UNV Partnerships Forum 2016
Date and time
Location
World Conference Center Bonn
Platz der Vereinten Nationen 2 53113 Bonn GermanyDescription
The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme will host the second UNV Partnerships Forum on 13-14 October 2016. The Forum will explore the theme 'Revitalizing Partnerships: Volunteerism for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)'. The multi-stakeholder Forum will bring together representatives from governments, UN Agencies, volunteer-involving organizations, civil society, private sector and academia to discuss the role of partnerships in identifying new and innovative ways of achieving the SDGs through volunteerism.
The Forum is supported by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Development and Cooperation (BMZ) and the City of Bonn.
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The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme is the UN 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.
UNV contributes to peace and development by advocating for recognition of volunteers, working with partners to integrate volunteerism into development programming, and mobilizing an increasing number and diversity of volunteers, including experienced UN Volunteers, throughout the world. UNV embraces volunteerism as universal and inclusive, and recognizes volunteerism in its diversity as well as the values that sustain it: free will, commitment, engagement and solidarity.
Based in Bonn, Germany, UNV is active in around 130 countries. UNV, with Field Units in 86 countries, is represented worldwide through the offices of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).