emphasizes the role of the community as volunteer-
accepting stakeholder in efforts to overcome challenges
and to retain ownership of the community, and calls for
a people-centred, holistic approach in order to build an
inclusive and resilient society, supported by a social
bond among the people through community based
approaches that facilitate the integration of volunteers;
Explicit emphasis on the
connection between
volunteers and the
community and the
connected imperative for
volunteerism to be needs-
based. This OP provides a
bridge between structured
forms of volunteering and
spontaneous citizen action
at community level
aggregated through new
technologies.
Enhance understanding of
traditional forms of
volunteering and engage
ordinary citizens in
spontaneous volunteer
action within a broader
organized framework.
Strengthen joint advocacy for
community volunteering and national
volunteer infrastructure as well as new
forms of citizen participation.
Increase opportunities for participative
forms of community based tracking
and monitoring of the SDG’s combining
onsite and online volunteers and new
technologies.
Increase opportunities for concrete
voluntary action to address SDG
objectives at community level.
OP6
6. Recognizes that an approach to volunteering may
consider drawing on the notion of human security in
accordance with all the provisions of General Assembly
resolution 66/290 of 10 September 2012;
Expand an evidence based
holistic notion of
volunteerism as a cross-
cutting enabling and
contributing factor to
specific thematic goal areas
that fosters overall societal
well-being and social
cohesion at the same time
Ensure integration of this notion in
joint communications, messages and
knowledge products
OP7 7. Notes with appreciation the growth and the
development of volunteerism since the International
Year of Volunteers, and encourages Member States to
consider peace and development programmes and
initiatives that offer opportunities to build strong and
cohesive volunteer coalitions around shared goals at
the local, national, regional and international levels;
Enhance joint programming
including volunteering
among UN entities,
member states and ViOs
Strengthen national level
volunteer infrastructure
Develop concrete multi stakeholder
pilot programmes through the decade.
Expand, strengthen and support
national volunteer coalitions through
increased seed support, joint action
and documentation.

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OP8
8. Invites Member States to mobilize and support the
research community globally to carry out more studies
on the subject of volunteerism, including collecting
disaggregated data by gender, age and disability, in
partnership with civil society, in order to provide sound
knowledge as a foundation for policies and
programmes;
See PP3
Develop joint global
standards for measurement
of volunteerism’s
contribution to
development
See PP3 and OP2
Improve data collection and reporting
modalities and capacities particularly
in terms of gender, age and disability
Advocate for the implementation of
the methods suggested in the ILO
Manual for Volunteerism
measurement;
Member States to integrate the ILO
methodology in their household
surveys
UNV to explore innovative forms of
data collection through its online
volunteering service
OP9
9. Calls upon Member States and other stakeholders to
favour the integrating of volunteering in all relevant
issues of the United Nations, in particular to contribute
to accelerated achievement of the Millennium
Development Goals, as well as giving appropriate
consideration to the issue in the discussions on the
post- 2015 United Nations development agenda;
See OP4
Identify post-2015/SDG
related milestones and
opportunities and engage
with key member states in
the process, particularly
with regards to the
domestication and
localization of the agenda
through national policies
and practices.
Develop targets and
indicators at national level
related to the integration of
volunteering in peace and
development programming
See OP4
Develop and implement multi-
stakeholder initiatives and
programmes addressing the SDGs over
the coming decade including through
participatory forms of people’s
engagement to track and monitor
progress of the SDGs and through
volunteer awareness raising
campaigns.

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OP10
10. Urges Member States and the United Nations
system to create favourable and safe environments to
enable a diversity of volunteers to participate in
volunteer activities;
see also OP18
Address peace and
development holistically
through the perspectives,
expertise and capacity of all
members of society
Create opportunities and communities
of practice to share experiences by key
stakeholders on protection and
security and establish minimum quality
standards as well as good practices to
favour accessibility of programmes for
all volunteers with separate
recommendations for each group of
volunteers identified, requiring special
attention.
OP11
11. Requests Member States and the United Nations
system to work together with other volunteer-involving
organizations to support efforts to enhance the security
and protection of volunteers;
See OP10 See OP10
OP12
12. Encourages Member States, in cooperation with the
international community and civil society, to promote
volunteerism in all segments of society, recognizing the
benefits of diverse life experiences to volunteerism, and
to incorporate volunteerism into education curricula
for all ages and into school community engagements;
Expansion of OP10 See OP10
See above and develop further the
notion of service learning and NFE in
connection to volunteering. Produce
communication and advocacy tools
portraying examples of volunteering by
marginalized volunteers
OP13
13. Requests the United Nations Volunteers to continue
their efforts to promote volunteerism, including through
the integration of volunteerism in peace and
development as well as the development of innovative
recruitment modalities, such as online volunteering;
Expand opportunities for
volunteer contributions to
peace and development
Further expand the UNV online
volunteering service in terms of service
lines to increase the type and number
of assignments and volunteers
engaged
OP14
14. Calls upon organizations in the United Nations
system to continue to assist in the promotion of the
United Nations Volunteers and upon development
partners and all Member States in a position to do so to
Support selected innovative multi-
stakeholder initiatives under the
10YAP through the SVF

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increase funding to the Special Voluntary Fund to
conduct research and training, to undertake pilot
innovations and to explore other funding modalities;
OP15
15. Emphasizes that volunteerism offers valuable
opportunities for youth engagement and leadership to
contribute to the development of peaceful and inclusive
societies, while also allowing young people to acquire
skills, build their capacities and increase their
employability;
Youth volunteerism
singled out related to its
effects on young people
themselves as well as
society as a whole.
Emphasis on governance
and decent jobs.
Develop a joint stakeholder campaign
on Youth volunteerism advocacy and
leverage new IT opportunities for
youth engagement, including in the
monitoring of the SDG agenda.
Mark International Youth Day (12
August) and develop distinct and
recognizable branding for youth
volunteerism that can be used by all
stakeholders for special actions
OP16 16. Urges the United Nations Volunteers and other
relevant United Nations organizations to promote a
youth volunteer programme called for in the five-year
action agenda of the Secretary-General, also urges all
stakeholders to promote youth volunteering, including
through the programme, in cooperation with the
United Nations system, and invites Member States to
consider voluntary contributions to the youth
volunteering trust fund for the purpose of the
programme;
See above
Strengthen partnership on youth with
other UN entities with a related
mandate to promote youth
volunteering
OP17
17. Recognizes the important role played by women
volunteers, inter alia, in meeting women’s needs, and
encourages women’s leadership and participation in
all forms of volunteering;
The OP requests to expand
women’s leadership in
volunteering to strengthen
volunteerism’s
emancipatory potential
Increase gender equality by
expanding opportunities for
women to play leadership
roles in the public sphere
Advocate for gender equality through
volunteerism with different
stakeholders around International
Women’s Day (8 March) and during
the annual Commission for the Status
of Women.
Articulate clear conceptual boundaries
between leveraging empowering forms
of volunteerism and the discussion
about unpaid care work

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OP18 18. Reaffirms the need to encourage volunteerism in all
its forms, which contributes significantly to the
cohesiveness and the well-being of communities and of
societies as a whole and which involves and benefits
all segments of society, especially women, children,
youth, older persons, persons with disabilities,
minorities, migrants and those who remain excluded
for social or economic reasons;
underlines the value of
non-expert volunteerism
see also OP5, 10, 12 and 15 see also OP5, 10, 12 and 15
OP19
19. Encourages Member States to support
intergenerational solidarity and knowledge
transmission through volunteering programmes;
Increase recognition of and
opportunities for senior
volunteering in connection
with existing forms.
Strengthen connections with
specialized organisations working with
senior citizens
Develop communication and advocacy
materials highlighting examples of
senior volunteering from developed
and developing countries
Develop joint programmes in this area
OP20
20. Also encourages Member States to promote, where
appropriate, further engagement of the private sector,
through the expansion of corporate volunteering and
employee volunteer activities, as well as increased
coordination between the private and public sectors;
Increase recognition of and
opportunities for corporate
volunteering as part of CSR
initiatives
Highlight good practices and develop
pilot activities
OP21
21. Encourages all stakeholders to recognize the
importance of coordinating between the skills and the
experience of the volunteers and the actual needs in the
community, and emphasizes the need to bridge
volunteering gaps;
See also OP 5
Ensure a needs-based
conceptualization and
operationalization of
volunteering initiatives as
well as appropriate capacity
development of volunteers
and volunteer involving
organisations.
Provide opportunities for knowledge
exchange among stakeholders through
joint platforms and formulate evidence
based recommendations
Develop capacity building curricula for
ViOs including on matchmaking
methods for quick deployment
initiatives in the context of DRR and
Peace Building.

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OP22
22. Emphasizes that people-to-people relations are the
core value of volunteerism, and encourages further
efforts to build and strengthen networks among
volunteers and all relevant partners at the national,
regional and international levels, including World
Volunteer Web as a global networking hub, as well as
new technologies and social media;
World Volunteer Web
9
(created during IYV) can be
replaced by Volunteer
Action Counts
10
.
Strengthen and expand overall
network through joint multi-
stakeholder advocacy and invest
efforts in bringing in non-traditional
actors (CSOs at large and actors based
in South)
OP23
23. Encourages Member States and other stakeholders
to integrate volunteering in disaster risk reduction,
thereby reflecting the issues discussed in the thematic
debate on disaster risk reduction at the sixty-sixth
session of the General Assembly in April 2012 and in the
World Ministerial Conference on Disaster Reduction in
Tohoku in July 2012, which include the involvement of
volunteers in planning, the importance of education,
training and volunteer-based disaster response,
including voluntary evacuation;
Integrate volunteering in
Post-Hyogo framework for
Disaster Risk Reduction
(DRR).
See also OP21
Provide opportunities for exchange of
practices between specialized
organizations and member states with
a strong tradition in the area as well as
actors desiring to upscale their efforts
OP24
24. Also encourages Member States and other
stakeholders to integrate volunteering in peacebuilding
activities, thereby, inter alia, making more effective use
of volunteers, including international United Nations
Volunteers, and reflecting the importance of mobilizing
and building the capacity of young people;
Integrate volunteering in
Peace building
Enhanced integration of
volunteers in peace building
efforts and enhanced
recognition for their long-
term role
Develop related thematic advocacy
and exchange of good practices
OP25 25. Requests the Secretary-General to report to the
General Assembly at its seventieth session, under the
item entitled “Social development”, on the
The next Secretary-
General report to the
General Assembly will be
Refer to 10YAPconsultation plan
9
http://www.worldvolunteerweb.org/
10
http://www.volunteeractioncounts.org/en/

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implementation of the present resolution, including a
plan of action to be developed by the United Nations
Volunteers programme to integrate volunteering in
peace and development in the next decade and
beyond, to be submitted to the Assembly and to be
considered by Member States.
presented in September
2015 (the opening of the
70th Session of the GA)
with the 10 Year Plan of
Action as annex.
Member States can then
formulate a resolution
reacting to the SG Report
and formulating
recommendations on this
basis.
Member States may
decide to LAUNCH A
DECADE ON
VOLUNTEERING 2016-
2025.

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