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2008 European Conference |
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The conference was held successfully in Dublin, Ireland with a great range of speakers from the European region. Papers available here. |
e-Discussion on Conference on the World Financial and Economic Crisis and its Impact on Development
A moderated e-discussion on the Conference on the World Financial and Economic Crisis and its Impact on Development, jointly organized by the UN Department for Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) and UNDP, will be held as part of the preparatory process for the Conference on the World Financial and Economic Crisis and its Impact on Development.
To participate in the e-Discussion please click here.
• UNDESA‐UNDP e‐discussion on the economic crisis Concept Note, 5/12/09 PDF Document
• Invitation letter from Mr. Sha Zukang, Under-Secretary General of DESA and Ms. Helen Clark, Administrator of UNDP, 5/19/09PDF Document
• Full Contributions of the E‐discussion on the Impact of the Global Financial Crisis, 5/21/09 - 6/2/2009PDF Document
US Congress Passes the Serve America Act!
On March 31, 2009 the U.S. House of Representatives approved the version of the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act passed by the Senate on March 26, 2009. The bipartisan House vote of 275 to 149 followed the Senate's overwhelmingly bipartisan vote of 79 to 19. Information on how legislators voted can be found here for the House and here for the Senate. In a statement President Obama said he looks forward to signing the bill into law when he returns from his overseas trip. Congress moved rapidly after Barack and Michelle Obama both expressed their support for the legislation and desire to see it passed... [more]
Launch of the UN Online Volunteering Service
The Online Volunteering service connects organisations working for sustainable human development with volunteers. Organisations collaborate with online volunteers over the Internet to strengthen the impact of their development work.
Thousands of volunteers are ready to provide their support: professionals, students, retirees and expatriates from across the globe volunteer their skills online to help organizations address development challenges. Read more for organisations. Read more for volunteers.
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ISTR Conference on VolunteeringSeptember 2008 In both his Skillshare role and as President of FORUM, Cliff Allum attended the International Society for Third-Sector Research (ISTR) conference on "The Third Sector and Sustainable Social Change: New Frontiers for Research" in Barcelona July 9th -12th. This was a major internationally focused conference, bringing together academic researchers and practitioners on all aspects of third sector activity. Cliff was invited to join Peter Devereaux (Murdoch University, Perth), Benjamin Lough (CSD University of Washington in St Louis, USA) and Caspar Merkle (UNV) to run a joint panel on international volunteering, which was well received. Cliff submitted a paper on New Models in International Volunteering, while other papers focused on the experiences of volunteers and their impact/contribution. Full conference papers here |
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Unite , the Swiss association for the exchange of personnel in development cooperation is under a new chairmanshipJuly 2008 After the profound restructuring in 2003, the association was under the unifying leadership of Armand Heiniger until 2007. Markus Muntwiler, as chairman ad interim, introduced a stronger quality management policy into the negotiations of the new agreement with SDC. This policy will be continued by the newly elected chairwomen, Jeanine Kosch, to further profile Unit and the Personnel Development Co-operation. In her new task she will be supported by two deputies; something which marks both the broad regional and ideological roots and the professionalism of the association |