Press Invitation International Volunteer Day - IVD - 4 Dec 2015

The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme would like to invite you to participate in the International Volunteer Day (IVD) which will be held on Friday 4 December 2015 in Juba.

The IVD aims at bringing all together the volunteers working from UNMISS and other UN agencies in Juba.

WHERE: United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) Tomping, Juba.

WHEN: Friday, 04th December 2015 at 08:00hrs

This year's IVD celebration in South Sudan will for the first time be attended by the UNV Executive Coordinator, Mr. Richard Dictus who is visiting UN Volunteers in South Sudan along with representatives of different member states mainly Canada, Netherlands, Spain, Germany and Sweden.

The official ceremony will be attended by Deputy Minister of Youth, Culture and Sports Hon. Ms. Josephine Napon Cosmas along with UN Deputy Special Representative of Secretary General Mr. Moustapha Soumare.

The highlight of the event is blue-room talks by the UN Volunteers serving in South Sudan in different UN projects and Humanitarian missions, who will reflect on their Volunteer contribution though their professional assignments as well as personal initiatives to achieve UN mandate and to support host population.

Time and location

Event

0830 to 0900

Juba Conference Room, Tomping

Arrival of guests and start of ceremony

0900 to 0930

Reading of Secretary General's statement

Mr. Moustapha Soumare, OIC SRSG

0930 to 1000

Speech by Executive Coordinator,

Mr. Richard Dictus

1000 to 1030

Speech by Deputy Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports

Hon. Ms. Josephine Napon Cosmas

1030 to 1145

Blue Room Talks

Facilitator: Mr. Dominic Allen

1145 to 1155

Reflections by Youth Group Representative

1155 to 1205

Reflections by Head of Orphanage (supported by volunteers through their personal initiative) (tbc)

1205 to 1215

Closing remarks