Cooperation between UNESCO and the Private Sector

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Cooperation between UNESCO and the Private Sector
Section for Multilateral and Private Funding
Sources Sector for External Relations and
Cooperation

• Training Seminar for
• National Commissions
• UNESCO Headquarters
• 26 February 2007

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Why Cooperate with the Private Sector?

• The Private Sector can be
• A powerful social and economic decision maker
• A resource of expertise, services, equipment and
  funding in support of development projects
• A provider of improved visibility and public
  profile for UNESCO

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The UN Context

• UN Global Compact calls upon business community
  to enforce 10 universal principles related to
  human rights, labour rights, environmental
  protection and transparency
• Two main aims
• To safeguard open markets as conduits to
  prosperity
• To underpin these with shared social values
• Adoption of UN guidelines for co-operation with
  the business community in July, 2000

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Decisions by UNESCOs Governing Bodies

• UNESCO has outlined the importance of working
  with the Private Sector, directives for
  cooperation and principles for a partnership
  policy in the following documents
• Constitution of The United Nations Educational,
  Scientific and Cultural Organization (1945) See
  in particular Articles VII, X, XI
• Executive Board Decisions approving Directives
  concerning UNESCO's cooperation with private
  extra-budgetary funding sources and their right
  to use UNESCO's name, emblem or any other type of
  representation of the Organization's corporate
  identity" (1996)
• Executive Board Decision approving Guidelines
  for mobilizing private funds and criteria for
  selecting potential partners (...)" (1999)
• Executive Board Decision on UNESCOs Partnership
  Policy, including an assessment of rules and
  regulations for the selection of partners and the
  use of UNESCO's name and logo by these partners
  (2000)

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Criteria for Selecting Partners

• A focus on competencies and capacities relevant
  to UNESCOs mandate
• A high degree of professionalism in the
  conception, implementation and evaluation of
  projects
• Respect for and support of the aims and
  principles set out in the UN charter and UNESCOs
  constitution
• Transparency and accountability observed in
  partnerships
• A clear and correct balance of interests amongst
  the partners involved
• Contributions to the establishment of capacities
  required to implement partnerships

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Types of Support

• A large range of services and goods corresponding
  to both the expertise of different companies and
  the requirements of development projects
• Methodology for professional programme management
• Support for moral/social responsibility i.e.
  advocacy for commitments to human development
• Capacity building i.e. involvement in personel
  training and development
• Financial support i.e. funding for programmes
  and sectors

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Types of Partners

• Professional advocacy groups e.g. Chambers of
  Commerce
• Senior business executives e.g. World Economic
  Forum
• Business corporations e.g. LOréal,
  DaimlerChrysler, Microsoft
• Philanthropic foundations and individuals e.g.,
  MacArthur, Rockefeller

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Modalities of Partnerships

• Mapping Partner selection, long term strategy
  and development of goals
• Project methodology Selecting project areas,
  scope and duration of partnerships, conception
  and negotiation of joint projects
• Legal arrangements Use of UNESCOs name and
  logo, contractual standards
• Financial aspects Funding arrangements, budget
  decisions, asset allocation within partnership,
  fiscal arrangements
• Monitoring and evaluation Progress reports,
  benchmarks, monitoring and evaluation of results

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The Private Sector and National Commissions

• Three main areas of cooperation
• Mobilizing business partners for national
  initiatives Chambers of Commerce, Lions, Rotary,
  Business Round Table, Small and Medium
  Enterprises
• Support to / participation in international
  partnerships (e.g. L Oréal)
• Mobilizing business partners for initiatives
  supporting other National Commissions (e.g.
  South-South cooperation)

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How to involve the Private Sector ?

• The Private Sector can
• Be better represented within National Commissions
• Participate in their special subcommittees
• Take part in national UNESCO events
• Assure national input to UNESCOs international
  projects
• Provide operational support

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Resources
Analysis
Booklet
Internet Site

• Feature
• Partnership Framework
• Success Stories (up-dated)
• Partnership Opportunities (up-dated)

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Contact

• General Advice Guidance
• Support to Initiatives
• Up-dates of Booklet and Internet site
• Shantha Retnasingam
• Chief, Section for Multilateral and Private
  Funding Sources ERC/CFS/MLT
• s.retnasingam_at_unesco.org
• Internet www.unesco.org/en/privatesector