UNV

The UNV Strategic Framework, 2018-2021, builds on the previous framework for 2014-2017. The first strategic framework since the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, it seeks to leverage the power of volunteerism and volunteers as a means of implementation and people engagement for attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). To this end, the Strategic Framework focuses on two main outcomes and on institutional effectiveness.

The 2018 State of the World’s Volunteerism Report presents new evidence on the role of volunteerism in strengthening community resilience. The report explores how governments and development actors can best engage with volunteerism to nurture its most beneficial characteristics, while mitigating against potential harms to the most vulnerable. In doing so, the report provides an important contribution to the evidence base on inclusive, citizen-led approaches to resilience-building.