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A United Nations Volunteers initiative was proposed in a speech at Harvard University on June 13, 1968, by Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi [5] and UNV was established 1970 by the UN General Assembly. [6] ISVS became instrumental in the establishment of UNV and was itself dissolved in 1976. [7] [8] UNV was originally headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.
UNV may refer to: The United Nations Volunteers; The United Nations Office in Vienna (UNOV), one of the four major UN office sites; U.N.V. (band), an R&B group;
The International Year of Volunteers was designated for 2001 by the United Nations General Assembly.The initiative aimed at increased recognition, facilitation, networking and promotion of volunteering, to highlight the achievements of the millions of volunteers worldwide who devote their time to serving others, and to encourage more people globally to engage in volunteering.
A schoolgirl in Congo presents a sculpture commemorating International Volunteer Day to one of the United Nations volunteers. The International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development (5 December), more commonly referred to as International Volunteer Day (IVD), is an international observance mandated by the UN General Assembly in 1985. [1]
Uniview (Chinese: 宇视; abbreviated as UNV [2]), also known as Uniview Technologies, [3] short for Zhejiang Uniview Technologies Co., Ltd., [4] is a Chinese [5] video surveillance manufacturer [6] founded in 2005, [7] with headquarters in Hangzhou. [8] The company was previously invested in [9] and owned by [10] American private investment ...
The Palace of Nations.The United Nations Office at Geneva (Switzerland) is the second most important UN centre, after the United Nations Headquarters.. While the Secretariat of the United Nations is headquartered in New York City, its many bodies, specialized agencies, and related organizations are headquartered in other parts of the world, particularly in Europe.
The United Nations Office at Geneva (Switzerland) is the second biggest UN centre, after the United Nations Headquarters (New York City).. The United Nations System consists of the United Nations' six principal bodies (the General Assembly, Security Council, Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), Trusteeship Council, International Court of Justice (ICJ), and the United Nations Secretariat), [1 ...
The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) is a public land-grant [a] research university in Paradise, Nevada, United States. [3] The 332-acre (134 ha) [6] campus is about 1.6 mi (2.6 km) east of the Las Vegas Strip.