Reiterates its call upon Governments, with the active support of the media, civil society and the private sector, to observe the International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development on 5 Dec.; reaffirms the need to recognize and promote all forms of volunteerism; recognizes that volunteering, in particular at the community level, will help to achieve the internationally agreed development goals; also recognizes the importance of supportive legislative and fiscal frameworks for the growth and development of volunteerism; invites all stakeholders, especially from the private sector community and from private foundations, to support volunteerism as a strategic tool to enhance economic and social development; calls for the relevant organizations and bodies of the UN system to integrate volunteerism in its various forms into their policies, programmes and reports; requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its 63rd session on the implementation of the present resolution.

Adopted without vote, 64th plenary meeting

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Issued in GAOR, 60th sess., Suppl. no. 49.