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development strategies in countries in Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean and
Asia and the Pacific. 59
35. Public-private partnerships are promoted in various forms by many countries,
emphasizing corporate social responsibility in some cases. A number of responses
highlighted involvement in United Nations partnerships for sustainable development
as an outcome of the World Summit on Sustainable Development in 2002. Member
States most often cited public-private partnerships in public service delivery such as
waste management, water, energy and transport. The Clean Technology Fund with
$4.5 billion in concessional finance is expected to mobilize co-financing of about
$35 billion, including $12 billion from the private sector. 60 One respondent noted
with concern that partnerships for provision of public services such as water and
energy have often led to reduced quality of service provision and corruption. 61
36. Technical assistance from the United Nations system is important for many
developing countries and can be especially helpful for agriculture, biodiversity,
water, energy and climate change. Many major groups also benefit from such
assistance.
Figure IV
C. Challenges
37. “Low political priority for integrated decision-making” was ranked by the
majority of Member States and major groups as the biggest barrier to implementation.
The majority of United Nations system organizations ranked “inadequate coordination
between ministries” and “inadequate or unpredictable international support” equally
as the biggest barriers to implementation (see figure IV).
No response
Inadequate public awareness
or engagement
Inadequate or unpredictable
international support
Weak enforcement
Lack of data
Major groups (MG)
United Nations
organizations (UN/O)
Problems created by
slow growth
Low political priority for
integrated decision-making
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59 See www.unpei.org.
60 World Bank.
61 ITUC.
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