06 February 2007

Issue 4 of the UN-Business Focal Point Newsletter now available

The fourth edition of the The UN-Business Focal Point has been published by the United Nations Global Compact Office. The newsletter is published on a quarterly basis and is aimed at UN private sector focal points, employees in UN agencies who coordinate with the private sector. GPPi provides and coordinates content for the newsletter under the direction of the UN Global Compact Office. With contributions from focal points representing a number of agencies within the UN, the purpose of the newsletter is to provide these focal points with the latest news, tools, resources and lessons learned concerning the UN System's engagement with the private sector.

The fourth edition includes a number of interesting topics, such as Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's 10 January 2007 speech further committing the United Nations to the partnership agenda and the Global Compact, as well as summaries from recent events that addressed wide-ranging issues regarding the formation of public-private partnerships. In addition, a number of new UN-business partnership initiatives are highlighted, including a United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) supported collaboration for a documentary concerning hip-hop artists and blood diamonds, as well as partnerships involving businesses such as Total SA, Touristik Union International (TUI) and Unilever. In addition, a list of upcoming events and contact information for new focal points offer useful up-to-date information, while the "Tools and Resources" section provides numerous new publications or resources relevant to both UN focal points and businesses, such as the recently released "Global Accountability Report" from One World Trust which measures and compares the accountability of some of the world's most powerful organizations.

To read the newsletter or to subscribe, please click here.

For further information, please contact Wade Hoxtell, Cortnie Shupe or Jan Martin Witte

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