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The Volunteer Groups Alliance VGA is a global NGO bringing together a coalition of nearly 100 organisations and networks working in more than 150 countries that contribute to sustainable development through volunteering in all its forms. VGAs mission isto promote and highlight the contribution of volunteers in delivering the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals SDGs. VGA supports its member organisations by connecting those working with Volunteer Groups across the world to help amplify the collective impact of volunteers in national regional and global SDG follow up and review processes gaining recognition for the crucial role of volunteers in successfully monitoring progress on the SDGs at local regional and national levels and in UN processes celebrating achievement on the advancement of the SDGs As UN Member States and international institutions contribute to the Decade of Action 20202030 theVolunteer Groups Alliance is imagining a world in which the phenomenal resources social capital and insights of volunteers mean they are truly in the driving seat of development. We know that these goals can be achieved in the following three ways Firstly reimagining through knowledge by integrating evidence on volunteering at all stages in the 2030 Agenda processes at the national level and together in the United Nations.