UN Volunteers extends encouragement to Chinese counterparts

Olivier Adam, executive coordinator of United Nations Volunteers (UNV), issued a public statement in honor of Chinese volunteers on February 13, 2020, addressing nearly 500,000 young volunteers and volunteer organizations who have devoted themselves to the fight against the novel coronavirus pneumonia (COVID-19).

UNV Executive Coordinator Olivier Adam issued a public statement in honor of Chinese volunteers on February 13, 2019. /UNV Photo

Olivier Adam said that the UNV appreciated the "concerted" measures by the Chinese government to address the emergency. He also spoke highly of the sectors, institutions, organizations and all Chinese people for their "extraordinary" sense of solidarity and commitment to action.

In addition, Adam also said that the tireless action of numerous volunteer organizations and tens of thousands of volunteers, especially China's half a million youth volunteers, was an "outstanding" demonstration in the spirit of volunteerism, and that the UNV stood with the people of China.

For a long time, the Chinese Young Volunteers Association (CYVA) and the UNV have cooperated in various aspects and at various levels, maintaining close contact and good interaction. In recent years, the two sides have jointly promoted cooperation projects such as the "UNV-CYVA Chinese Youth Volunteer Overseas Volunteering Programme," and the first batch of Chinese youth volunteers have been dispatched to several UN agencies including the UN headquarters.

The Chinese Young Volunteers Association and the United Nations Volunteers held talks in Beijing, China, June 21, 2019. /CYVA Photo

Representatives of the Chinese Young Volunteers Association and the United Nations Volunteers in Beijing, China, October 23, 2018. /CYVA Photo

A ceremony in honor of the UNV-CYVA Chinese Youth Volunteer Overseas Volunteering Programme was held at Shanghai International Studies University in Shanghai, China, December 19, 2019. /CYVA Photo

Adam has visited the CYVA on many occasions. At the invitation of the CYVA, he conducted face-to-face exchanges with youth volunteer representatives from universities in Beijing, expressing his high approval for the development status and achievements of the CYVA on June 21, 2019.

UNV Executive Coordinator Olivier Adam speaks at an event in Beijing Normal University in Beijing, China, June 21, 2019. /CYVA Photo

UNV Executive Coordinator Olivier Adam, UNV Regional Portfolio Manager for Asia-Pacific, Manon Bernier, and UNV Director of the China Office Zhang Nan, alongside others conducted volunteer service exchange activities at Beijing Normal University in Beijing, China, June 21, 2019. /CYVA Photo

Since the outbreak of the coronavirus, UNV Deputy Executive Coordinator Toily Kurbanov also sent a personal message to the CYVA, extending his appreciation and support to the Chinese young volunteers for their contributions to the fight against the novel coronavirus.

Chinese Young Volunteers Association (CYVA) contributed to the article.

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