Global CEOs Sign on to New UN Goals at United Nations Private Sector Forum German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and others discuss role of business in achieving sustainable development goals (New York, 26 September 2015) – More than 300 CEOs, Heads of State, UN and ...
Read MorePosted by Lise Kingo, Executive Director, UN Global Compact on 25 September 2015 It is a historic day at the United Nations as all Member States come together in the General Assembly to adopt the Sustainable Development Goals – laying out a path over the next 15 years to end extreme poverty, f...
Read More(New York, 21 September 2015)— On the occasion of Climate Week NYC and the opening of the 70th United Nations General Assembly, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) of New York has issued a special edition MetroCard to 1 million riders to show their support for climate action. The M...
Read More(New York, 18 September 2015) – As the global refugee crisis is unfolding across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, the UN Global Compact, in partnership with the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), and with the support of other UN entities, civil society and NGO organizations, are calling on companies, ...
Read More(Tunis, 8 September 2015) – In the presence of over 150 participants from business, Government, business associations, academia and civil society, Global Compact Network Tunisia was launched on 8 September at the Centre International des Technologies de l'Environnement de Tunis. At the launch,...
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