International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development ( other official UN languages : Arabic International Volunteer Day, Arabic اليوم الدولي للمتطوعين, Spanish Día Internacional de los Voluntarios, Chinese 国际 志愿 人员 日, French ) - The UN General Assembly in 1985 at the 40th session in a special resolution invited governments to celebrate December 5th as “International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development” (resolution No. A / RES / 47/3), calling implement measures to encourage people in all fields of activity redlagat their services as volunteers.
In his annual Volunteer Day messages, the UN Secretary-General praises the role and importance of volunteers no matter what specific activity they are involved in. He notes the use of information technology in volunteering: in creating databases and websites , developing curricula for schools, as well as other tasks that can be performed from a home computer. The Secretary-General calls on governments to create more opportunities for volunteers in the name of development.