This public-private partnership project is designed as a strategic alliance between the UNDP, Allianz AG and GTZ to develop, offer and market a range of demand based private micro-insurance products for social protection of poor population groups on a model basis in India, Indonesia and Laos...

On 20 June, World Refugee Day, Microsoft, Nike and Right To Play partnered with the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) to launch the ninemillion.org campaign to bring attention to the needs of refugee youth and to create a global community dedicated to giving them a chance to learn and play...

In order to capitalize on the benefits of carbon financing, the United Nations Development Programme has established the MDG Carbon Facility, a process for developing a number of projects that yield tangible sustainable development and poverty reduction benefits...

Following through on the Monterrey Consensus to promote better financing for development is no easy task. However, the Financing for Development Office is actively pursuing this objective by providing effective support for a sustained follow-up to the agreements and commitments reached at the United Nations International Conference on Financing for Development in Monterrey, Mexico in March 2002...

Bioenergy research and technology development has been carried out for decades at relatively low levels by a few institutions. During the same years, field experience has been gained by a number of private and public institutions and organizations. The recently renewed attention on bioenergy has given rise to new opportunities for alternative energy concerns related to rural development and food security...

Some additional new partnerships with short summaries and links to further information

The fifth annual UN System Private Sector Focal Points Meeting was recently convened in Paris on 1-2 June. The event brought together more than 80 colleagues from UN agencies, funds and programmes, bilateral organizations, international organizations, NGOs, and business to discuss relevant issues in UN-Business partnerships...

Judging by the recent Communication issued by the European Commission in March, the debate on CSR in Europe appears to have taken a rather unfavourable turn...

With the growing knowledge about the costs of corruption have come a growing number of regulatory and voluntary initiatives trying to stem and reduce the tide of corruption. But despite the flurry of activities around corruption, surprisingly little is known about what works and what does not...

It only takes a few seconds talking with Dr. Randall Gossen to be inspired by his immense knowledge of public-private energy partnerships...

With a first degree in business administration in hand, this Berlin native took a leap across the Atlantic to Colombia, where he began to gather experience in the private sector. Already at this early stage in his career, he was gaining experience in facilitating favourable business relations...

On 27 April 2006, the United Nations launched the Principles for Responsible Investment, a set of voluntary guidelines intended to promote sustainable development...

A new and redesigned partnerships database from UNDESA...

A welcome contribution to our understanding about the role that different actors—and particularly business—can play in implementing the Millennium Development Goals...

“Partnering for Development-Making it Happen” is another timely resource which addresses the benefits of public-private partnerships for reaching the Millennium Development Goals...

The first international online database of corporate and public advertising campaigns specifically dedicated to sustainability issues and classified by sustainability themes...

UNCTAD has recently published a new resource entitled "Guidance on Good Practices in Corporate Governance Disclosure." This guidance is a voluntary technical aid for, among others, regulators and companies in developing countries and transition economies...