International Year of Volunteers (IYV2001)

In November 1997, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 2001 as the International Year of Volunteers. Volunteer service has been a part of almost every civilization and society. Volunteer service is defined as non-profit, non-wage and non-career action that individuals carry out for the well-being of their neighbours, community or society at large. It may take the form of traditional customs of mutual self-help to community responses in times of crisis and effort for relief, conflict resolution and the eradication of poverty. Volunteers have contributed significantly to the welfare and progress of industrialized and developing countries. The following photos show some of the individuals who have provided volunteer services throughout the world.

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Filipino volunteers work on road construction in Bangladesh. (UN Photo #UN205363)

A volunteer from the United States works on election processing in East Timor. (UN Photo #UN205367)

Two volunteers, one from Zambia and the other from Canada, assist in the election process in East Timor. (UN Photo #UN205372)

A Tegu woman working on the IYV emblem in Honduras. (UN Photo #UN205373)

A volunteer in El Salvador poses with local children. (UN Photo #UN205374)

A volunteer (right) in El Salvador assists a mother and her infant with health information, in a joint project of UNICEF and the United Nations Volunteers (UNV). (UN Photo #UN205375)

A volunteer (left) visits a small business in Kazakhstan to provide assistance. (UN Photo #UN205370)

A volunteer in Zambia assists a local woman who provides health information on AIDS. (UN Photo #UN205381)

A United Nations Volunteer (right) joins with a local village chief to inspect a partially war-destroyed building in Kosovo. (UN Photo #UN205369)

A United Nations Volunteer from India assists a farmer in Bhutan. (UN Photo #UN205376)

A United Nations Volunteer from Sri Lanka demonstrates equipment to locals in Bhutan. (UN Photo #UN205371)

A Belgian United Nations Volunteer teaches the use of microscope in the Comoros Islands. (UN Photo #UN205377)

A United Nations Volunteer from India provides guidance to workers in Bhutan. (UN Photo #UN205378)

A volunteer ombudsman helping a woman in Peru. (UN Photo #UN205379)

A health practioner, a Spanish United Nations Volunteer, examines a young boy in Rwanda. (UN Photo #UN205380)

A volunteer doctor assists in an operation in the South Pacific. (UN Photo #UN205368)

In Zambia, a volunteer helps local woman who make dyes for clothing. (UN Photo #UN205366)


 

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