COVID-19 Private Sector Global Facility announced at SDG Business Forum

  • Date: 24-Sep-2020
  • Source: Saudi Gazette
  • Sector:Economy
  • Country:GCC
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COVID-19 Private Sector Global Facility announced at SDG Business Forum

NEW YORK “” The United Nations Development Program (UNDP), the United Nations Global Compact (UN Global Compact) and the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) have established the COVID-19 Private Sector Global Facility, a global initiative and collaboration bringing together public and private sector partners to help local communities recover better from the pandemic.

Deutsche Post DHL Group, Microsoft Corp. and the PwC network (PwC) have already joined the COVID-19 Private Sector Global Facility, and the initiative is open for other like-minded private sector organizations that want to contribute.

The Global Facility is a response to corporate calls to action for private sector leaders and governments to work together to address the negative impacts of the coronavirus pandemic. The initiative has been established to better coordinate their responses, helping to ensure