2018 State of the World's Volunteerism Report. The thread that binds. Volunteerism and community resilience

The State of the World's Volunteerism Report is a UN flagship publication to inform and advocate the role and contribution of volunteerism for peace and development with varying themes per edition. Published every three years, it is designed to strengthen understanding on volunteerism and demonstrate its universality, scope and reach in the twenty-first century. This publication presents new evidence on the role of volunteerism in strengthening community resilience. It finds that communities value volunteerism because it enables them to create collective strategies for dealing with diverse economic, social and environmental challenges