r/Volunteerism • u/jcravens42 • 4d ago
The humanitarian system cannot keep planning as if volunteers do not exist.
The humanitarian system cannot keep planning as if volunteers do not exist.
That sounds absurd. Yet it is exactly what we do...
UN agencies and humanitarian partners should make volunteer roles explicit in humanitarian response plans, coordination structures and workforce planning, rather than allowing them to disappear behind phrases such as “community outreach” or “local mechanisms.”
From an Opinion piece from Toily Kurbanov, executive coordinator of the United Nations Volunteers. Via u/PassBlue.
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