Mary Robinson, the former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and former president of Ireland, has agreed to chair the selection panel for the 2006 World Business Awards in support of the Millennium Development Goals.
Dr Robinson, who is currently the chair of the Ethical Globalization Initiative, will help to select projects which are making a significant contribution to the Millennium Development Goals. Nominations for the last Awards, presented in Marrakesh in 2004, came from 27 countries.
The World Business Awards are sponsored by the International Business Leaders Forum (IBLF), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and ICC and are the first worldwide business awards to recognize the significant role business can and does play in the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals.
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