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The UN Global Compact is a founding member of the United Nations Sustainable Stock Exchanges (SSE) initiative along with the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP-FI), and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
The Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM) is an intergovernmentally negotiated agreement, prepared under the auspices of the United Nations, that describes itself as covering "all dimensions of international migration in a holistic and comprehensive manner".
Global Compact as used in politics may refer broadly to an international pact or treaty; in more specific cases it may refer to: United Nations Global Compact, a non-binding United Nations pact of business policies; Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM), a UN non-binding intergovernmental agreement; Global Compact on Refugees
The Compact Trust Fund set up to replace US financial aid underperformed because of the Great Recession. [24] The military and civil defense provisions remained until 2015. [25] An amended Compact, enacted December 17, 2003, as Public Law 108-188, provided financial assistance to the Marshall Islands and Micronesia through 2023.
The Global Compact on Refugees is an international agreement, prepared under the auspices of the United Nations, that provides a framework to improve the worldwide response to the needs of refugees. [1] Governments make pledges under the compact at the Global Refugee Forum regular meeting. [2]
UNEP FI is a Unit within the United Nations Environment Programme's Resources and Markets Branch, itself a Branch of one of the UNEP's eight core divisions, the Industry and Economy Division. [5] UNEP FI's daily activities are run by a Secretariat based in Geneva, Switzerland, led by Eric Usher since 2015. [6]
The U.S. also contributes 25 percent of UN peacekeeping funds ($1.37 billion in 2024), and some $10.4 billion per year in voluntary contributions to various UN-related humanitarian relief agencies.
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) [note 1] is a United Nations agency tasked with helping countries eliminate poverty and achieve sustainable economic growth and human development. The UNDP emphasizes on developing local capacity towards long-term self-sufficiency and prosperity.