Volunteers, this is your moment.  Did you know December 5^th is International Volunteer Day (IVD)?  It is, and it has been since 1985.  IVD was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly through Resolution A/RES/40/212 and is an opportunity for volunteer organizations and individual volunteers to showcase their volunteer contributions, whether local, national or international.  Of course IVD can and should be a year round celebration.  If you consider the committed work of volunteers of all ages around the globe, carrying out every imaginable kind of activity, IVD should be a day that never ends.  So celebrate on December 5^th and all year long.

 Interested in learning more about IVD?  Visit http://www.worldvolunteerweb.org/

In addition to celebrating IVD, The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) is inviting everyone volunteering to address environmental issues to join the ‘Volunteering for our Planet’ campaign. The campaign aims to gather the number of volunteering hours and report this at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (7-18 December) in Copenhagen.

Visit Volunteering for our Planet. Register your volunteer work and commit your volunteering hours.

Remember, every action makes a difference. Every hour counts.

You can download promotional tools for IVD and Volunteering for our Planet.

Plan your IVD activities, and share your IVD ideas, events and resources.