Your Gateway for Partnership Opportunities with the United Nations

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Your Gateway for Partnership Opportunities with
the United Nations
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Relevance of Partnerships
UN system has been partnering with the private
sector and civil society for over 60 years.
The last decade has seen increased interest from
non-state actors to support UN causes, leading
to
increase in significance
increase in number
increase in scope
Addressing global challenges requires a
collective and concerted effort, involving all
actors. Through Partnerships and alliances, and
by pooling comparative advantages, we increase
our chances of success. UN Secretary-General,
Ban Ki-moon
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Types of Partnerships
Operational
Policies/ Norms
Global Campaigns
PARTNERSHIPS
Advocacy/ Outreach
Management
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The Millennium Development Goals

• In September 2000, 189 heads of state ratified
  the Millennium Declaration
• The declaration resulted in eight Millennium
  Development Goals (MDGs) that make up an agreed
  blueprint for accelerating improvements in the
  lives of the worlds poor by 2015
• They address social, economic and environmental
  dimensions of development, and prioritize some of
  humankinds greatest challenges in the 21st
  century

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The eight MDGs
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Partnerships between the United Nations and
non-State Actors

• Partners can contribute to the MDGs and engage
  with the United Nations to
• Leverage their know-how, capacity and resources
• Catalyze enterprise solutions to poverty that are
  commercially viable
• Sustain access to needed goods, services and
  employment opportunities
• Engage in public policy dialogue and serve as an
  advocate for UN causes and campaigns
• Share best practices and lessons learned with UN
  entities
• Help design innovative projects and programmes
• Fund existing UN projects
• Bring onboard new partners

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Guiding Principles for United Nations - Business
Cooperation

• Advance UN Goals The objective needs to be
  articulated clearly and must advance UN goals.
• Clear delineation of Responsibilities and Roles
  The partnership arrangement must be based on a
  clear understanding of respective roles and
  expectations, with accountability and a clear
  division of responsibilities.
• Maintain Integrity and Independence Partnership
  arrangements should not diminish the UNs
  integrity, independence and impartiality.
• No Unfair Advantage Every member of the
  business community should have the opportunity to
  propose cooperative arrangements, subject to the
  applicable guidelines and criteria of the
  specific UN agency, fund or programme concerned.
  Cooperation should not imply endorsement or
  preference of a particular business entity or its
  products or services.
• Transparency Cooperation with the business
  sector must be transparent. Information on the
  nature and scope of cooperative arrangements
  should be available within the Organization and
  to the public at large.

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The UN Office for Partnerships
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The UN Office for Partnerships

• Serves as a gateway for partnership opportunities
  with the United Nations family
• Promotes new partnerships and alliances in
  furtherance of the Millennium Development Goals
• Provides support to new initiatives of the
  Secretary-General
• Provides Advisory Services and Outreach to the
  United Nations system, State and non-State actors
  with the twin objectives of educating the public
  on the work of the Organization and engaging new
  partners
• Manages the United Nations Fund for International
  Partnerships (UNFIP) and the United Nations
  Democracy Fund (UNDEF)

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UNFIP and UNDEF

• The United Nations Fund for International
  Partnerships (UNFIP)
• was established by the Secretary-General in
  March 1998 to serve as the interface between the
  UN system and the UN Foundation the public
  charity responsible for administering Ted
  Turners 1 billion contribution in support of UN
  causes.
• To date over US1 billion has been programmed for
  over 400 projects implemented by 39 United
  Nations entities in 123 countries.http//www.un.o
  rg/unfip
• The United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF)
• was established by the Secretary- General in
  July 2005 to support democratization throughout
  the world focused on supporting democratic
  institutions, promoting human rights, and
  ensuring the participation of all groups in
  democratic processes.
• http//www.un.org/democracyfund

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Partnership Advisory Services Outreach

• In 2006 the Office handled almost 500 inquiries
  from the private sector, non-governmental
  organizations, and foundations wishing to
  collaborate with the United Nations system.
• Investment in high-impact initiatives is
  encouraged by
• Advising on UN procedures and best practices
• Assisting in the design of programmes and
  projects
• Advising on the conversion of Global Compact
  principles into practice
• Helping establish and, in some cases, manage
  global and regional networks
• Advocating use of the MDGs as a framework for
  action
• Serving as a fiduciary for financial
  contributions to the UN system

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Contact Information

• For an informal discussion, please contact the
  UN Office for Partnerships
• Constanze Westervoss
• Special Assistant to the Executive Director
• E-mail westervoss_at_un.orgPhone
  1-212-963-1576Fax [phone]
• For more information please refer
  tohttp//www.un.org/unfiphttp//www.un.org/demo
  cracyfund
• The website for the UN Office for Partnerships is
  currently under construction