UN official hails Kazakhstan’s growing role in global volunteer movement
UN Volunteers Executive Coordinator Toily Kurbanov thanked Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev for his attention to the development of the volunteer movement and praised the high level of cooperation between Kazakhstan and the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme, Qazinform News Agency reports via Akorda.
During the meeting, he also highlighted the effective cooperation between Kazakhstan and the UN Volunteers programme as part of the International Year of Volunteers for Sustainable Development.
According to Kurbanov, Kazakhstan has made significant progress in developing volunteer activities and has become an example for other countries.
“Kazakhstan is the only country to have achieved such significant progress in volunteering. More than 60 countries supported Kazakhstan’s initiative to proclaim the Year of Volunteers. You are setting global trends, and a civic initiative such as Taza Qazaqstan has generated considerable interest among a number of countries,” Kurbanov said.
He noted that Kazakhstan’s experience in promoting volunteerism has attracted international attention, particularly because of the scale and impact of its public initiatives.
The meeting took place as part of Kazakhstan’s ongoing cooperation with the UN Volunteers programme and events marking the International Year of Volunteers.