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Article

25 Apr 2005

Author:
UN Global Compact & UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)

Global Compact and OCHA Launch New Business Guide on Emergency Relief

...the [UN] Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and the [UN] Global Compact Office have launched Business Contributions to UN Emergency Relief: An Orientation Guide...[which] aims to facilitate greater cooperation between the business sector and international organizations involved in relief operations during humanitarian crises...PricewaterhouseCoopers...has just concluded an agreement with the UN to provide 8,000 hours of professional services on a pro bono basis to assist the UN with its efforts to enhance accountability and transparency with respect to the use of Tsunami relief funds...