Our World WAGGGS Magasine, "Recognition Counts, What is the European Year of Volunteering?" Article, June 2011

Joint Position Statement for a European Year for and by Volunteers in 2011! By the Europe Region of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (Europe Region WAGGGS)and the World Organization of the Scout Movement – European Region (WOSM – European Region)

EYV 2011 Alliance P.A.V.E Communication Toolkit

EYVAlliance_8_easy_steps_to_communicating_PAVE (pdf)

EYVAlliance_Executive_summary (pdf)

EYVAlliance_PAVEPresentation (Power point)

EYVAlliance_PAVEPresentation_cobranding (Power point)

EYVAlliance_PAVE_AllStakeholders_Letter (Word)

EYVAlliance_PAVE_Civil_Society (Word)

EYVAlliance_PAVE_EU_Institutions (Word)

EYVAlliance_PAVE_EU_Member_State_policy_makers (Word)

EYVAlliance_PAVE_Social_Partners (Word)

EYVAlliance_PAVE_WORD_template

EYVAlliance_PAVE_WORD_Template_Simulation (pdf)

Guide_Social_media_campaign (image)

This toolkit was designed to communicate effectively the recommendations of the Policy Agenda for Volunteering in Europe. Download P.A.V.E here. 

OPINION of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing "Erasmus for all" – The Union Programme for Education, Training, Youth and Sport COM(2011) 788 final – 2011/0371 (COD)

European Economic and Social Committee SOC/438 Erasmus for all Brussels, 29 March 2012

OPINION of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Year of Citizens (2013) COM(2011) 489 final – 2011/0217 (COD)

European Economic and Social Committee SOC/428 European Year of Citizens (2013) Brussels, 28 March 2012

OPINION of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions - Communication on EU Policies and Volunteering: Recognising and Promoting Cross-border Voluntary Activities in the EU, COM(2011) 568 final.

European Economic and Social Committee SOC/431 EU Policies and Volunteering Brussels, 28 March 2012

The 27th issue of the ICYE Federation's Newsletter is a special issue on volunteering:

"Volunteers Addressing the Challenges of Globalization in Rural and Urban Development" (February 2012)

United Nations A/RES/60/134 adopted by the General Assembly in 2006 - 60/134. Follow-up to the implementation of the International Year of Volunteers

Read more about the UN Resolutions leading to IYV and IYV+10 here.

United Nations Resolution A/Res/63/153 adopted by the General Assembly in 2009 - 63/153. Follow-up to the implementation of the International Year of Volunteers

Read more about the UN Resolutions leading to IYV and IYV+10 here.

United Nations Resolution A/RES/66/67 adopted by the General Assembly - 66/67 Tenth anniversary of the International Year of Volunteers, February 2012 (73rd plenary meeting, 5 December 2011)

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