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Millions of poor people will have mobile phone numbers under UN-backed scheme

4 August 2011
Three million poor people in Africa and South Asia, the majority of them women, will gain access to low-cost mobile phone numbers as part of technology firm Movirtu’s partnership with the United Nations-backed initiative that enlists the private sector in efforts to fight poverty.
Security Council

Security Council hears call for more coherent approach to security sector reform

12 May 2008
United Nations support for security sector reform in countries attempting to rebuild after suffering through conflicts must become more coherent and streamlined if it is to be successful, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told the Security Council today.

UN report identifies reforms to help private sector flourish in developing world

1 March 2004
From small measures such as cheaper fees for registering businesses to large steps such as liberalizing financial and capital markets, there are many potential ways to unlock the private sector in poorer countries, the authors of a landmark United Nations report said today.