Global Compact Local Networks Regional Meeting - Europe Convened
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Madrid, Spain
(Madrid, 22 November 2013) – The Global Compact Local Networks Regional Meeting - Europe concluded today in Madrid. Attended by representatives from Local Networks in Bulgaria, Slovenia, Netherlands, France, Germany, Croatia, Macedonia, Serbia, Ukraine, Portugal, Nordic, UK, and Spain, the meeting focused primarily on outcomes from the Global Compact Leaders Summit 2013, and the launch of the Post-2015 Business Engagement Architecture.
New issue platforms, engagement opportunities and the UN Global Compact Business Partnership Hub were presented to Local Network representatives as key outcomes of the Leaders Summit and as opportunities for business to contribute to the post-2015 development agenda. Special focus was given to the recently launched Business for Peace and Business and Education platforms, as well as the Social Enterprise Collaboration Lab.
The meeting also marked the beginning of the consultation process in the region of the new Post-2015 Business Engagement Architecture which will be open for input until 30 December 2013. Representatives engaged in discussions on the Architecture and agreed to use the new framework as a foundation for their upcoming strategic planning process.
Representatives from Local Networks in Bulgaria, Slovenia, Netherlands, France, Germany, Croatia, Macedonia, Serbia, Ukraine, Portugal, Nordic, UK, and Spain gathered in Madrid for the Global Compact Local Networks Regional Meeting - Europe.
The recently launched Communication on Engagement (COE) for non-business participants was presented, and a consultation process was initiated for the new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) as agreed at the last Annual Local Network Forum in Geneva.
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Contacts
Walid Nagi
Head of Local Networks
UN Global Compact
nagi@un.org
Giulio Lo Iacono
Regional Networks Manager - Europe
UN Global Compact
loiacono@unglobalcompact.org