Volunteerism Matters. Volunteers have the power to change lives, build social cohesion, enhance civic participation, mitigate conflict and contribute to a society’s well-being. Volunteerism is a powerful means of engaging people in tackling development challenges, and it can transform the pace and nature of development. Click on the title to hear the stores of Nina and Zoran, UN Volunteers from this country involved in missions in Sudan and Rwanda.
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UN supports national efforts that enable all people, particularly society’s most marginalized, to have increased access to quality public services and opportunities to enjoy fuller and more productive lives.
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The UN works to empower local governments to undertake their responsibilities. They support democratization processes at local level, alongside the development of financial and institutional frameworks to deliver improved decentralized services. Promoting inter-ethnic dialogue and social cohesion is also part of the UN's work.
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The UN supports national capacities to meet obligations under international environmental agreements and ensure environmentally sound development. These lay the groundwork for compliance with more stringent EU environmental directives. The UN also enhances national capacities to integrate disaster risk reduction practices into national and local development frameworks.
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