Study the Asian Map and know doing our presentation. Starting to look for infromation we broke it down into two groups me and Leinen have Global Partnership and Jake and Karl of Environmental Stabiltiy.
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Global Partners LP (NYSE: GLP) is an American energy supply company ranked 291 in the 2009[update] Fortune 500.[1] The company is organized as a master limited partnership, and its operations focus on the importing of petroleum products and marketing them in North America. It wholesales products like diesel oil, gasoline, heating oil and kerosene. Its CEO is Eric Slifka and it is based in Waltham, Massachusetts. The company was founded in 1933
http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/global.shtml
Target 8.A:
Develop further an open, rule-based, predictable, non-discriminatory trading and financial system
- Developing countries gain greater access to the markets of developed countries
- Least developed countries benefit most from tariff reductions, especially on their agricultural products
Target 8.B:
Address the special needs of least developed countries
- Aid continues to rise despite the financial crisis, but Africa is short-changed
- Only five donor countries have reached the UN target for official aid
Target 8.C:
Address the special needs of landlocked developing countries and small island developing States
Target 8.D:
Deal comprehensively with the debt problems of developing countries
- Debt burdens ease for developing countries and remain well below historical levels
Target 8.E:
In cooperation with pharmaceutical companies, provide access to affordable essential drugs in developing countries
Target 8.F:
In cooperation with the private sector, make available benefits of new technologies, especially information and communications
- Demand grows for information and communications technology
- Access to the World Wide Web is still closed to the majority of the world’s people
- A large gap separates those with high-speed Internet connections, mostly in developed nations, and dial-up users
Quick Facts
* Official development assistance stands at 0.31 per cent of the combined national income of developed countries, still far
short of the 0.7 per cent UN target. Only five donor countries have reached or exceeded the target.
* Debt burdens have eased for developing countries and remain well below historical levels.
* Only 1 in 6 people in the developing world has access to the Internet.
TARGETS
1. Develop further an open, rule-based, predictable, non-discriminatory trading and financial system
2. Address the special needs of least developed countries, landlocked countries and small island developing states
3. Deal comprehensively with developing countries’ debt
4. In cooperation with pharmaceutical companies, provide access to affordable, essential drugs in developing countries
5. In cooperation with the private sector, make available benefits of new technologies, especially ICTs
Welcome to the Global Partnerships Forum - a unique platform bringing together leaders from the public and private sectors to address global challenges, through mutually beneficial partnerships. Building on the vision and leadership of Secretary-General H.E. BAN Ki-moon, we work closely with the UN family and other international institutions to engage state and non-state actors to develop high-impact collaborations. These innovative partnerships promote economic growth and foster greater prosperity around the world.
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