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17 December 1981

United Nations Volunteers programme

The General Assembly,

Recalling its resolution 2659 (XXV) of 7 December 1970,

Having considered the report of the Governing Council of the United Nations Development Programme on its twenty-eighth session and its decision 81/1 of 18 June 1981 on the United Nations Volunteers programme,

1. Notes with satisfaction the successful achievement of the United Nations Volunteers programme during the first decade of service, that it is active in ninety-three countries, including the least developed countries, and that it has, in response to General Assembly resolution 34/107 of 14 December 1979, reached ahead of schedule the target of one thousand volunteers in service;

2. Notes the activities of the programme in the fields of youth and domestic development service;

3. Considers that the programme is a valuable instrument of multilateral technical co-operation in response to the needs of the developing countries, in particular the least developed and

newly independent countries;

4. Renews its appeal to Governments, organizations and individuals to contribute or to increase their contributions to the Special Voluntary Fund for the United Nations Volunteers so as to enable the programme to overcome the financial constraints affecting it, and requests the Executive Co-ordinator to explore ways of ensuring increased resources and to make proposals thereon to the Governing Council of the United Nations Development Programme.