It also extends to the private sector and to civil society organizations that involve, or could involve, volunteers.

3. Invites States to consider all means available for more people to become involved in voluntary action and to be drawn from a broader cross section of society, especially from groups, including young people, older people and people with disabilities, in view of the benefits accruing to volunteers through volunteer action

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(ii) Recognize the continuing role of the United Nations Volunteers as the volunteer arm of the United Nations system, placing volunteers in development and humanitarian programmes and promoting online volunteering. Build on the acquired experience of the United Nations Volunteers in enhancing the recognition, facilitation, networking and promotion of volunteering, deriving from its role as focal point for the International Year of Volunteers.

5. Encourages all people to become more engaged in voluntary activities

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Involvement ranges from employer supported volunteer schemes and funding for volunteer projects, to building partnerships around volunteer focused government and civil society initiatives.

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And we make it incredibly easy to volunteer.

(iv) Voluntary enlistment Voluntary enlistment should not be allowed for children under 18.

The creation of the Mesa de Voluntariado in Ecuador and the Feria del Voluntariado in Guatemala are examples of efforts by volunteer involving organizations to enhance mutual assistance at the country level.

Community participation, equal rights and support groups and volunteerism

(d) The voluntary sector

Now, do I have any volunteers?

People become so engaged that they have volunteers, just like political volunteers anyway, who fan out over the countryside, campaigning for their candidate.

The United Nations Volunteers is collaborating with the Center for Civil Society Studies at Johns Hopkins University to implement the volunteer component of the Handbook.

The world's young people are using their leisure time to become involved in volunteer work.

K. Community participation, equal rights and support groups and volunteerism

A range of actions have been taken since 2001 in many countries, including the creation of presidential agencies for volunteerism, national volunteer agencies, national volunteer centres and networks of regional and local volunteer centres.

72. UNV continued to promote highly qualified women volunteers.

Additionally, and in the context of the International Year of Sport and Physical Education, UNV will invite its programme officers and programme managers in the field to include in the annual celebration of the International Volunteer Day on 5 December a special mobilization of volunteers for sport for development and peace.

Recognizing further the existing contribution of the organizations of the United Nations system to supporting volunteering, including the work of United Nations Volunteers around the world, by promoting volunteerism, including by placing volunteers,

National legislation on volunteering was identified during the International Year of Volunteers as an important determinant of a flourishing volunteer movement.

The four objectives of the Year were the enhancement of volunteerism in all its forms in terms of recognition, promotion, facilitation and networking, with a view to generating increased awareness of the achievements and further potential of volunteer activity encouraging more people to volunteer and channelling resources to augment the effectiveness of participation through volunteerism by all segments of the population.

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He volunteered, the paratroopers.

An initial step taken by that organization after the International Year of Volunteers was to broaden its approach beyond the placement of international and national volunteers to encompass the promotion of all expressions of volunteerism for development, including the mobilization of volunteers.

UNV has also explored with cities planning to host the Olympic Games the possibility of maximizing volunteer support for the games.

I'll need one volunteer, man or woman. How about you?

The International Year of Volunteers national committee of Togo has established a memorial to volunteerism and a street in Maputo was named Rua dos Voluntarios.

Bearing in mind that volunteering is one of the important ways in which people participate in societal development,

(c) Involving volunteers in their programmes, interlinking with national initiatives

Wow, a volunteer, yay!

(Thousands of United States dollars)

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