UN Global Compact

Overview

The United Nations Global Compact is a special initiative of the UN Secretary-General, the United Nations Global Compact is a call to companies everywhere to align their operations and strategies with Ten Principles in the areas of human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption. Its ambition is to accelerate and scale the global collective impact of business by upholding the Ten Principles and delivering the Sustainable Development Goals through accountable companies and ecosystems that enable change.

Category:
Bilateral and Multilateral Agency
Sectors of Interest:
Child Rights, Climate Change and Global Warming, Democratic Governance, Economic Growth, Environment and Energy, Human Rights, Water and Wastewater, Women Rights and Empowerment, Youth Empowerment
Subsectors of Interest:
Business and investment support, Socially responsible investment, Supply chain development, Rule of Law, Conflict prevention and peace building , Anti-corruption, Water Sanitation Hygiene and Health, Youth Participation and Leadership, Pollution reduction, Social accountability, Combating discrimination , Climate Adaptation, Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Country of Coverage:
Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates
Headquarters:
United States

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UN Global Compact
https://www.unglobalcompact.org/
socialsustainability@unglobalcompact.org
Ingvild Soerensen
Senior Manager
soerensen@unglobalcompact.org
Lila Karbassi
Chief, Programmes
karbassi@un.org
Mr. Jason Morrison
Head, CEO Water Mandate
morrison@unglobalcompact.org
Ms. Julie Kofoed
Head, Human Rights
kofoed@unglobalcompact.org
Ms. Natalie Zerial
Senior Manager, Human Rights
zerial@unglobalcompact.org
Mr. Ole Lund Hansen
Chief, Local Networks
hansen4@unglobalcompact.org
Ms. Walaa Elhusseiny
Executive Director
Egypt
walaa.elhusseiny@gcnetworkegypt.org
Ms. Aya Alsoki
Project Coordinator
Jordan
info@ungcjordan.org
Ms. Bruna Elias
Programs Manager
Lebanon
bruna@globalcompact-lebanon.org
Mrs Rachel Panaino
Executive Director
UAE
rachel.panaino@globalcompact.ae
Ms. Salma Boudina
Strategic Mobilisation Officer
Morocco
mobilisation-strategique@gcnmorocco.ma
Ms. Guzin Aycan Ozturk
Junior Expert
Turkey
gozturk@globalcompactturkiye.org

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Name	Category	Countries of Coverage	Sectors & Services
Jotun Group	Corporate Funder	Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, United Arab Emirates	Child Rights, Environment and Energy, Infrastructure, Urban & Rural Development, Humanitarian aid, Arts and Culture, Social Development
World Bank	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Agriculture, Child Rights, Economic Growth, Education, Entrepreneurship, Environment and Energy, Health, Industry, Information Communication and Technology, Infrastructure, Social Development, Trade, Urban & Rural Development, Water and Wastewater, Women Rights and Empowerment, Youth Empowerment
Bayer	Corporate Funder	Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates	Health, Environment and Energy, Water and Wastewater, Food Security, Climate Change and Global Warming
NaTakallam	Consulting Firm	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Education, Economic Growth, Entrepreneurship, Women Rights and Empowerment, Youth Empowerment, Human Rights, Humanitarian aid, Refugees and Migration, Arts and Culture, Media Development, Information Communication and Technology, Social Development
National Diabetes Organization (DiaLeb)	National and Regional NGO	Lebanon	Health
American University of Sharjah	National and Regional NGO	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Education, Economic Growth, Entrepreneurship, Youth Empowerment, Environment and Energy, Arts and Culture, Information Communication and Technology, Industry
Helvetas	International Organization	Algeria, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia	Agriculture, Climate Change and Global Warming, Democratic Governance, Economic Growth, Education, Environment and Energy, Food Security, Health, Humanitarian aid, Information Communication and Technology, Infrastructure, Refugees and Migration, Social Development, Waste Management, Water and Wastewater, Women Rights and Empowerment, Youth Empowerment
Lebanese League for Women in Business	National and Regional NGO	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Agriculture, Education, Entrepreneurship, Social Development, Women Rights and Empowerment
King Khalid Foundation	Arab Organization	Saudi Arabia	Economic Growth, Entrepreneurship
Al-Attiyah Foundation	National and Regional NGO	Qatar	Environment and Energy
EGX Sustainability Foundation	Corporate Funder	Egypt	Economic Growth, Trade
INDEVCO Group	Corporate Funder	Egypt, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates	Climate Change and Global Warming, Economic Growth, Education, Entrepreneurship, Environment and Energy, Health, Refugees and Migration, Social Development, Women Rights and Empowerment, Youth Empowerment
ILO	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Child Rights, Economic Growth, Entrepreneurship, Refugees and Migration, Social Development, Women Rights and Empowerment, Youth Empowerment
UNCTAD	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Agriculture, Democratic Governance, Economic Growth, Environment and Energy, Information Communication and Technology, Trade, Youth Empowerment
UNEP	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Climate Change and Global Warming, Education, Environment and Energy, Humanitarian aid, Infrastructure, Water and Wastewater, Women Rights and Empowerment
Voluntas Advisory	Consulting Firm	Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Yemen	Democratic Governance, Economic Growth, Health, Refugees and Migration
International Organization for the Empowerment of Women and Capacity Building	International Organization	Kuwait	Climate Change and Global Warming, Human Rights, Information Communication and Technology, Women Rights and Empowerment
COOPI	International Organization	Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia	Education, Environment and Energy, Humanitarian aid
Welt hunger hilfe	International Organization	Iraq, Lebanon, Sudan, Syria, Turkey, Yemen	Food Security, Humanitarian aid, Refugees and Migration
Pearl Initiative	Arab Organization	Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates	Democratic Governance, Economic Growth, Entrepreneurship
Emirates Environmental Group	National and Regional NGO	United Arab Emirates	Climate Change and Global Warming, Environment and Energy, Waste Management
Teach For Lebanon	National and Regional NGO	Lebanon	Education, Youth Empowerment
Al Jisr Foundation	National and Regional NGO	Oman	Education, Health
UHC2030	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Health
Jordan River Foundation	National and Regional NGO	Jordan	Child Rights, Economic Growth, Entrepreneurship
Helvetas USA	International Organization	Tunisia	Entrepreneurship, Human Rights, Social Development
Raya Holding for Financial Investments	Corporate Funder	Egypt, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates	Economic Growth, Education, Environment and Energy, Health, Humanitarian aid, Information Communication and Technology, Women Rights and Empowerment, Youth Empowerment