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MEDIA ADVISORY
Nation-wide observances planned for International Volunteers
Day, 5 December 2007
For immediate release
Kabul, 19 November 2007 - Marking the celebration of
International Volunteer Day (IVD) on December 5th 2007, United
Nations Volunteers (UNV) together with Local Youth Councils (LYC)
and other groups and organizations are planning to organize
several activities around different regions of Afghanistan to
promote volunteerism and to raise awareness on Millennium
Development Goals (MDGs).
Activities related to public health, environmental problems,
equal education opportunities and other issues are to be
organized by local youth and volunteers in support of UNV and
other UN agencies. Different awareness and volunteerism
promoting activities will take place in Kabul, Farah, Bamyan,
Nangahar, Balkh and other provinces.
The main goal of planned activities is to encourage local youth
volunteers to promote volunteerism, to take active part in
community development and nation building, as Afghanistan
strives to strengthen democracy and rule of law in the country.
In 1985, the United Nations General Assembly designated 5
December as an annual celebration of voluntary action by people,
communities and governments of the world. International
Volunteer Day is for volunteers of all walks of life working in
communities around the globe. The United Nations Volunteers
programme is the designated international focal point for IVD.
Media organizations in Afghanistan will be fully briefed about
the outcome of activities and observances in support of
International Volunteer Day in Afghanistan.
For more details, visit the IVD website:
http://www.worldvolunteerweb.org/intl-volunteer-day.html
Contact person:
Hubert Topinka, UNDP/UNV
+93 (0) 20 212 4302
hubert.topinka@undp.org
www.unvafghanistan.org
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