(Istanbul, 10 May 2011) – The Private Sector Track Steering Committee at the Fourth UN Conference on the Least Developed Countries, representing a total of 23 organizations, has issued a series of recommendations to promote opportunity, growth and development in the LDCs. See the full text of the...
Read MoreNew Private Sector Track at UN Conference on the Least Developed Countries underscores growing importance of business contribution to development (Istanbul, 9 May 2011) – Over 650 business leaders from around the world are gathering in Istanbul this week to address their role in advancing the ...
Read More(Istanbul, 9 May 2011) -- UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon today stressed the importance of private sector engagement for the development and growth of the world’s poorest countries as he launched the largest Private Sector Track in UN conference history at the Fourth UN Conference on the Least D...
Read More(London, 5 May 2011) – UNICEF, the UN Global Compact and Save the Children are inviting businesses to take an active role in developing a global standard of business principles pertaining to children’s rights. Through an online consultation process, which is launched today, representatives of the...
Read More(São Paulo/New York, 2 May 2011) – The Ethos Institute of Business and Social Responsibility and the United Nations Global Compact have launched a US$ 3.1 million, five-year anti-corruption project "Clean Games Inside and Outside of the Stadium" (Jogos Limpos) to monitor public spending and to fa...
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