Each year since 2001, the Global Volunteering Forum (IVCO) has brought together leaders from volunteering agencies, academics, government officials, policymakers, corporations and volunteers from around the globe.
The resulting dialogue sheds light on the challenges and opportunities, both longstanding and emerging. facing the volunteering and development sector. It also offers the volunteering community a chance to learn from one another, exchange ideas and insights, build supportive peer networks, and help shape policy and advocacy initiatives, all in a thought-provoking space.
The United Nations has declared 2026 the International Volunteer Year (IVY 2026) to recognise volunteerism as a key driver of sustainable development. International Volunteer Year 2026 highlights the essential role that volunteers play in advancing global goals, fostering resilience, and driving collective progress. Governments, organisations, and communities are encouraged to recognise and support volunteers by creating safe, inclusive environments and integrating volunteering into policies.
Paris awaits you! Join Forum and France Volontaires as the Global Volunteering Forum (IVCO) 2026 is right around the corner.
The Global Volunteering Forum is the most significant global network of organisations that work with volunteers to achieve sustainable development goals. It exists to share information, develop good practice and enhance cooperation across the volunteering for development sector.
Operator of the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs, France Volontaires (FV) brings together the State, local authorities and associations as part of a mission of global interest: to promote and to develop International Volunteering for Exchange and Solidarity (Volontariat international d'échange et de solidarité). FV acts as a transversal lever of action for France's international solidarity and development policy.
A range of different tickets options will be offered, including subsidised tickets for youth representatives and representatives of organisations headquartered in low income countries.
The week before our conference, our friends in the Centre for European Volunteering (CEV) will host their Autumn European Volunteering Congress on October 15th 2026 in Brussels. It will include sessions on supporting inclusive volunteering through volunteer mentoring for people with disabilities and on quality Volunteer Management in Sports. In addition, the Candidate Presentation ceremony for the European Volunteering Capital Competition 2028 will take place in the evening. Participation is free of charge and registration will open in June 2026.
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