The United Nations and Business: A Partnership Recovered

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When 51 nations gathered in 1945 to witness the birth of the United Nations, international business groups urged governments to ratify the UN Charter without delay. During the following 55 years, UN and business leaders dismissed each other when they were not engaging in a war of words. This book examines why the global order of the 21st century demands a new partnership between the UN and business. If the UN fails to engage the business community, it is likely to become irrelevant. If global corporations y refuse to support the UN, they will face a closing world with disastrous consequences for the prosperity of all. The UN and business are bound to work together, and indeed they are.

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When 51 nations gathered in 1945 to witness the birth of the United Nations, international business groups urged governments to ratify the UN Charter without delay. During the following 55 years, UN and business leaders dismissed each other when they were not engaging in a war of words. This book examines why the global order of the 21st century demands a new partnership between the UN and business. If the UN fails to engage the business community, it is likely to become irrelevant. If global corporations y refuse to support the UN, they will face a closing world with disastrous consequences for the prosperity of all. The UN and business are bound to work together, and indeed they are.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 226
Edition: 1st ed. 2000
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: Aug 2000
ISBN 10: 0312230710
ISBN 13: 9780312230715

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A detailed, well-written, and reader-friendly text... --International Politics
0;Fundamental institutional reform will be critical to sustain the process of globalization and spread the opportunities it creates. This excellent book leaves no doubt that the United Nations and the business community can be crucial drivers of such innovation and - in partnership with others - can make globalization work for all.1; --Wolfgang H. Reinicke, Director, Project on Global Public Policy Networks
0;Tesner reminds us that despite the past relationship, the UN and the global business community were meant to be partners. Today's public conflict around globalization provides an ideal and necessary context to renew this partnership. Of course, serious adjustments of attitude and policy on both sides will need to be made, but the results promise to be powerful for future generations.1; --Keith Ferrazzi, Chairman of Global Leaders for Tomorrow

Author Bio

Sandrine Tesner manages private sector partnerships and outreach at UNOPS, a UN agency based in New York.