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Gabon
Region
Human Development Index Ranking (UNDP, 2022)
113
Population (UNFPA, 2024)
2.5 milion

Volunteer statistics (ILO)*

Source: ILOSTATS. The data is collected by ILO from national statistical offices. As national statistics on volunteer work are produced using a variety of approaches and tools, direct and cross-country comparisons are not recommended. For more information, visit https://ilostat.ilo.org/topics/volunteer-work/

No data

Measurement work

No data

Laws, Policies, Schemes on Volunteering

Does the country have a piece of legislation on volunteering?

Yes

National decree on volunteerism 

Year 2018
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Does the country have a national policy, scheme, plan or strategy specific to volunteering?

No data

Does the country have a sectoral and cross-sectoral policy, scheme, plan or strategy that mentions volunteering?

Yes

Name of specific policy, strategy or plan on volunteering at the national level. Year created Source link What are the relevant SDG areas/crosscutting themes of the policy, plan scheme or strategy?
National Youth Policy 2012 View source

VNR Reporting

Examen Volontaire National - Rapport de Suivi des Objectifs de Developpement Durable

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No mention No mention

UNSDCF Reporting

PLAN-CADRE DE COOPÉRATION DES NATIONS UNIES POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT DURABLE DU GABON 2023-2027

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Volunteering integrated into the narrative text of the UNSDCF

Paragraph 1, page 36

Par ailleurs, le Plan-cadre envisage d’utiliser les accélérateurs de la transformation et les passerelles suivantes qui lient les trois axes stratégiques : /.../ Volontariat : le volontariat est un outil clé d’inclusion et de participation susceptible d’accélérer l’engagement des Communautés et le développement participatif, notamment par le recours efficient au Programme des Volontaires des Nations Unies (VNU), y compris dans sa forme digitale. 

No mention
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