The changing dyanamics of the United Nations: An emerging trend of UN-Private sector collaborations

The present paper attempts to comprehend an emerging trend under the auspices of the United Nations primarily in the wake of globalization and financial crunches in the UN that has come to affect several facets of this world body. This paper before going into diverse intricacies of this development begins with a conceptual understanding of the Private sector. Elaborating further would be peeping into the historical traces of the UN interaction with the Private Sector. Another section would look into the rationale behind the ongoing partnership where ideological shift, leadership, financial crunch and other factors at UN plays a vital role necessitating Partnership. It would highlight different forms of partnership that are prevalent between the UN and private sector. The last section provides views expressed by different sections regarding the ongoing partnership.