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Underlining also the importance of the contribution of the private sector, nongovernmental organizations and civil society in general to the implementation of the
outcomes of United Nations conferences in the economic, social and related fields,
Welcoming, in this regard, the participation of civil society and private-sector
entities in the multi-stakeholder consultations on development finance issues, whose
findings were presented at the High-level Dialogue on Financing for Development
held in New York on 27 and 28 June 2005,
Emphasizing that all relevant partners, including the private sector, can
contribute in several ways to addressing the obstacles confronted by developing
countries in mobilizing the resources needed to finance their sustainable
development and to the realization of the development goals of the United Nations
through, inter alia, financial resources, access to technology, management expertise
and support for programmes, including through the reduced pricing of drugs, where
appropriate, for the prevention, care and treatment of HIV/AIDS and other diseases,
Welcoming the efforts and encouraging further efforts by all relevant partners,
including the private sector, to engage as reliable and consistent partners in the
development process and to take into account not only the economic and financial,
but also the developmental, social, human rights, gender and environmental
implications of their undertakings and, in general, towards accepting and
implementing the principle of good corporate citizenship, that is, bringing social
values and responsibilities to bear on a conduct and policy premised on profit
incentives, in conformity with national laws and regulations,
Noting that, in line with Economic and Social Council resolution 2003/61 of
25 July 2003, the secretariat of the Commission on Sustainable Development is
continuing its efforts to promote partnerships for sustainable development, inter
alia, through the establishment of an interactive online database, the preparation of a
report on partnerships for sustainable development to the Commission at its twelfth
session, in 2004, the holding of a partnership fair at its twelfth and thirteenth
sessions, in 2004 and 2005, respectively, and prospectively at its fourteenth session,
in 2006, in line with the determination by the Council that partnerships for
sustainable development, as voluntary multi-stakeholder initiatives, contribute to the
implementation of Agenda 21 3 and the Plan of Implementation of the World Summit
on Sustainable Development (“Johannesburg Plan of Implementation”), 4
Welcoming the implementation and expansion of the database of the
Commission on Sustainable Development and its increasing use as a platform to
provide access to information on partnerships and facilitate the exchange of
experiences and best practices,
Taking note of the progress achieved in the work of the United Nations on
partnerships, notably in the framework of various United Nations organizations,
agencies, funds, programmes, task forces, commissions and initiatives, such as the
Global Compact, launched by the Secretary-General, the Information and
Communication Technologies Task Force and the United Nations Fund for
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Report of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, Rio de Janeiro, 3–14 June
1992, vol. I, Resolutions Adopted by the Conference (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.93.I.8 and
corrigendum), resolution 1, annex II.
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Report of the World Summit on Sustainable Development, Johannesburg, South Africa, 26 August–
4 September 2002 (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.03.II.A.1 and corrigendum), chap. I,
resolution 2, annex.
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