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Endorse The CEO Water Mandate
Water poses one of the greatest sustainability challenges of the 21st Century. Water scarcity and pollution, among many other issues, threaten our ability to grow strong and stable economies, meet basic human needs, and protect healthy ecosystems (and the services they provide), while also posing... More
Join Caring for Climate
Caring for Climate is a voluntary and complementary action platform for UN Global Compact participants who seek to demonstrate leadership on the issue of climate change. It provides a framework for business leaders to advance practical solutions and help shape public policy as well as public... More
Libyan Crisis: How to Help
This Guide informs donors how best to contribute to the humanitarian crisis in Libya and its border areas. More
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene In-Kind Donations for Pakistan Emergency: Relief Items Requested by the WASH Cluster
The WASH Cluster is requesting a list of items related to the provision of clean water, sanitation and hygiene, such as aqua tabs, buckets, soap, hygiene kits, etc.
If your company is able to provide any of these items, please contact the Cluster Coordinator (UNICEF), Jamal Shah - jshah@unicef.org...
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Pakistan 2010 - IOM is looking for Non-Food Items (NFIs) for its relief activities in Pakistan
IOM is appealing for USD 38 million for its initial response. In addition, the following items are urgently needed to provide life-saving assistance to families severely affected by the floods in Pakistan:
- SPHERE-compliants tents
- Shelter standard kits
- Kitchen standard kits
- Blankets
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Haiti Earthquake : IOM is looking for Non-Food Items for its relief operation in Haiti
Here is a list of all the non-food items (NFIs) that IOM is currently seeking: tents, aquatabs, jerrycans, water bladders, hygiene kits, kitchen kits, bedding, sleeping mats, plastic sheets, tarpaulins, and mosquito nets, among similar items. More
Making Cities Resilient-Campaign: "My city is getting ready!"
Cities and local governments need to get ready, reduce the risks and become resilient to disasters. For the next two years and beyond, the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) will campaign together with its partners for this to happen.
The 2010-2011 World Disaster...
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"My city is getting ready" - UN International Day for Disaster Reduction, 13 Oct 2010 in Bangkok, TH and Port Vila, VU
United Nations’ International Day for Disaster Reduction
October 13 each year marks the United Nations’ International Day for Disaster Reduction (IDDR). The day forms part of ISDR’s global awareness campaign to raise awareness of disaster risk reduction, aiming to spark public interest and...
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2011 Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction
The GAR is a major initiative of the ISDR that contributes to the achievement of the Hyogo Framework of Action (HFA) through monitoring risk patterns and trends and progress in disaster risk reduction while providing strategic policy guidance to countries and the international community. The... More
Business partnerships for addressing Sexual Violence against Girls
UNAIDS would like to hear from companies and business hubs interested in addressing Sexual Violence against Girls
UNAIDS is part of an initiative which longer-term goals include
• establishment of in-country violence prevention stations
• extension of support services including health care to...
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