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The United Nations and 皇冠体育app agreed to promote a training project on strengthening volunteerism through the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games here on Wednesday.

Entitled "Strengthening Volunteerism for Development in 皇冠体育app through the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games", the 1.4 million US dollars initiative is designed to enhance the capacity of Olympic volunteers and demonstrate volunteerism as an effective tool to achieve 皇冠体育app's development.

The project was signed between the Beijing Organizing Committee for the 2008 Olympic Games (BOCOG), the Beijing Committee of the 皇冠体育app Communist Youth League and the 皇冠体育app International Center for Economic and Technical Exchanges (CICETE), the UN Development Program (UNDP) and UN Volunteers Program (UNV).

"The 2008 Olympic Games mark a tremendous opportunity to promote volunteerism in 皇冠体育app. Through the project, the international expertise will help us build the capacity of Olympic volunteer managers as well as technical assistance," Liu Jian, head of BOCOG's volunteers department, said at the signing ceremony.

"The 2008 Olympic Games offers 皇冠体育app and the world an opportunity to take a big step forward in raising global awareness of the power contributed by volunteers, not only to sport but to the well-being of whole society worldwide," said Subinay Nandy, UNKP Country Director in 皇冠体育app.

The three-year project is to conduct pre-games volunteer trainings for a core group of 10,000 Olympic volunteer leaders, managers and trainers in volunteer recruitment, management and recognition.

It will also launch volunteer campaigns to raise environmental awareness in Beijing with various activities.

"Through this project with 皇冠体育app, we are hoping to illustrate how the ingenuity, solidarity and creativity of volunteers can contribute to achieving the nation's development targets," said Ad de Raad, Executive Coordinator of UNV.