PHM-Exch> Is this something to be denounced and opposed?

[Claudio Schuftan]

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> A private (sector) affair...
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> The United Nations acknowledge the business community as an essential
partner in reaching the MDG goals. In 2009, a resolution "Towards global
partnerships" was adopted by the General Assembly. The UN Secretary-General
Ban Ki-Moon, in his recent report for the General Assembly (Keeping the
promise: a forward-looking review to promote an agreed action agenda to
achieve the MDGs by 2015) clearly recognizes a role of the private sector
for the achievement of the MDGs. The SG also states that the UN will release
a framework for strategic business action in support of the MDGs.

On 13 and 14 April, a meeting of the the UN System Private Sector Focal
Points took place in Geneva, co-hosted by The Global Compact, UNICEF, UNDP,
ILO and OCHA. The meeting aimed:

- at the global level to develop a more strategic and coherent approach for
working with the private sector, and
- at the country level to enhance partnership opportunities with small and
medium-sized companies as well as companies from low-income countries.

Many UN Agencies have already engaged in partnerships with the private
sector, e.g. UNICEF partners with Proctor and Gamble's 'Pampers', WFP
partners with Yum Brand.  A lot more examples of UN-private partnerships
can  be found on the new UN business website. The 10 principles (Human
Rights, Labour, Environment, Anti-Corruption) of the UN Global Compact can
be found there too.
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