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ERIC Number: EJ495541
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0037-7724
The United Nations from the Field: The Work of Volunteers.
Dufour, Joanne; Day, Billie
Social Education, v58 n7 p424-26 Nov-Dec 1994
Discusses the origin, development, and role of the volunteer corps that assist the United Nations in humanitarian efforts. Describes how the concept of national volunteer service has spread from the United States to many other countries, including some former recipient nations that now have their own volunteer services. (CFR)
Descriptors: Child Health, Citizen Role, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Health Services, International Cooperation, International Organizations, Public Service, Volunteer Training, Volunteers, World Affairs, World Problems
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Peace Corps; Philippines; Thailand; UNICEF; United Nations
Note: Theme issue topic: "Dream of a World United: The Fiftieth Anniversary of the United Nations."