Invites Governments to observe annually, on 5 Dec., an International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development, and urges them to take measures to heighten awareness of the important contribution of volunteer service, thereby stimulating more people in all walks of life to offer their services as volunteers, both at home and abroad; invites also specialized agencies, other organizations of the UN System and non-governmental organizations to undertake and promote activities to stimulate greater awareness of the contribution to their work made by volunteers; requests the Secretary-General to continue to promote world-wide publicity on the important role of volunteer service.

Adopted without vote, 120th plenary meeting

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Adopted at the 120th plenary meeting, 17 Dec. 1985.
In: Resolutions and decisions adopted by the General Assembly during its 40th session, 17 September-18 December 1985, 28 April-9 May and 20 June 1986. - A/40/53. - 1986. - p. 172. - (GAOR, 40th sess., Suppl. no. 53).