[RED DEMOCRATICA] Why volunteers are central to achieving SDGs

 

Quote of the Day | Excerpts from UN Dispatch | Robinson: Action plan for Africa's Great Lakes shows results Created for eleccion@yahoogroups.com |  Web Version   August 6, 2014 FOLLOW THE UN FOUNDATION     News covering the UN and the world SIGN UP | FORWARD | ADVERTISE | DONATE Top Story Why volunteers are central to achieving SDGs Volunteers and volunteer groups need to be included in the creation and implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals if they are to be truly people-centric, writes Kate Cotton. "This will in turn help to contribute to solutions that are sustainable and put people at the center of development cooperation," she notes. 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