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Celebrating International Volunteer Day

By: Yemen Times 12-12-2006. “Volunteers are the real inspiration for all of us. Volunteering is about people and beliefs…it’s about people believing to make a difference. All of us – no matter what our work or spatiality or area of work – can volunteer and make a difference,” says United Nations Resident Coordinator in Yemen Flavia Pansieri.

The panel at the Dec. 5 International Volunteer Day conference discussed volunteerism and its contribution to development. The event aimed to be a turning point in promoting volunteerism in Yemen and worldwide.

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WHY? Volunteering brings benefits to both society at large and individual volunteer. It makes important contributions, economically as well as socially. It contributes to more cohesive society by building trust and reciprocity among citizens.

WHAT? The United Nations Volunteers is the UN organization that supports sustainable human development globally through the promotion of volunteerism and the mobilization of volunteers.

HOW? It serves the causes of peace and development through enhancing opportunities for participation by all peoples. It is universal, inclusive and embraces volunteer action in all its diversity. It values free will, commitment, engagement and solidarity, which are the foundations of volunteerism.

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Interview with Flavia Pansieri, UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident ‎Representative.
On a recent visit to the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programmeme’s headquarters in Bonn, ‎Germany, UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative in Yemen, Ms Flavia ‎Pansieri, spoke to UNV’s communications unit* on the focus of development activities in Yemen ‎and the role of UN Volunteers in supporting this agenda.‎ Details