Indonesians said they had volunteered their time to an organization in the previous month. In fact, the Indonesian tradition of communityIndonesian midwife Restu Nur Intan Pratiwi, , cares for a survivor at an evacuation center following the eruption. Of Mount Semeru in East Java, Indonesia, in December Photo: © Courtesy of Restu Nur Intan Prat Indonesia’s spirit of volunteerism is echoed in many other countries. United Nations Volunteers’ (UNV) flagship report. The State of Volunteering in the World , draws on case studies from multiple. Continents to explore how cooperation between volunteers and governments can help build partnerships. more egalitarian and inclusive. The report estimates that million people volunteer every month in the world, that is, one in seven people.

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Contract that, according to the Secretary General of the United Nations, António Guterres, the world must build to face the double crisis of COVID- and the climate emergency. Located along the Pacific Ring of Fire, Indonesia is one of the most disaster-prone countries in the world. In , some , disasters affected million people, according to France WhatsApp Number List Indonesia’s National Disaster Mitigation Agency. Disasters, including the COVID- pandemic, delay the Agenda for Sustainable Development and exacerbate pre-existing inequalities. The United Nations supports all aspects of the Government of Indonesia’s disaster response efforts. In , that support included the formation of a working group on issues related to oxygen supplies, to coordinate the response to issues related to oxygen shortages during the surge in COVID- infections and deaths.

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Are at the forefront of disaster response. Following the eruption of Mount Semeru on December , , which killed more than people and displaced another , in Lumajang Regency, East Java, -year-old midwife Restu Nur Intan Pratiwi , was one of th Spain Phone Number List hundreds of inhabitants who came to help the regency. She drove minutes from her home in the town of Jember after searching the Internet for volunteer opportunities in the area. Inthe specific needs of women, “such as the provision of menstrual pads or special milk and vitamins for pregnant women.