ABOUT US UNV is the United Nations organization that contributes to peace and development through volunteerism worldwide. Volunteerism is a powerful means of engaging people in tackling development challenges and it can transform the pace and nature of development. Volunteerism benefits both society at large and the individual volunteer by strengthening trust, solidarity and reciprocity among citizens, and by purposefully creating opportunities for participation. www.unv.org
ENGAGING PEOPLE IN THE POST-2015 AGENDA As the world accelerates progress towards the Millennium Development Goals by 2015, consultative processes are underway, engaging development partners and grassroots stakeholders, particularly youth, in defining what comes next. Dedicated national and international post-2015 volunteers are supporting these consultative efforts, including sharing good practices and strengthening national-level capacity to relate to the new framework. Women in Burundi participating in a waste management project of the city of Citiboke. This public-private partnership is part of a broader, innovative UNDP initiative that ensures durable socioeconomic reintegration of people affected by the civil war. UN Volunteers oversaw project activities, sensitized communities on the ‘3x6 approach’, and supported capacity development activities. (Aude Rossignol/UNV, 2012)
To ensure an equitable and accountable post-2015 framework, UNV calls on governments and United Nations entities to promote mechanisms that meaningfully engage civil society in the formulation and implementation of internationally-agreed goals. Volunteerism is one of the most vital delivery mechanisms for social, environmental and economic transformation, ensuring a lasting impact with its ability to change people’s mindsets, attitudes and behaviours.
UNV is administered by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)