VOLUNTEERING POST-2015

VOLUNTEERISM AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT IN THE POST-2015

CONSULTATIONS AND RELATED PROCESSES

UN RESOLUTIONS AND DOCUMENTS ..................................................................................................... 2

UNDG NATIONAL CONSULTATIONS IN 2012/2013 ................................................................................. 5

THEMATIC CONSULTATIONS ................................................................................................................. 14

OFFICIAL REPORTS ................................................................................................................................ 17

UNV TST CONTRIBUTIONS .................................................................................................................... 24

VOLUNTEERING FOR POST-2015 ON UNV.ORG.................................................................................... 25

VOLUNTEERISM AND GENDER .............................................................................................................. 26

MY WORLD OUTREACH ......................................................................................................................... 26

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UN RESOLUTIONS AND DOCUMENTS

UNGA A/RES/65/1 Keeping the promise: united to achieve the Millennium Development Goals, MDG Summit Outcome Document http://www.un.org/en/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=A/RES/65/1 OP 17 We call on civil society, including non-governmental organizations, voluntary associations and foundations, the private sector and other relevant stakeholders at the local, national, regional and global levels, to enhance their role in national development efforts as well as their contribution to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals by 2015, and we commit ourselves as national Governments to the inclusion of these stakeholders. UNGA A/RES/ 66/67 Tenth anniversary of the International Year of Volunteers, United Nations General Assembly, Sixty-sixth session, Agenda item 27. Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 5 December 2011. [on the report of the Third Committee (A/66/454 (Part I))]. 66/67. http://www.un.org/en/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=%20A/RES/66/67 UNGA A/66/750 DPI/NGO Conference; United Nations Declaration adopted at the sixty-fourth annual Conference of the Department of Public Information for Non-Governmental Organizations held in Bonn, Germany, 3-5 September 2011 Sustainable societies; responsive citizens http://www.un.org/wcm/webdav/site/dpingorelations/shared/Final%20Declaration/BonnEng.pdf UNGA A/RES/66/288 Rio+20 Outcome Document - The future we want. Resolution adopted by the UNGA 27 July 2012 http://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/futurewewant.html OP43 We underscore that broad public participation and access to information and judicial and administrative proceedings are essential to the promotion of sustainable development. Sustainable development requires the meaningful involvement and active participation of regional, national and subnational legislatures and judiciaries, and all major groups: women, children and youth, indigenous peoples, non-governmental organizations, local authorities, workers and trade unions, business and industry, the scientific and technological community, and farmers, as well as other stakeholders,

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including local communities, volunteer groups and foundations, migrants and families, as well as older persons and persons with disabilities. In this regard, we agree to work more closely with the major groups and other stakeholders, and encourage their active participation, as appropriate, in processes that contribute to decision-making, planning and implementation of policies and programmes for sustainable development at all levels. OP76 (h) Enhance the participation and effective engagement of civil society and other relevant stakeholders in the relevant international forums and, in this regard, promote transparency and broad public participation and partnerships to implement sustainable development; OP 88(h) Ensure the active participation of all relevant stakeholders, drawing on best practices and models from relevant multilateral institutions and exploring new mechanisms to promote transparency and the effective engagement of civil society. UNGA A/RES/67/138 Integrating volunteering in the next decade. 13 February 2013. PP 2 Recognizing that volunteerism is an important component of any strategy aimed at such areas as poverty reduction, sustainable development, health, education, youth empowerment, climate change, disaster risk reduction, social integration, social welfare, humanitarian action, peacebuilding and, in particular, overcoming social exclusion and discrimination, http://www.worldvolunteerweb.org/fileadmin/docdb/pdf/2013/resources/RES_67_138.pdf UNGA 67/153 Report of the Secretary General, Sixty-seventh session; Item 28 (b) of the preliminary list, Social development: social development, including questions relating to the world social situation and to youth, ageing, disabled persons and the family. Follow-up to the implementation of the International Year of Volunteers. 16 July 2012 http://daccess-dds-ny.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/N12/423/77/PDF/N1242377.pdf?OpenElement UNGA A/68/202 Report of the Secretary General A life of dignity for all: accelerating progress towards the Millennium Development Goals and advancing the United Nations development agenda beyond 2015 , August 14th 2013 OP 98 “The transformative actions of the post-2015 development agenda should be supported by multi-stakeholder partnerships that respond to the sustainable development agenda. These should include not only governments but also businesses, private philanthropic foundations, international organizations, civil society, volunteer groups, local authorities, parliaments, trade unions, research

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institutes and academia. Such partnerships can channel commitments and actions from a wider set of actors, and their success depends on assigning roles, responsibilities and clear accountability.” http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/pdf/A%20Life%20of%20Dignity%20for%20All.pdf UNGA 67/290 Modalities resolution HLPF Sixty-seven session; Agenda item 20 (a) Format and organizational aspects of the high-level political forum on sustainable development. 9 July 2013 OP 15 Decides, in this regard, that, while retaining the intergovernmental character of the forum, the representatives of the major groups and other relevant stakeholders shall be allowed: (a) To attend all official meetings of the forum; (b) To have access to all official information and documents; (c) To intervene in official meetings; (d) To submit documents and present written and oral contributions; (e) To make recommendations; (f) To organize side events and round tables, in cooperation with Member States and the Secretariat; OP16 Encourages the major groups identified in Agenda 213 and other stakeholders, such as private philanthropic organizations, educational and academic entities, persons with disabilities, volunteer groups and other stakeholders active in areas related to sustainable development, to autonomously establish and maintain effective coordination mechanisms for participation in the high-level political forum and for actions derived from that participation at the global, regional and national levels, in a way that ensures effective, broad and balanced participation by region and by type of organization; http://www.un.org/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=A/RES/67/290&Lang=E

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UNDG NATIONAL CONSULTATIONS IN 2012/2013

Algeria Final Report p.12 “Focus group abordant les thématiques suivantes : emploi-migration – volontariat – population à risques et gouvernance.” p.34 “Sur la période récente, si, comme le reconnaissent les jeunes ayant participé à la consultation, des progrès en matière d’éducation/formation, d’emploi, de sécurité, et de participation au mouvement associatif sont des aspects qui ont particulièrement impacté positivement leur vie, d’autres dé�is restent posés pour eux.” p.49 “La consolidation de la cohésion sociale, avec la promotion des valeurs de la citoyenneté. Si l’Etat à un rôle important dans l’impulsion du développement la participation de la société civile s’avère aussi indispensable a�in rapprocher au mieux les politiques mises en oeuvre des attentes et besoins notamment des citoyens les plus enclins à la marginalization.”

Albania Final Report , The V-concept only emerged during the youth consultations: “The need for promotion and recognition of the voluntary work was pointed out in Librazhd and Tirana, but was not so well supported elsewhere. In Tirana students maintained that there should be a higher recognition of volunteerism as a first step toward employment, while in some other occasions volunteerism is still reminiscent of old communist memories. Young people in Korca demanded that they should have more space in the public life, in civic engagement and in the political arena. They often go after political parties and participate with the only intention to benefit from any future employment.” From the consultation with CS and academia, it emerged a need for ”recognizing that change starts from the individuals makes every citizen accountable to the community, for greater participation in decision-making process and increased cooperation among the family, society and educational institutions.”

Armenia Final Report p.44 “In addition to the consultations, the process also sought to develop a more strategic vision for meaningful engagement with children and adolescents on issues that affect their lives, considering children not only as active participants in shaping the post-2015 agenda, but also as active agents on the way to realizing the goals set out in the new agenda. Apart from consultations, the process has also contributed to:

1. Activating and empowering the School Student Councils and promoting their participation not only in decision-making processes within schools, but also at the community level…”

Arzebaijan Final Report p.38 “Participation in political life remains difficult for youth in Azerbaijan due to a weak policy framework for civil society engagement as well as weak development in the sector. Youth themselves in consultations pointed to a lack of initiative among youth, as well as culturally restricted participation of youth in decisionmaking.” p.38 “Increased emphasis on participation of the people in social dialogue and decision-making was seen as an important step during consultations. The Government must foster good political will in order for the voices of the people to be heard and to advance the programmes that are emphasized by the people. Ensuring the involvement of all is especially important in areas where there are barriers to participation, such as in rural areas or with vulnerable groups.”

Bangladesh Final Report,

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p.4 "Volunteerism and culture-led development are highlighted as tools for achieving greater impact." p.16 "Volunteerism is a very old tradition ... And potentially fruitful approach when thinking about national development policy [..] Volunteerism fosters ownership and broad-based, inclusive and sustainable development that contributes to the achievement of several goals simultaneously." Quote from UN A/RES/57/106 " By purposefully creating ways of participation, volunteerism can help to enhance the integration into society of marginalized groups such as the poor, people infected or affected by HIV/AIDS, women, people with disabilities and youth as well as older people"

Bhutan Final Report, http://www.worldwewant2015.org/node/370993 No direct mention to volunteerism is in the report, but many of the concepts (like GNH Index includes the concept of volunteering in domains of "Time Use" and "Community Vitality") actually recognize the value of volunteerism and using your time to help others. The 5th main point raised in the report is "universal responsibility": "importance of a greater understanding of, and consideration for, interdependence, and the corresponding need to inculcate a sense of universal responsibility as well as responsibility for future generations." (p. 13)

One participant states: "Our culture has simple unwritten human values such as giving, sharing, helping, community feeling, harmonious living with nature and rich self-help traditional mechanism which is deeply embedded in our society. We can build on this and educate our society to be the change makers for post 2015." (p. 13) note: self-help actually means traditional forms of volunteering, helping the village community when building houses, organizing funerals etc.

"People's participation", "youth participation and engagement" and "active participation at all levels" are mentioned on page 14.

Brazil During consultations, volunteerism was defined as a priority area and an important social tool for development. Despite expectations, there is no significant reference to volunteerism and civic engagement in the Final Report. http://www.worldwewant2015.org/node/370995

Burkina Faso Final national report, http://www.worldwewant2015.org/node/370996 In the extended version of the report, http://www.worldwewant2015.org/node/372642 volunteerism is quoted twice as follows: p.28 "Ainsi, les initiatives comme [...], le Programme national de volontariat du Burkina (PNVB) pour les jeunes, le Fonds d’Appui aux Initiatives des Jeunes (FAIJ), [...] ont été porteur d’emploi dans les différentes régions du pays." p.48 "Le Programme Spécial de Création d’Emploi et le Programme National de Volontariat ont permis à beaucoup de personnes d’avoir du travail dans les différentes régions"

Reference throughout the report of youth participation, civic education for more engaged citizens

Cambodia Volunteerism was part of the youth consultations; however, the final report does not mention the V-concept specifically. Final Report http://www.worldwewant2015.org/node/370997

Costa Rica Final Report p.59 "The future that I dream for my community is one with an organized community, as it works better and is better coordinated and makes work much easier because there is more support, much labor and voluntary cooperation" Indigenous Man, Indigenous Men Workshop La Casona, Coto Brus, UN National Post 2015 consultation in Costa Rica . p.122 “Rural Areas´ Development. In order to promote production capacities and the generation

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of quality jobs, foster the generation of greater social capital (civic engagement, partnerships, etc..), public-private partnerships, and the attraction of investment to these territories.” p.9 “Different stakeholders point out to the need to improve the contents of education as a means to achieving broader development goals, for which they call for education to promote values, such as solidarity, democratic and civic values.”

China Final Report p.7 “Pay attention to psychological development of children. Although compulsory education in rural areas has been practiced, the mental development of rural children still lags a lot behind their urban counterparts. It will result in a gap in their competitiveness when they go to the labour market in the future. The NGOs and volunteers can take the role to send psychological counsellors to rural schools to help the left-behind children of migrant workers. “…an all-round teacher team and provide social workers and young volunteers with professional training.”

Cuba Final Report p.1 “Socios: Organizaciones no gubernamentales cubanas con status consultivo en el ECOSOC, asociados colectivos e individuales de la ACNU, que incluyó ONGs, centros docentes y académicos, organismos de la administración central del Estado, organizaciones sociales, como la Central de Trabajadores de Cuba, recibiendo contribuciones voluntarias de partes estos, tales como: préstamo de los locales, cobertura mediática de agencias de prensa, filmación y fotos de la consulta; redacción de la relatoría de los paneles y la traducción de los resultados de las deliberaciones de los paneles de trabajo durante la consulta.” p.5 “En Cuba miembros de la sociedad civil señalaron en la consulta la importancia de potenciar la participación ciudadana, incluyendo los jóvenes, y de las comunidades en la formulación de políticas y toma de decisiones en los temas globales, incluyendo procesos participativos en las agendas nacionales de trabajo, que mezclen ciencia, leyes y economía con la vida diaria. En tal sentido se insistió que los nuevos objetivos de desarrollo sostenible deberán centrarse en las personas y velar por su crecimiento integral, ya que el enfoque centrado solamente en la erradicación de la pobreza, no permite captar de forma efectiva la variedad de temas del desarrollo sostenible. Por lo cual es un imperativo emplear un enfoque multidimensional que incorpore todas las dimensiones.” p.9 “Objetivo 4. Potenciar la participación ciudadana y de las comunidades en la formulación de políticas y toma de decisiones en los temas globales, incluyendo procesos participativos en las agendas nacionales de trabajo, que mezclen ciencia, leyes y economía con la vida diaria.”

DRC From Draft, as of August 5, p.38 “Objectif 15: La Promotion du Volontariat pour la Paix et le Développement. A l’issu des consultations, la plupart des communautés/provinces se sont effectivement rendu compte que le volontariat et l'engagement civique devraient recevoir un rôle plus important dans l’atteinte des OMD en RDC, voire dans la nouvelle matrice du développement. » No mention on Final Report

Dominican Republic

Final Report p.10 « Rational management and conservation of the environment. Each People: Must respect the environment. Local brigades of volunteers to clean and reforest.” p.18 “Citizen Security. Provincial Youth Secretariat: (i) Professionalism Program for the youth; (ii) promote space for young people (networks, volunteering, awards and scholarships).”

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p.44 “Access to Quality Health System. NGO: Providing volunteers, train, deliver medicines...” p.69 “Elderly and older adults - Group of actions Education 3. Inclusion of older people in educational activities (to promote values education, historical memory, traditions, not dropping out of school, etc.). Indicator 3.1 % of people older than 65 years included in school volunteer programs. Goal: 1 group of Volunteers for each educational center”

Ecuador The Final Report highlights the participation, together with dialogue, as one of the keys to overcome development challenges. (Page 16) It implies the importance of volunteerism, as a way of civic participation, in integration of a culturally and ethnically diverse society. A number of consultation with different social groups demonstrated that the exclusion of some social groups is considered as one of the obstacles to development, and Ecuadorian people want “systematic and permanent civic participation” and “inclusive and comprehensive political model”. (Page 15-16) Moreover, the contribution of UNV FU Ecuador to post 2015 consultations is mentioned in: Page 1 :• The consultation process has begun in the framework of the celebration of the International Volunteer Day in Quito (30.11.12) organized by UNV, together with MNV, VASE, UTE and other UN agencies Survey developed by UNV together with UNDP • Survey developed by UNV together with UNDP Page 2: • A workshop with volunteer organizations in Guayaquil (09.05.13), organized by ACORVOL, in collaboration with UNV and UNDP Page 3: • Presentation of the consultation process in the framework of the International Day of Human Rights in Quito (09.12.2012), organized by OHCHR together with UNV, UNDP and volunteers from ESPE

Egypt In the Final Report , p.4 “civic disengagement of youth” was mentioned as major concern because of the implications on the political and social stability. P.7 It was mentioned that “the abstention of young people from engagement […] though volunteerism was noted in various studies.” and that “educated people and men from higher income brackets are more likely to [...] volunteer for an activity than uneducated people, women and the poor. This is due to a great extent, to fact that educated and financially able people have better access to information and networks”. Section Youth and Youth groups (page 15, 16) : “Participation is perceived by young people to be a right they have acquired after the revolution”. Among the Top Priorities “Opening channels of communication with youth and ensuring that avenues of civic engagement are available for the young”. Section Civil Society Organizations (page 17): The importance of “civic work and engagement” was identified during the consultation, but has been marginalized by the government and the educational establishment, quoting one of the participants: “We used to go to schools to raise awareness about civic education and volunteerism, but the schools banned our presence because of a government decree disallowing us access”. Among the Top Priorities identified for CSOs (page 17): “Establishing volunteer programs at community level”. Section5. Consultation Results (page 23): Several recommendations addressed to the government, CSOs and donors were reflected. Among the recommendations provided for CSOs: “Promoting greater citizen participation in civil society and encouraging volunteerism”, was identified.

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Civic Engagement was reflected in ANNEX 2 & ANNEX 3. Ethiopia Final Report Answering to the question “What should be done for the wellbeing of the youth and

future generation?”, on page 47, we find: “Promote cultural revolution for change and development, volunteerism culture…”

Gabon Final Report p.27 “JEUNE : Etat de dépendance chronique La contribution des jeunes au développement des jeunes est si timide, car les notions de volontariat et de bénévolat ne sont pas encore bien vulgarisées à cause de l’influence des hommes politiques qui, pour des visées électoralistes sont toujours prêts à récompenser (argent, don en nature, collation) les jeunes d’une manière ou d’une autre pour tout service rendu. Le volontariat tombe donc en désuétude puisque les jeunes ont le sens du matérialisme. Les jeunes estiment que le Parlement des jeunes du Gabon « c’est du folklore, car ça nous permet juste de se faire des amis »” p.65 “La culture de la vie associative (scout, club francophonie, club UNESCO, JEC, coopératif scolaire etc.) dans les établissements secondaires et dans les institutions religieuses peut ramener certains jeunes à la raison. La manifestation de bonnes volontés d’adultes pour encadrer ces jeunes et les orienter vers les valeurs sociales positives peut les remobiliser vers le développement leurs localités respectives grâce à leur sens du volontariat.”

Guatemala From the youth consultations, it emerged that " Young people want to be proactive, be part of change, their views, ideas and needs must be taken into due consideration. Youth is joining organizations promoting civil participation and volunteerism (p.1)" and they claim "More opportunities for citizens ‘participation and voluntary work (p.12)".

Related to academic development, there is the need of fostering "citizen participation" (p.11). Final Report,

Grenada Final Report p.7 “1.5 RECOMMENDATIONS: MOVING FORWARD Recognizing that the achievement of the proposed targets would require the progression of time, it was suggested that the following targets should be accomplished by 2018-2023: Greater self sufficiency of youth Increased youth representation; Facilitation of increased number of youth forums Infusion of the spirit of entrepreneurialism within the Grenadian society Increased youth civic engagement”

Honduras National Report (SPANISH) Volunteer groups are recognized as crucial for the carrying out of the consultation themselves. UNV and national coordinator's effort are underlined: "Hay que destacar, finalmente, el aporte del Programa de Voluntarios de las Naciones Unidas, que asignó a la consulta post-2015 una voluntaria para que colaborara en el proceso técnico y administrativo. Ella se encargó de la organización y la logística de los distintos talleres realizados, logrando obtener una gran riqueza de visiones y opiniones de los distintos sectores de la sociedad hondureña. Hay que destacar también el aporte de los voluntarios y voluntarias de otras organizaciones colaboradoras, que con sus aportes y trabajo de campo contribuyen sustancialmente al desarrollo del país." RESULTS: Among others, building a culture of volunteerism and civic engagement are strategic enablers to strengthen communities and national identity RECOMMENDATION: support volunteerism and solidarity

India Updates on Youth Constituency Report, Youth Recommendations: it was mentioned the "Promotion of volunteerism as comprehensive policy for youth" (page 11)

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RECOMMENDATION: "Education curriculum to integrate employability skills and life skills of value based leadership, entrepreneurship, self- awareness, collaboration, decision making etc. through opportunities to volunteer with social change programmes and groups." (PAGE 18)

Indonesia In the Final National Report, civic engagement and volunteerism are mentioned as follow: p.17, Point 2. Result of Economic Aspects of Conflict and Fragility Breakout Groups "Opportunities for increased civic engagement, including volunteerism, helps to rebuild and reinforce community cohesion". p. 29, Global Pulse Report on Protecting Forest. A group of volunteers called "Kesemat Mangrove Volunteer" is mentioned as it emerges as one of the most popular terms in the world cloud on the topic of Protecting Forest. In addition, two interesting paragraphs on youth participation and engagement on p. 18 and 19, "UNESCO Youth Consultation - Most salient Issues and Thematic Priorities": Lack of spaces for participation: Young men and women feel a shortage of spaces to speak out, to express themselves. They claim a need for channels to convey their needs and concerns to the policy-¬- makers and opportunities to engage with their communities. They feel that they are not provided with the skills and tools to actively participate in the policy-¬-making process and to be engaged with society. The youths claim that they are not provided with the skills and knowledge to participate actively, to develop “critical thinking”. “Media illiteracy" is mentioned as an example of their vulnerability towards mass media messages and “propaganda”. Engagement and participation: Citizens, including youth, should be and want to be at the center of development. As such, more spaces for participation should be provided, and active participation and engagement at all levels should be encouraged and facilitated. p. 51 (Extended Version), Recommendations: One of the priority areas that young people wished to bring to the attention of the Government of Indonesia for immediate action is ‘Meaningful youth participation in the decision making process’. p. 36 (extended version), Recommendations: Women and children are among the most vulnerable in the event of conflict. Peer learning used to engage them in meaningful conversation about the economic concerns of disaster and conflict would ensure the strengthening of their capacities so they could have a say in the planning process and the decision-making that affects their lives. Opportunities for increased civic engagement, including volunteerism, help to rebuild and reinforce community cohesion.

Iraq Final Report Reference to Citizen Engagement in p.9: “The group expressed overall enthusiasm about engaging citizens in planning, implementation, and oversight processes. In order to facilitate citizen engagement, there is a need to develop a legal framework aligned with international principles and a need to improve transparency and access to information.”

Jamaica Final Report p.58 “The need to engage young men in activities that instil positive values while engaging them in productive activity was strongly recommended.”

Jordan Final Report On p.11, the efforts of volunteers to help with the consultation process is mentioned: “Ruwwad, a local NGO partner, has been pivotal in reaching out to disadvantaged urban communities. Their vibrant network of volunteers and students across the country was accessed by UN Volunteers and others: Irbid youth volunteers, university students, and the HU-Greener environmental NGO have played an active role in the process. The UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) has also brought together Palestinian students from several schools and vocational training centers.” p.18 “Youth in Jordan are keen to play a more prominent role in the social and political arena,

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also through social media and volunteerism; and traditional media should support the youth call for a positive change of society.” Civic engagement is seen as a part of the strategic message on p.17 “Civic engagement as a critical factor to advance in the path of democratic and social reforms, also making use of social media to achieve broader youth participation”

Kyrgyzstan Final Report From the consultations it emerged the importance of "values", among which was included promoting the culture among international workers and volunteers, whose presence shall be increased. The new development agenda, especially from the youth side, should include the desire of increasing volunteerism to empower, to transform passive relations between the citizen and the state-community. RECOMMENDATION: The changes involve ensuring that there is more participation from the citizenry that is, there should be more close interaction between the state and the population. Individual responses to development challenges are seen as something to be encouraged and better facilitated at the state level, such as voluntary action and youth involvement in decision-making processes.

Kosovo Final Report p.28 “Interviews with young people also suggested an instinct towards engagement and volunteerism, if only the “language” of volunteerism can be changed. Only 29% said they had actively volunteered on development projects, but all of them said asked if they’d helped out in their communities or at home. Such “freelance” community work was viewed as a private matter, not something to label or boast of. But young people were ready to keep going with their existing efforts and even expand them – whether helping out poorer school students, organizing street actions, collecting rubbish or donating to families in need.”

Mauritius Final Report There is mention to community-based organizations and community engagement on p.14: “The establishment of the Post 2015-UN Development Agenda is an opportunity to give a voice to the voiceless, motivate the engagement and participation of community-based and grassroots organisations, and to empower the most impoverished, marginalised and vulnerable members of society, as “agents of change”, locally, nationally, regionally, and internationally. Our wish is to see this realised.”

Malawi V-concept not present in the Final Report , but included in the Extended version. Volunteers' efforts were highlighted both referring to the delivery of quality education and health services (p. 70). E.G. p.74 "The volunteer actions of women and men in most communities has played a key role in advancing efforts to combat the HIV and AIDS pandemic through home-based care initiatives and peer to peer HIV and AIDS education and counseling" Furthermore, active participation of NGOs and CSOs recognized as important for development.

Mali No mentions of volunteerism or civic engagement. Final Report Moldova Final Report On p.36, volunteerism is seen as fundamental for the achievement of the goals:”

Promotion of the volunteering activities. Children were among few groups of population that think that people can volunteer for certain works for their own and their children’s benefi ts. There is only need for promotion of such activities.” p.49: “The best way to achieve change is involvement, a higher accountability of every citizen, intolerance of bad behaviour at any level, and volunteer work.”

Niger Final Report Civic participation appears related to youth engagement, and promotion of youth civic service and volunteering in general to increase youth opportunities for employment

Nigeria Final Report On p.11, volunteerism is seen as something that must be embraced in order to

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overcome the issues raised during the consultation: “Embrace the attitude of volunteerism for social justice and sustainable development.”

Papua New

Guinea Final Report Volunteerism is mentioned under means to achieve goal number 4, on p.16: “Mobilise health volunteers in partnership with the civil society and private sector for targeted campaigns and interventions, such as immunisation against measles and other diseases, feeding practices, safe drinking water and sanitation. / Increase skills of health workers and health volunteers.”

Peru Draft: no mention of V- concept Philippines Final National Report

"the need for grassroots participation in the decision-making processes on local and national levels" was emphasized for governance issues

Samoa Final Report Community engagement is mentioned all over the text. For example, under disaster risk management, p.15: “With the impacts of climate change and disasters already felt,it is crucial that every Effort is made to strengthen awareness and consultations on climate change and disaster risk management at all levels so as to enhance community engagement in defining adaptation strategies and expanding outreach. Climate proofing of Major infrastructural assets have been accompanied by community adaptation strategy implementation.”

Senegal No mentions of volunteerism or civic engagement. Final Report Serbia Civic participation emerges several times. No specific mentions of volunteerism. Final Report

p.6 “Among actors responsible for change implementation respondents often quoted: state and government, but also (one third of them emphasized the role for) civil society, and various social groups or individuals. People of Serbia recognized room for their own contribution to the changes through micro-actions and individual responsibility in everyday life, through responsible professional engagement and decent behavior in the community. Many expressed readiness to contribute through civic engagement while some feel powerless and doubt any possibility to contributing to the development processes.”

Tajikistan Final Report There is a section dedicated to civic engagement on p.24. Tanzania On 21 February 2013, at UNDP offices in Dar Es Salaam-Tanzania, Seventeen Volunteer Involving

Organizations (national and international) together with the Youth Department, Ministry of Information, Youth, Culture and Sports, convened in a workshop. The objective of the workshop was to discuss how the concept of volunteerism should be incorporated in the post 2015 development framework. The group came up with a vision statement for volunteerism post 2015: “To create an empowered citizenship through demonstrating that everyone can make a contribution to wider society; volunteerism will promote more active participation for sustainable development in Tanzania and should be included in any ‘beyond 2015’ poverty reduction strategies”. Most notably the group brought forward issues related to addressing the challenges facing volunteerism; promotion and fostering of volunteerism including civic participation and engagement; good governance, including accountability, rules and regulations. Workshop Rationale, Minutes, List of participants and presentation on volunteerism impact on good governance

The recommendations emanating from the VIO workshop are incorporated in the Final Report (Chp. 3.11, pg. 39). The concluding chapter (4.0) does not mention anything about volunteer action and civic engagement.

Thailand Final Report Civic engagement; p.45: “Promote bottom-up policy-making – participation of

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targeted beneficiaries in development policy-making process is a key to success. Global and national development agendas need to be contextualized through local engagement, nurturing local associations and setting up open ‘policy platforms’.“

Turkey In the draft copy, volunteering and civic engagement was mentioned in 6 different chapters. However, the level of comments was quite disappointing (along the lines of “collaboration between CSOs and public sector should be enhanced”). The NC had several discussions with the consultants trying to promote the inclusion of volunteering into relevant sections, but the issue might stay in the periphery of the report.

Turkmenistan Final Report Civil participation, p.25: “As viewed by youth: Young people interpreted sustainable development as active civil participation in the life of the society and the country. The young people expressed their interest in participating in social processes, which could include actions on preserving the environment around them and actions on enriching human habitat. Indeed, the youth in Turkmenistan would like to see progress in the situation with the environment as they believe that the key to the future and good health is a “good climate, good environment and ecologically sustainable habitat.”

Uganda Final Report Citizen engagement, p.10: “Engagement of citizens and real time monitoring of progress should be at the heart of assessing what the post-2015 agenda should be, and how it is delivering.“

Viet Nam Not in the Final National Report but participation is one of four cross-cutting issues of Viet Nam’s development beyond 2015

Zambia Final Report : Page 18, mention of volunteerism as a vehicle to contribute to development. Page 14, civic engagement. Women participation throughout the document

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THEMATIC CONSULTATIONS January 2013: e-consultation on Inequalities Sub-discussion final summary - Girls and Young Women sub-discussion Pg.3 “Effectiveness and sustainability of community-based child protection groups: The work of community volunteers can have an impact on the wellbeing of children (while recognizing that community-based child protection groups are also faced with challenges and that community volunteers must be organized and carefully supported in a contextually appropriate manner).” Pg.4 “Experience shows that the work of community-based child protection groups has often resulted in enhanced awareness of child rights and protection concerns, as well as improved prevention and response to child rights/child protection violations at community level. Children and girls themselves play an important role, through informing and mobilizing children, providing peer support, and engaging with community members in dialogues, etc., about child protection/child rights issues. This can be achieved through, for example, the empowerment of girls who act as community volunteers (as in IDP camps in Northern Uganda) and provide peer support and awareness-raising campaigns on reproductive health, gender-based violence, early marriage, etc., which, among others, has led to enhanced awareness of community members, increased reporting of, response, and follow-up to cases of gender-based violence and reduced stigmatization of survivors of gender-based violence.” Pg.4 “Volunteering and civic engagement not only leads to greater empowerment but can lead to a profession and improved livelihood: Upon return to their communities, a group of girls formerly associated with the LRA in Northern Uganda, set up peer support groups for fellow survivors. In a country lacking a formal demobilization and reintegration programme for children formerly associated with the LRA, and where female abductees/returnees in particular are largely invisible, this group of volunteers supported the informal reintegration and rehabilitation of other girl ‘soldiers’.” Pg.4 “Volunteering at the community radio project has empowered women to be able to express their opinions directly, knowing that the issues they are highlighting will have an impact on their community’s development.” Final Discussion Summary - Young People and Inequalities Pg.1 (BOX 1 – Key recommendations for post-2015 agenda) “8. Facilitate meaningful participation of children, young people and youth-led organizations in developing the new agenda at global, regional and national levels, and ensure their voices are reflected in the new development goals. Pg.3 “Recommendations: Recognize young people as active (rather than passive) actors in development; Youth participation matters - systematic inclusion of young people and girls as a cross-cutting issue in the post-2015

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framework is essential to integrating human rights principles into the global development agenda and strengthening poverty reduction policies.” Synthesis Report of Addressing Inequalities Consultation Pg.97 “Interventions included mainstreaming gender sensitivity into school curricula and building capacity of key institutions across different sectors, youth volunteer projects and campaigns targeting youth and male groups.” Pg.135 “The work of community volunteers can have an impact on the wellbeing of children (while recognizing that community-based child protection groups are also faced with challenges and that community volunteers must be organized and carefully supported in a contextually appropriate manner).” Pg.136 “Volunteering and civic engagement not only leads to greater empowerment but can lead to a profession and improved livelihood:” Pg.136 “Volunteering at the community radio project has empowered women to be able to express their opinions directly, knowing that the issues they are highlighting will have an impact on their community’s development. As a result, Jordanian civil society organisations and local authorities have better access to the views of local communities, facilitating their efforts to formulate locallysensitive MDGs/poverty alleviation plans.” Pg.133 “The role of civic action has repeatedly been underlined as a way for young women and men to reshape gender relations and project themselves into a future where leadership roles and responsibilities are shared.” August 2013: e-consultation on Disadvantaged children & young people living in urban areas Pg.2 “The e-discussion ran from August 1-29, and focused on disadvantaged children and youth living in urban areas. It looked at the issues of climate-related risks in cities; urban migration; gender-equality of access to services in urban areas; urban decision---making and governance; and social cohesion and civic engagement.” Pg.3 “This is why these challenges cannot be addressed as isolated issues. Instead, a more holistic approach is needed for addressing inequalities in the post-2015 development agenda. In this context, the particular bottom-up nature of civic engagement is promising, as it directly changes the interrelations between community members and helps eradicating social inequalities by fostering trust among its members, contributing to build more inclusive and cohesive societies.” Pg. 3 “In essence, contributions showed that, through civic engagement, young people have the chance to proactively push the boundaries of existing spaces and roles attributed to them by society, creating an opportunity to take part in decision-making processes and become agents of change.”

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E-discussion Summary – Disadvantaged Children and Young People Living in Urban Areas Pg.1 “Through civic engagement urban youth from different backgrounds can meaningfully engage in the life of their community. By changing the interrelations between community members directly through participation, they contribute to eradicating social inequalities by fostering trust, and a sense of belonging. Thus, giving young people the opportunity to constructively participate in their communities through civic engagement has the power to build more cohesive societies which are likely to yield better long-term benefits leading towards sustainable and peaceful development.” Pg.1 “By changing the interrelations between community members directly through participation, they contribute to eradicating social inequalities by fostering trust, and a sense of belonging.” Pg.4 “Civic engagement benefits both, the individual and the community. As disadvantaged youth in urban areas become active citizens through participation they acquire vital skills as well as leadership experience which will better enable them to enter the competitive urban job market” Pg.4 “This is why these challenges cannot be addressed as isolated issues. Instead, a more holistic approach is needed for addressing inequalities in the post-2015 development agenda. In this context, the particular bottom-up nature of civic engagement is promising as it directly changes the interrelations between community members and helps eradicating social inequalities by fostering trust among its members, contributing to build more inclusive and cohesive societies. Respondents suggested that to achieve this, we need to turn the potential of young people into positive action, leveraging their capacities, skills and creativity and re-creating linkages between people across socio-economic divides through civic engagement.” Pg. 5 “At the same time, young people are improving conditions in their communities, fostering trust, tolerance, mutual respect and harmony through civic engagement, creating communities which are less likely to be drawn into conflict situations and more adept at solving problems through collective action. Thus, giving disadvantaged urban youth the opportunity to constructively participate in their communities through civic engagement has the power to change their own attitudes, skills and capacities while building more cohesive societies, leading towards sustainable and peaceful development.”

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OFFICIAL REPORTS

UNTT 2nd Report A renewed global partnership for development, March 2013

• p.16 Engaging new and emerging actors “In recent years, a more multi-polar global economy has emerged, led by the rapid growth of middle-income countries. Some middle-income countries now play a much more prominent role in development cooperation, and South- South cooperation reached between $12.9 billion and $14.8 billion in 2010, even though data gaps are likely to render this an underestimation. Nonetheless, it remains a small fraction of ODA, and should be seen as a complement rather than a substitute for North-South cooperation. South-South and triangular development cooperation are particularly relevant for in-kind contributions (including human resources as seconded personnel or volunteers; equipment or media-related products and services), exchange of skills, technical support and best practices. Such peer learning as well as knowledge, experience and technology sharing is vital to promote the development of innovative forms of partnerships.”

UNTT Statistics and indicators for the post-2015 development agenda, July 2013

• p. 36 9. Indicators of satisfaction, perceptions and attitudes Para 123. As described in the Sitglitz/Sen/Fitoussi report, “Quality of life includes the full range of factors that make life worth living, including those that are not traded in markets and not captured by monetary measures. … recent advances in research have led to new and credible measures for at least some aspects of quality of life. These … provide an opportunity to enrich policy discussions and to inform people’s view of the conditions of the communities in which they live.”

UNDG 1st Report: The Global Conversation begins , March 21st 2013

Pg.6 “The level of ambition, quantity and quality of engagement that we have encounterd has been inspiring. Hearing from experts, the general public and people in difficult circumstances has shown us how much people care – not just about their own lives, but about the life of others, the state of the environment and the world we are leaving our children.”

Pg.35 “In Brazil, for example, representatives from business, civil society, public authorities and educational institutions suggested that the costs of corruption and diversion of funds be used for the recovery of civic culture in the country.”

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UNDG 2nd Report A Million Voices: The World We Want, September 10, 20131

• P.ii (5) “A special effort was made to reach out to the poor, the marginalized and others whose voices are not usually heard. Modern communications technology, the mobilization of UN agencies and the exceptional enthusiasm of countless volunteers made this unique endeavour possible.”

• P.4 (14) “People and communities should be the key drivers at the start, the end and throughout any effort to transform society, build resilience, mitigate conflict and achieve sustainable development” Tanzania National Report, Chapter 3.11 on volunteer action and civic participation, p.39

• P.6-7 (16-17) “The consultations have revealed a huge appetite and demand for involvement not only in the design of the development agenda, but also in its future implementation. One million voices are a clear call that people, businesses and civil society organizations want to be engaged in creating development solutions while holding governments and the international community accountable for implementation. People from various walks of life are asking for transformation — not just of the “what”, but also “how” we do development. They are asking not just for a one-off consultation, but an ongoing conversation and concrete opportunities for engagement. They want not only to articulate the problems, but to help find solutions and be involved in implementing them. In this context, a number of national consultations, such as in DRC , Egypt, Indonesia, Kyrgyzstan and Tanzania, called for an enabling environment for civic engagement: “People and communities should be the key drivers at the start, the end and throughout any effort to transform society, build resilience, mitigate conflict and achieve sustainable development.” — Tanzania national report, chapter 3.11 on Volunteer Action and Civic Participation, p.39

• P.35 (45) “There is a need to engage people, more specifically the youth. In the formulation of the development agenda, which in many ways can tie into a desire for increased volunteerism that can empower youth, transform the often passive relationship between citizen and state in addressing development challenges, and provide work skills” Kyrgyzstan national report, thematic areas: Values, p16.

• P.35 (45) “The Inequalities discussions have also highlighted the important role of civic engagement and volunteering as a way for all people, and particularly the most vulnerable, to foster their sense of responsibility and self-worth, and provide opportunities for them to concretely impact their livelihoods and play a constructive role in their communities.”

• P.76 (86) “In Indonesia, participants see transparency and the eradication of corruption as preconditions for the successful implementation of development interventions, such as government management and regulation of water resources. Good governance also requires greater civic participation in the policymaking and policy-regulating process.”

1 Draft of narrative outline as of 17 July 2013 with UNV inputs; Draft of narrative summary as of 7 August with UNV inputs; Final Draft of

Foreword + Chapter 1 as of 21 August

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• P.80 (90) Voices from Arab States, the Middle East and Northern Africa “For countries affected by different degrees of conflict, transition and insecurity — directly or through neighbouring states — the resulting insecurity, and perceptions as such, severely reduces opportunities for people in affected communities. This has negative impacts on health, education, employment, family formation and civic engagement.”

• P.137 (147) “The empowerment and meaningful participation of individuals and civil society in governance systems are necessary to tackle inequality and promote social inclusion. A key building block of good governance is empowerment, with enhanced and meaningful participation in decision-making processes. In seeking to foster active participation from the ground up, the post-2015 agenda should ensure that meaningful civil society participation is facilitated via a rights-driven framework, which protects and promotes freedom of information, expression, movement, association and assembly, while limiting trends towards increased state securitization. Strengthening local governments and local development is critical for ensuring empowerment, civic participation and better service delivery. Local-level indicators must be included in any future development framework, because local governments are the primary point of institutional contact for the majority of individuals. From service delivery to wider programmes for citizen empowerment and civic participation, policies need to focus on individuals and communities, rather than merely on geographic areas.”

Pictures in the Million Voices Report • P7 (17) Picture from Haiti: “Pregnant mother, waiting to be tested for HI V with her baby, with a local

volunteer who is telling her how the MY World survey works during the national campaign, June 2013, St. Jean Hospital, Limbe, Nord, Haiti (Photo: Benjamin Frowein, UN Volunteer from Germany / UNV)”

• P.37 (47) Picture from Bangladesh, featuring Merel Fuchs: “Students filling out surveys in Bangladesh (Photo: UNV)”

• P. 96 (106) Picture from Kazakhstan: “Kazakh youth post their priorities in the MY World survey during an outreach campaign organized by UN V Kazakhstan on International Youth Day 2013, Astana, Kazakhstan (Photo: Ji Hyun Yang, UN Volunteer/UNV, 2013)”

• P.99 (109) Picture from Kazakhstan: “Volunteer Aizada Arystanbek, 19, supports the MY World Outreach campaign of UNV Kazakhstan on International Youth Day 2013, Astana, Kazakhstan (Photo: Ji Hyun Yan, UN Volunteer/UNV, 2013)”

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High Level Panel report “A New Global Partnership: Eradicate Poverty and Transform Economies through Sustainable Development” – The Report of the High-Level Panel of Eminent Persons on the Post-2015 Development Agenda (22 September 2013)

• (Page 16) Peace. The Panel strongly believes that conflict – a condition that has been called development in reverse – must be tackled head-on, even within a universal agenda. We included in our illustrative list a goal on ensuring stable and peaceful societies, with targets that cover violent deaths, access to justice, stemming the external causes of conflict, such as organised crime, and enhancing the legitimacy and accountability of security forces, police and the judiciary. But these targets alone would not guarantee peace or development in countries emerging from conflict. Other issues, like jobs, participation in political processes and local civic engagement, and the transparent management of public resources are also important.

• (Page 4) Good institutions are, in fact, the essential building blocks of a prosperous and sustainable future. The rule of law, freedom of speech and the media, open political choice and active citizen participation, access to justice, non-discriminatory and accountable governments and public institutions help drive development and have their own intrinsic value.

• (Page 50) Every person can actively participate in realising the vision for 2030 to in bring about transformational change.

SDSN (Sustainable Development Solutions Network) Report: An Action Agenda for Sustainable Development, 6 June 2013

• Page 3-4: Difficulties of global governance: In an age of globalization, governance within and among countries is becoming more diffuse and complex. Whereas in the past, national governments made most decisions relating to a country’s internal economic development, today they must coordinate with a broad spectrum of actors, including businesses, local governments, regional and international bodies, and civil society organizations. The information and communication revolution is leading to unprecedented transparency and growing demands for participation in key decisions from all segments of society in every country. An action agenda for sustainable development must therefore mobilize governments at all levels as well as civil society and business.

• Page 14: Societies and political systems differ in their responses to inequality. Some resist it strongly through aggressive policies and transfers; others seem to tolerate very high levels of inequality. We call on all societies to ensure that all individuals and households are empowered to fully participate in political, economic, and social life. To ensure sustainable development, economic gains must not only be inclusive, but the quality of social interactions that are based on trust, honesty, voluntarism, and solidarity needs to be enhanced through the promotion of social ethics and the observance of human rights for all.

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The Arab Millenium Development Goals Report – Facing challenges and going beyond 2015 (here in Arabic) Pg.91 “Lessons from the Arab region could be one of the reference points as the world prepares for a post-2015 development agenda. The fact that some of the countries caught in the recent wave of political instability were also among the region’s leading MDG achievers raises important questions about critical issues that have been overlooked by the MDG framework. To better capture the aspirations of the people of the region, the report argues that the post-2015 development framework should have, at its core, pillars that promote good governance. It should also emphasize the quality, not just the quantity of development, empower women and reduce inequalities to foster development for all.” Special Event 25 September: Outcome Document Pg.2 “As we take the work forward, we reaffirm our commitment to the Millennium Declaration, the outcome document of Rio+20, the Monterrey Consensus, the Doha Declaration on Financing for Development and the outcomes of all the major UN conferences and summits in the economic, social, and environmental fields. We will continue to be guided by the values and principles enshrined in these texts.” Global Corporate Sustainability Report CEPAL, Sustainable development in Latin America and the Caribbean: follow-up to the United Nations development agenda beyond 2015 and to Rio+20 (here in Spanish)

• (Page 101) “Message 2: The region is changing. Emerging issues should be addressed in the new development agenda. A common criticism leveled against the agenda of the Millennium Development Goals is that it fails to address a number of important dimensions of well-being. Each region (indeed, every country) faces a set of challenges that are not reflected in the basic agenda comprising the eight global goals. The new post-2015 development agenda will have to take into account and reflect these missing dimensions. As a middle-income region, Latin America and the Caribbean will be facing new challenges: the end of the demographic dividend and the onset of population ageing, the challenges associated with non- communicable diseases and growing tensions arising in relation to the need to ensure universal access to a good-quality diet and health care; lack of opportunities for young people and difficulties in access to sexual and reproductive health services; criminality and violence, including gender-related violence; discrimination and territorial inequalities; and climate change and vulnerability to extreme natural events. Notwithstanding the inequality in the region, it must be borne in mind that people in all regions, including disadvantaged and vulnerable groups, are entitled to a standard of living that ensures their well-being and, therefore, satisfying human rights means promoting public policies aimed explicitly at reducing inequality in all its forms (ethnic, gender, territorial and socioeconomic).

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The affirmation of new identities and of multiculturalism provides new opportunities for exercising citizenship and strengthening the participation of individuals, including through voluntary efforts, in building the egalitarian future we want. “

• In addition, the report also articulates the crucial role that volunteerism plays on different emerging issues (page 77), for example on issues of public safety: “Citizen participation, community mobilization and the promotion of volunteerism are essential to public safety and recovery programmes, particularly for preventing youth and gender-based violence and fostering local security governance. Thus, the concept of public safety includes community action for crime prevention, capacity-building of security institutions, access to effective justice, values-based education, respect for the law and tolerance.”

• Other references can be found in pages 71, 68, 9 and 3; the UNV logo is among those of the different agencies that participated in this joint UN effort.

World Happiness Report 2013, 9 September 2013 • Page 57: Pro-social behavior (e.g., donating money and volunteering) • Page 66: “Individuals who report high subjective well-being give more to their communities — in both

time and money. Morrison et al. (2012) found that both life satisfaction and positive feelings predicted reports of donating money to charity, helping a stranger, and volunteering activities. Oishi et al. (2007) found that happier people volunteer more.”

• Page 92: “Acts of altruism, such as gift giving and volunteer work, raise one’s individual well-being. • Chapter 7 describes the OECD Guidelines on Measuring Subjective Well-being (2013) and also

documents progress already underway within a number of national statistical offices. • Page 149: Social connections – social contact is one of the most important drivers of subjective well-

being, as it has a large impact both on life evaluations and on affect (Helliwell and Wang, 2011b; Kahneman and Krueger, 2006; Boarini et al., 2012). Although only some elements can be measured well in the context of general household surveys, measures of human contact, such as frequency of contact with friends and family, volunteering activity, and experience of loneliness, should also be collected where possible.

• Page 202: The wide variety of subjective well-being determinants. The very large number of determinants of subjective well-being also means that changes over time in any one variable, or in any one difference between two groups of individuals, may have only a small impact on mean scores. The range of variables showing significant associations with subjective well-being includes health, income and material wealth, employment status, migrant status, education, marital status, social relationships, trust in others, volunteering, confidence in institutions, governance, freedom, air quality, personal safety and crime – to name just a few (Boarini et al., 2012). Thus, when examining either changes in country-level mean scores over time, or mean score differences between groups, it is important to consider other variables that may also be changing over time or differing between those groups, which could serve to reduce or obscure the effects of the variable in question.

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Additional Links related to World Happiness Report:

• Download the Report - Chapter 8- From Capabilities to Contentment: Testing the Links between Human Development and Satisfaction by Jon Hall, Human Development Report Office

• Canadian Institute for Advanced Research: Report calls on policy makers to make happiness a key measure and target of development

• Environmental News Network: Happiness found to be a good target of policy • Huffington Post: World Happiness Report 2013 Ranks Happiest Countries Around Globe

Bhutan's NDP report (Titled: "Happiness: Towards a New Development Paradigm"): • paragraph on shortcomings of GDP:

"GDP also leaves out many activities that do enhance wellbeing but are outside the market. For example, the unpaid work of parents does not show up in measures of economic activity or growth. But if these same parents decide to work outside the home to pay for childcare or hire someone to cook and clean for them, GDP increases. Similarly, voluntary work appears nowhere in the GDP, though it contributes to society and the economy, and strengthens democracy through civic engagement." (Hayward, K. and Colman, R. 2012. The Economic Value of Voluntary Work in Bhutan. Monograph No. 2, 2012 National Statistics Bureau: Thimphu.)

• paragraph on "happiness skills": "Other happiness skills include loving-kindness, compassion-meditation and the conscious practice of gratitude, empathy, and patience. These skills can all be cultivated through well-tested practices, and can help shift the effects of the hyper-individualism that characterises much of modern behaviour. They have also been demonstrated to lead to an increased capacity for altruism towards others and a higher sense of self-worth. Altruism, according to Matthieu Ricard “. . .is no more a luxury but a necessity. We must have the insight to recognise its potential and have the audacity to say so”.28 Survey data correlating high levels of volunteerism and community service with higher levels of life satisfaction, meaning and happiness confirm these findings on the value of altruism.29 29 See for example: Luks, A. and Payne, P. 1991. The healing power of doing good: The health and spiritual benefits of helping others. New York: Ballantine; Post, S.G. 2011. The Hidden Gifts of Helping: How the Power of Giving, Compassion and Hope Can Get Us Through Hard Times. John Wiley & Sons. UNV. 2011. State of the World’s Volunteerism Report: Universal Values for Global Well-Being. United Nations Volunteers

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UNV TST CONTRIBUTIONS Open Working Group on sustainable development, Technical Support Team Issues Briefs please refer to http://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/index.php?menu=1549 and here http://www.volunteeractioncounts.org/en/post-mdg/download-center.html TST Issues Brief: CONCEPTUAL ISSUES Pg.3 “Along similar lines, another proposal seeks to address four interconnected objectives: economic development (including the end of extreme poverty), social inclusion, environmental sustainability, and good governance including personal security.” Pg 4. “Overall, most proposals are in favour of a set of limited, measurable and concrete goals, keeping the set-up that made the MDGs successful. Most proposals aim to eradicate poverty in the context of sustainable development, with poverty and environmental sustainability as “two sides of the same coin”. There is also a wide view that the future framework should take into account issues that are not dealt with adequately or at all in the current framework, such as jobs, social protection, inequalities and exclusion, governance, security, conflict, violence against women, civic engagement, culture, and education beyond and prior to the primary level.” Pg.7 “Sustainable development also requires recognizing and strengthening intangible assets such as people’s participation, consciousness and sense of responsibility.” Pg.7 “Finally, MDGs and SDGs are not competing concepts – the SDGs, correctly formulated, will accelerate and continue the work begun under the banner of the MDGs, achieve greater economic and social inclusion, and also emphasize the integration and balance among economic, social and environmental aspirations. Thus, there should be a unified, people-centred development agenda for the post-2015 period, with sustainable development at its centre.” TST Issues Brief: POVERTY ERADICATION Pg.2 “Fourth, income alone presents only a partial picture of poverty which is multidimensional, with several inter-linked aspects such as limited or inadequate opportunities and capabilities. These additional dimensions include hunger and food/nutrition insecurity; lack of access to basic, quality services such as health care, education and sanitation; a lack of empowerment and civic participation; lack of personal security and others.” Pg.3 “Women and girls can face demands on their time in order to meet household needs for energy and water – thus further limiting their options for remunerative occupations and civic participation.”

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TST Issues Brief: FOOD SECURITY AND NUTRITION

Pg.1 “There is need for a universal agenda, but also for country and context�]specific strategies. People�]centered approaches are needed, underpinned by principles of human rights, inclusion, national ownership, and accountability.”

TST Issues Brief: EDUCATION AND CULTURE

Pg.3 “A renewed focus on relevant and measurable learning outcomes,19 such as foundational literacy and numeracy, as well as other relevant social, civic, economic, agricultural, environmental and health-related skills and competencies; and ensuring there is an adequate supply of well-trained and motivated teachers and learning materials to support the desired learning outcomes and curriculums that impart relevant life skills and competencies.” Pg.4 “Relevant, education must prioritize the acquisition of knowledge, skills and competencies that are linked to 21st century livelihoods and employment, and contribute to shaping attitudes and behaviors that promote social inclusion and cohesion, and environmental sustainability.” TST Issues Brief: Means of Implementation; Global Partnership for achieving sustainable development Pg.6 “[…] - investment in a robust, vibrant civil society sector that encourages participation, including volunteering, in service delivery, advocacy and accountability;”

VOLUNTEERING FOR POST-2015 ON UNV.ORG News and features

• Integrating volunteerism in the post-2015 development agenda (7 February 2014) http://www.unv.org/current-highlight/integrating-volunteerism-in-the-post-2015-development-agenda.html

• Vote for your priorities! UNV supports the MY World Global Week of Action to increase people’s direct input to the new development agenda http://www.unv.org/en/news-resources/news/doc/vote-for-your-priorities.html (5 May 2014)

• MY World Global Week of Action: Vote for a better world, volunteer to make it happen http://www.unv.org/en/news-resources/news/doc/vote-for-a-better.html (27 May 2014)

Volunteer voices

• First generation of UNV Interns from Germany, by Anika Schachtschneider, 28 June 2013 • Involving youth in the post-2015 conversation in Rwanda, by Aylin Schulz van Endert, 5 September 2013

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VOLUNTEERISM AND GENDER • The power of engagement, news on UNV side event during CSW58

http://www.unv.org/en/news-resources/news/doc/the-power-of-engagement.html (20 March 2014)

MY WORLD OUTREACH MY World Blog

• Making every vote count in India, UNV India, Amita Dahiya, May 14, 2013 • AFRC INDIA: Youth Volunteers Catalysts of Active Citizenship, AFRC India, FU partner, June 25, 2013 • Le monde que les Haïtiens veulent, UNV Haiti, Clemence Roger (PO), July 19, 2013 • Volunteerism as implementing actor for the new development agenda in Viet Nam, UNV Viet Nam, Khue

Huu Phuong Doan, July 29, 2013 • UNV Jordan puts an “Eye on the Future”, UNV Jordan, Tarek Muendelein, August 1, 2013 • Making every vote count in India - 2, UNV India, Amita Dahiya, August 5, 2013 • MY World in Sudan MY World in Sudan, UNV Sudan, Samah Fageer, August 12, 2013 • Merel, Youth Volunteer for post-2015: Bangladesh , UNV Bangladesh, Merel Fuchs August 20, 2013 • Building Kazakhstan’s Future, One Vote at a Time, UNV Kazakhstan, Josefine Ulrich, October 7, 2013 • Bhutan, Riikka Suhonen, May 5, 2014

MY World Join the #1millionvotes rally, September 2103 • UNV as strategic partner

Infographics • “Haitians are voting for education, health and jobs!” Photo by Benjamin Frowein, UN Volunteer from

Germany / UNV, 2013 • “In India young people really marked the difference” Photo by AFRC India, UNV India’s partner