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The ILO has estimated that some 165 million children between the ages of 5 and 14 are involved in child labour. Many of these children work long hours, often in dangerous conditions. More
Guidelines
- The private sector can contribute expertise and hands-on experience.
- The UN can bring its breadth of reach among governments, its convening power and on-the-ground experience.
Additional stakeholders, such as NGOs, academic institutions, guideline practitioners, public sector representatives, have a role in ensuring that guidelines have a broad and unbiased foundation. Search this section to review existing guidelines.
UNHCR Corporate Code of Conduct
This code outlines six points for corporations entering into partnership with UNHCR: context, eligibility for partnership, transparency and impartiality, non-exclusivity and non-preferential treatment, acknowledgement and the use of the UNHCR logo. More
OCHA Disaster Response Preparedness Tools
The OCHA Disaster Response Preparedness Toolkit is a resource that has been set up to provide essential and practical information, checklists, guides, presentations and other tools to assist OCHA staff and partners to prepare for disaster situations. More
Climate Change - Campaign Toolkit
Advocacy is at the core of OCHA’s role, and this campaign is designed to make the most of our many opportunities to raise awareness on issues of major strategic concern to the humanitarian community and in support of those affected by disaster and crises. More
Building Partnerships: Cooperation between the United Nations and the Private Sector
In these challenging times, the United Nations and its Member States have a more important role than ever. But governments and inter-governmental bodies can no longer 'do it alone'. They must reach out to business and civil society as never before. Within the context of clear regulatory frameworks... More
ILO Director-General’s announcement: Public–private partnerships
This Director-General’s Announcement is issued under the authority granted to the Director-General by articles 8 and 10 of the Constitution of the ILO and decisions of the Governing Body. It draws upon the resolution concerning technical cooperation adopted by the 95th Session of the International... More
Navigating the New World of Partnership: A Guide
The United Nations welcomes business partners and the invaluable role they can play in addressing the breadth of global issues. It embraces, too, the new landscape of engagement in today’s world. Partnership models are bringing together the UN, business corporations, governments and non-profits in... More
Tripartite declaration of principles concerning multinational enterprises and social policy (MNE Declaration) - 4th Edition
The MNE Declaration is the key tool of the International Labour Organization (ILO) for promoting labour standards and principles in the corporate world. More
Regional Consultation on Migration, Remittances and Development in Africa
This report reflects the deliberations and discussions at the Regional Consultation on Migration, Remittances and Development in Africa that took place in September 2007 in Accra, Ghana, among policymakers, representatives from central banks, the private sector, the Diaspora, donor agencies and... More
Global Forum on Migration and Development: Background paper on remittances and other diaspora resources
This background paper has been prepared by the UNDP in collaboration with the Task Force set up by the Belgian Government for the preparation of the first meeting of the Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD). The sole objective of this document is to inform and facilitate the discussion... More
Gender & Remittances: Building Gender Responsive Local Development
The hope to find suitable employment to improve their lives is the overwhelming motivation for migration for millions of people. With the number of migrants worldwide now reaching almost 200 million, their productivity and earnings are a powerful force for poverty reduction. Women constitute almost... More