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The VGA is a global coalition of organisations meeting the Sustainable Development Goals though volunteering. We are the "Voice of Volunteers" to the UN.
Register here bit.ly/VGAHLPF2025
for “2026: International Year of Volunteers for Sustainable Development” Official Volunteer Groups Alliance (VGA) Hybrid Side Event on the Margins of the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development
Contact for this event: volunteergroupsalliance@gmail.com
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nobody should ever be targeted based on their religion, sexual orientation, disability, race, gender
Hatred doesn't start with violence. It starts with words, silence, and exclusion.
Say #NoToHate. Every day, everywhere.
Volunteers help deliver SDG 14 and improve life below water - www.volunteergroupsalliance.org/search?q=SDG...
09.06.2025 13:46 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Who says older people can't volunteer? UNV has released a new report on "Volunteer Work among Older Persons."
Volunteering later in life supports active ageing, boosts self-esteem, and enhances physical and mental wellbeing.
Learn how ➡️ knowledge.unv.org/evidence-lib...
The June 2025 @un-ecosoc.bsky.social Newsletter — "Countdown to 2030: ECOSOC sets the stage for 2025 #HLPF" — highlights the Council’s key role in advancing the #2030Agenda & #SDGs. It introduces the 2025 HLPF & presents an overview of the ECOSOC’s work. Read: mailchi.mp/un/ecosoc-ne...
03.06.2025 14:51 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Join our side-event to put forward the contribution of volunteering to the preservation of the Ocean and the achievement of SDG14: Life below Water. The side-event will take place online next Thursday, 5 June, from 9:00 to 10:30 a.m. New York time. Please register at forms.gle/2z1YgLs6rfb6...
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For 3rd United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC 3), VGA and France Volontaires' side event online 5 June 9-10:30 AM (NYC time) on the contribution of volunteering to the preservation of the Ocean and the achievement of SDG14 : Life below Water. Register at forms.gle/2z1YgLs6rfb6...
28.05.2025 19:01 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0📢 The 2024 #UNV Annual Report is out now!
Over 14,600 #UNVolunteers, a 14% increase from last year, served with 5⃣9⃣ UN partners, advancing development, peace and security, and human rights in 1⃣6⃣9⃣ countries and territories.
Read the full report 🔗 unv.org/annual-repor...
picture of a UN volunteer fom Zambia working in Zambia
Being a UN Volunteer means using your skills to back people who need it 👏
In #Zambia 🇿🇲, UN Volunteer Vanessa is doing just that. With
UNDP, she uses storytelling to make sure local people are seen, heard & acted on far beyond their borders.
🔗 unv.org/Success-stor...
#Kazakhstan 🇰🇿 leads the way for #IVY2026 with the first National Committee for the International #VolunteerYear2026!
"Kazakhstan is turning global promises into real, impactful actions on the national stage," shared Toily Kurbanov, UNV Executive Coordinator. www.unv.org/news/kazakhs...
International Volunteer Year 2026
Next year will mark 25 years since the first International Year of Volunteers and 55 years of UNV, a great moment to celebrate the legacy of volunteers across generations and reimagine the future of volunteering.
Volunteering leaves a legacy, even in art and culture.. This is how creative minds celebrated the International Years of Volunteers in 2001 and 2011. In 2026, it's your turn!
From governments and UN entities to civil society, academia and the private sector, everyone is invited to shape IVY 2026 with their own initiatives, events and contributions.
This International #VolunteerYear2026, everyone has a role to play!
🌍 54 countries co-sponsored the #UN resolution
🇰🇿 #Kazakhstan formed the first #IVY2026 National Organizing Committee
📚 Governments & civil society are stepping up around the world
How will YOU contribute?
Call to Expression of Interest - VGA / France Volontaires side-event at UNOC 2025 - docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Please fill out the above form before Thursday May 22 to let us know about your volunteering initiatives regarding Ocean issues and the way you can help us organize the event.
Volunteer Groups Alliance applauds its member organization Golden for donating $500M in Volunteer Management Software to support Nonprofits impacted by AmeriCorps funding freeze in the United States - finance.yahoo.com/news/golden-...
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Cover image of a UN Volunteers research paper titled "The Contribution of Volunteering in Human Mobility Contexts." The top part of the cover is white with the UN Volunteers logo and the title in bold blue text. A red ribbon in the top right corner reads "New Release." The lower part of the cover is green with an abstract illustration of human figures, a helping hand, and circular shapes symbolizing support and community. The background is blue with a subtle texture.
📢 Just released! A new report on the role of volunteers in human mobility contexts. It highlights how they:
🤝 Fill gaps in humanitarian assistance
♀️ Support gender equality & inclusion
🌪️ Prevent disaster displacement
🌍 Aid migrant integration
🔗 knowledge.unv.org/evidence-lib...
📘 Just released: Volunteer Work Among Older Persons by Morgan & Elder (UNV &ILO). The report explores who volunteers in later life, how programmes work, and what it means for policy. A must-read 👉🔗 Dive in now! knowledge.unv.org/evidence-lib... @iloactrav.bsky.social
17.04.2025 15:42 — 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
As we begin Global Volunteer Month, we greatly appreciate your and your volunteers' input on the agenda for the future of volunteering at this survey link www.surveymonkey.com/r/P9SJXP6
Learn more about our plans at forum-ids.org/internationa...
✨One spark is all it takes.
The world changes forever when a volunteer dares to shine. ✨
37 countries will be presenting their #VNRs at the #HLPF in July 2025. The Group of Friends of #VNRs, chaired by Philippines and Morocco, started the preparations today at the Permanent Mission of Philippines to the UN in New York.
➡️ HLPF 2025: hlpf.un.org/2025
➡️ VNRs 2025: hlpf.un.org/2025/vnrs
📢Just a few days left to submit your case study on volunteer measurement! 📏
Together with @nuglobaldev.bsky.social, we invite you to share your case studies for the 2026 State of the World’s Volunteerism Report.
📅 31.3.2025
🌍 English, French, Spanish
🔗 bit.ly/swvr2026-ope...
Celebrating VGA's achievements and impact last year! If you would like to support our work, please donate at www.volunteergroupsalliance.org/board-of-dir...
Thank you for all you do to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals!
Is transitioning from LDC status possible? 🌍
National UN Volunteer Shamayla Mahbub with @undp.org has no doubt—she’s taking research to the next level by engaging with businesses, conducting factory visits & exploring bioplastics as a sustainable alternative. 🌱♻️ #SDG8
A promotional flyer for a live webinar titled “Volunteering, Unpaid Care Work & Gender in Lower-Income Countries.” The event features speakers from the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Centre for Policy Dialogue. The flyer highlights key takeaways from expert discussions on gender, volunteerism, and unpaid care work. It includes a “Register Now” button with a link to www.unv.org and details the date and time: March 19, 2025, at 2:00 PM CET on Zoom. The design incorporates bold red and blue text with images of women in the background.
📢 Webinar alert! 📢
Just 5⃣days to go until UNV’s webinar on gender disparities in unpaid care and volunteering, featuring global insights and a deep dive into Bangladesh’s 🇧🇩experience.
📅 March 19, 2025 | ⏰ 2:00 PM GMT+1
🔗 Register today: undp.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
🗓️ Save the date!
📣 Only 1 month until the @un-ecosoc.bsky.social Youth Forum kicks off!
Join us with youth from around the world as we harness ingenuity and innovation to achieve the #GlobalGoals 💪.
➡️ Explore more: bit.ly/EYF2025
#ECOSOCYouth
Call to Action for the Future of Volunteering, as part of the 2026 International Year of Volunteers for Sustainable Development - a Challenge Paper (forum-ids.org/challenge-pa...)
Soon a global survey and a series of online and in-person dialogues.
Please share with your networks!
"Volunteering is about transforming lives, including your own. "👏
As a UN Volunteer with UN Women, Evelyn came face-to-face with #GBV survivors, women who refuse to be defined by their suffering.
The experience changed her forever. #CSW69 www.unv.org/Success-stor...
The official logo for International Volunteer Year 2026 (IVY 2026) features a stylized hand design, incorporating the letters “IVY” and the numbers “26” in bold blue and magenta colors. The hand symbolizes action, unity, and the global commitment of volunteers. Below the graphic, the text “INTERNATIONAL VOLUNTEER YEAR 2026” is displayed in uppercase, with “VOLUNTEER” emphasized in magenta, reinforcing the key role of volunteers in driving change.
The official logo for International #VolunteerYear 2026! 👏
This logo is more than just a design, it symbolises action & social justice. A hand ready to drive the #GlobalGoals, with the “V” representing the transformative power of volunteers in creating a more just world 💙 #IVY2026 #SocialJusticeDay
#Education is a fundamental right—the key to freedom and opportunity.
Millions struggle because they aren’t taught in their mother tongue. UNECOSOC stresses mother-tongue education is key to #SDG4.
Every child deserves a chance: on.unesco.org/3wu2QD2 #MotherLanguageDay #GlobalGoals @unesco.org
UN Volunteers are at the fore of emergencies, thanks to our partners.
Grateful to our partners 🇧🇩🇨🇳🇨🇿 🇫🇷🇩🇪🇮🇳🇮🇪🇰🇿🇸🇪🇨🇭🇹🇭 for enabling UNV to deploy 24 UN Volunteers in support of emergency efforts in Ukraine and neighbouring countries. #WeAreStillHere #PartnerUp
Reflecting on the 2001 International Volunteer logo, as we gear up for the #IVY2026 reveal! 👏🏾
Only two weeks to go until the big unveiling! 👀 #VolunteerYear
