2. Calls upon States to promote, especially during the Year, an environment conducive to the discussion, at the national and local levels, of the characteristics and trends of volunteer action in their own societies, including the major challenges which the Year can help to address, and to incorporate the subject of volunteering into high-level and other meetings and events during 2001;
2. 呼吁各国尤其在志愿人员国际年期间进一步创造有利的环境，以便在国家和地方两级讨论本国社会中志愿行动的主要性质和趋势，包括志愿人员国际年能够帮助应付的主要挑战，并将志愿工作问题纳入2001年期间举行的各种高级别和其他会议及活动中；