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Oct 2010 - Haiti: Cholera Outbreak
Thank you for your interest in helping. The international humanitarian community is requesting $164 million to assist the Government of Haiti in limiting the impact of the Cholera outbreak. *To make a donation to a project listed in the Cholera Inter-Sector Response Strategy, please dowload the... More
Third UN Private Sector Forum - Engage Now!
In the lead up to the Third UN Private Sector Forum, to be held amid the UN Millennium Development Goals Summit (22 September 2010, New York), businesses are encouraged to engage in UN programmes that address global development challenges. Several scalable programmes have been identified by the UN,... More
Partnering for Development – Making It Happen
This guide, produced by UNDP, addresses the benefits of public-private partnerships for reaching the Millennium Development Goals. The guide briefly introduces the topic, describes the global context and reasons why the public and the private sectors should engage in partnerships. More
Letter from the Permanent Representatives of Japan and Senegal to the Secretary-General of the United Nations
A/53/85 16/3/1998
The letter presents the Co-Chairman's summary report of the First Preparatory Committee Meeting for the Second Tokyo Inernational Conference on African Development (TICAD II), organised by the Government of Japan, the United Nations and the Global Coalition for Africa.
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UNAIDS Guidelines for Working in Partnership with the Private Sector
This guideline is a six point plan covering partnership eligibility, general principles, partnership procedures and other areas regarding partnering with UNAIDS. More
WFP HIV/AIDS statistic
Every minute, a child under 15 dies of an AIDS-related illness. Every minute, another child becomes HIV-positive. More
UNAIDS Private Sector Partnerships
The Private Sector Partnerships online guide for the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) includes five models for partnerships, a selection of recent case studies and an overview of the benefits of being a UNAIDS partner. More
UNU Press Publishes Book on Partnerships for Women’s Health
By: Martina Timmermann, TIMA International
Every minute, at least one woman dies from pregnancy or childbirth complications while twenty more suffer injury, infection, or disease. Despite medical advances and years of national and international policy declarations, this tragic situation remains...
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UNAIDS Holds Workshop on Role of Private Sector in AIDS Response
By: Marie Engel, UNAIDS
A strategic combination of private sector know-how and technologies with public sector expertise and funding could lead to improved health and a more efficient AIDS response in West and Central Africa. This was the message from a one day workshop held in Ghana focusing on...
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Taking Stock of the Real Contribution of Enterprises to HIV Programs
By: Elvira Goetz, ILO
Analyses of public-private sector partnerships on HIV often overlook the important financial and in-kind contributions companies make in prevention and care for their own workers. Well-targeted programs can contribute significantly to reducing HIV transmission and increase...
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