UN Global Compact Executive Director Addresses Private Equity Community

More than 2,000 African and global business leaders plus heads of state will gather in New York on September 20–21 for Unstoppable Africa, flagship event of the Global Africa Business Initiative (GABI). Convened by UN Secretary-General António Guterres and H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Chairperson of the African Union Commission, and organized and coordinated by the UN Global Compact, the fifth edition of Unstoppable Africa will convene under the theme “Powering Business, Scaling Economies, Shaping the Future”. Held on the sidelines of the opening of the 81st session of the United Nations General

UNICEF Indonesia, together with the Water Resilience Coalition (WRC) and in collaboration with the Ministry of National Development Planning (Bappenas), subnational government and CEO Water Mandate (a UN Global Compact initiative in partnership with the Pacific Institute), announced the launch of BERSAMA, a multi-stakeholder initiative to strengthen water resilience and expand access to climate-resilient water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services in the Citarum watershed, West Java. BERSAMA (Berketahanan Air untuk Sanitasi dan Air Minum Aman, or Water Resilience for Safe Sanitation and

Forward Faster Now APAC 2026 brings together business, United Nations and sustainability leaders to advance responsible business and regional collaboration More than 200 business leaders, sustainability practitioners, policymakers and representatives from the United Nations gathered in Colombo on 11–12 August for Forward Faster Now APAC 2026: Driving Business Leadership for Sustainable and Inclusive Growth, the flagship regional event of the United Nations Global Compact in Asia-Pacific. Hosted by Global Compact Network Sri Lanka and organized by the UN Global Compact APAC Hub in collaboration