A. GOT B. TOOK C. MADE D. HAD IN NOVEMBER 1997, THE UNITED NATIONS...

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In November 1997, the United Nations General Assembly (1) ______ 2001 as the International Year ofVolunteers (IYV). United Nations Volunteers (UNV) (2) _______ designated as the international focalpoint. With its main (3) _______ of increased recognition, facilitation, networking and promotion ofvolunteering, IYV provided a (4) _______ opportunity to highlight the achievements of millions ofvolunteers worldwide and (5) _______ more people to engage in volunteer activity.The idea for IYV came out from deliberations (6) _______ several major international NGOs in the early1990s. The (7) _______ first emerged within the United Nation systems during a Policy Forum (8) _______by UNV and United Nations University (UNU) in Japan in 1996. Through the UN Secretary General, theJapanese Government’s (9) _______ in February 1997 was placed on the agenda of the Economic andSocial Council (ECOSOC) in July 1997. ECOSOC (10) _______ to the UN General Assembly to proclaim2001 as the International Year of Volunteers.