January 27, 2004
Today, Secretary-General Annan attended the meeting in Paris to support the establishment of the French network for the "Global Compact." He reaffirmed the purpose of the "Global Compact," noting that it enables the United Nations to establish cooperative relationships with more organizations, private enterprises, and social groups, thereby effectively promoting the various works of the United Nations.
Annan stated that the international community has launched many good initiatives and plans through the "Global Compact," such as recent discussions on anti-corruption under the framework of the "Global Compact." Anti-corruption is one of the United Nations' important tasks, and the UN is committed to eradicating the roots of corruption.
Annan called for continued cooperation through the "Global Compact" framework and for a successful hosting of the "Global Compact Leaders Summit" in New York this June.
Annan proposed the establishment of the "Global Compact" on January 31, 1999, at the World Economic Forum and launched the initiative at the UN headquarters in New York on July 26, 2000. The "Global Compact" unites UN agencies, businesses, labor unions, and social groups to support nine universal principles in the fields of human rights, labor, and the environment. To date, hundreds of international groups and over a thousand renowned businesses have joined the "Global Compact."
Today, Secretary-General Annan also met separately with French President Jacques Chirac and Foreign Minister Dominique de Villepin. They discussed issues such as Iraq, Côte d'Ivoire, Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Afghanistan, the Ethiopia-Eritrea conflict, UN reform, and HIV/AIDS.
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