Transcript United Nations Volunteer (UNV) Programme

Volunteerism
United Nations Volunteers
Programme
Contribution that
individuals make as nonprofit, non-wage, and
non-career action for
the well being of their
neighbor, community and
society at large
United Nations Volunteers
Programme
established in 1970 by the
UN General Assembly
reports to the United Nations
Development Programme
(UNDP) and works through
UNDP country offices
throughout the world
United Nations Volunteers
Programme
UNDP works with 174
Governments
UNV under the
administrative authority of
the UNDP Resident
Representative
Objectives
United Nations Volunteers
Programme
provide highly qualified
and experienced
professional personnel for
international technical
cooperation, in the volunteer
spirit of service and
partnership
Objectives
United Nations Volunteers
Programme
directly promote volunteer
contributions to development
define and
make
known
volunteer
roles
program
volunteer
contributions,
recruit & field
Establish
nat’l & local
volunteer
youth
schemes
Objectives
United Nations Volunteers
Programme
provide a global facility under
the UN system, that allows
UN Volunteers to serve
people
direct
placement
UN agencies, IOs,
private
institutions, GOs,
CBOs, NGOs
Who are the
UNVs
United Nations Volunteers
Programme
International UNV
Specialists
International UNV Field
Workers
National UNV Specialists
National UNV Field Workers
UNISTAR
TOKTEN
What they
do
United Nations Volunteers
Programme
Comm’ty-based initiatives for
self-reliance
TC with
skillsshort
GOs
technical
economic
social
Humanitarian
relief
and
rehab
Support for human rights, electoral,
peace-building processes
UNV in
Action
United Nations Volunteers
Programme
agriculture • health and education •
community development • vocational
training • industry • transport •
population • electoral assistance
•food distribution • primary health
care • district development planning •
advancement of women and gender
mainstreaming • HIV campaigns •
farming techniques and other incomegenerating activities
Where they
are
36%
women
United Nations Volunteers
Programme
20,000 women and men specialists
64%
men
139 countries
of assignment
64%
developing
149 nationalities
36%
industrialized
Where they
are
 36% Africa
 5% Arab
States
 12% Europe
and CIS
 16% Latin
America and
The
Caribbean
 31% Asia
and Pacific
United Nations Volunteers
Programme
Programme
Operation
United Nations Volunteers
Programme
UN agencies (UNICEF, ILO, WFP,
UNIDO, UNHCR, WHO, UNESCO, FAO)
GOs
UNV
Programme
NGOs and CBOs
Dev’t
Banks
Source of
Funds
United Nations Volunteers
Programme
UNDP--country and regional
funds
regular programme budgets
from UN agencies
contributions from host
governments.
Special purpose grants by
donor governments
UNV Special Voluntary Fund
Historical
Background
1972
1979
1981
UNV Philippines
First group of volunteers were sent
to Yemen
through the DDS project more
Filipino volunteers were deployed
to projects in various Asian
countries; first int’l volunteer was
sent to the Phils
Philippine recipient agencies
continue to receive DDS volunteers
from these Asian countries
Management
UNV Philippines
1989, first UNV/DDS PO was
assigned in the Phils together with
the Administrative Assistant
tasks:
develop a network of relationships both
within UN agencies and other collaborative
agencies
programme development and management
volunteer management
administration of UNV posts
UNV
Programme
Officers
UNV Philippines
1989-1993
Mala Liyanage (Sri Lanka)
1993-1994
Josette Navarro (Filipino)--OIC
1994-1997
Alka Narang (India)
1997-2000
Masako Takada (Japan)
2000-present
Sam Muller (Australia)
UNVs in the
Philippines
UNV Philippines
International UNV
Specialists
International UNV Field
Workers
National UNV Specialists
National UNV Field Workers
UNVs in the
Philippines
1981-2000
UNV Philippines
 108 Int’l
Specialists
 39 Int’l
Field
Workers
 110
National
UNV
Specialists
 117
female
UNVs
 140 male
UNVs
International
Volunteer Day
(IVD)
1985
UNV Philippines
UN General Assembly designated 5
December for an annual celebration
by communities, peoples and
governments of all that is achieved by
voluntary effort—by volunteers —
around the world
International
Volunteer Day
(IVD)
UNV Philippines
7 December President Corazon Aquino declared
1987
every December 5 as “International
Day for Economic and Social
Development in the Philippines”
National
Volunteer
Month
5 December
1997
UNV Philippines
President Joseph Estrada
mandated the celebration of
National Volunteer Month
in December of every year
IVD
Celebrations
UNV Philippines
a celebration UNVs +
communities always look forward
to
various community volunteer
activities happen on this
celebration
volunteer groups in the
community coordinate the
celebration
IYV 2001
The International Year of
Volunteers 2001
20 November at the 52nd session of the UN
1997
General Assembly, the year 2001
was proclaimed as the International
Year of Volunteers
volunteer
contributions
worldwide
recognition
promotion
facilitation
networking
IYV 2001
Preparations
The International Year of
Volunteers 2001
UNV Programme as focal
point
APEC Briefing on IYV 2001
last April 10, 2000
Japan-UNV facilitation
workshops
NUNVs for IYV 2001
IYV Poster
IYV 2001
Preparations
The International Year of
Volunteers 2001
creation of IYV National
Steering Committee
materials preparation
activities planning
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