Policy paper

Various - Private Sector Pact

Published 23 July 2018

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Form for submitting commitments for the Global Disability Summit 2018

IMPORTANT: Please refer to the accompanying guidance note for advice on completing this form and please fill in all four sections in English. ##Your organisation:

Type of organisation: Private Sector Organisation

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Name of organisation Various – Private Sector Pact * Clifford Chance * Allen & Overy * UBS Foundation

Your organisation’s commitments to achieve the rights of people with disabilities in developing countries:

Private Sector Pact.

In strong support of the UK Government’s commitment at the Global Disability Summit to help make families (and not orphanages) the reality for every child, and recognising that institutionalisation, in all its forms, harms children’s physical, emotional, psychological and psychosocial development – the undersigned organisations (comprising major multinational companies) have launched the ‘Private Sector Taskforce’, to help eliminate orphanages within our lifetime. In-line with international treaties and best practice, including the UN Conventions on the Rights of the Child and the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, we share the UK’s pledge to all children realising their right to family care - and that no child is left behind. We are committed to ensuring our businesses do not, either directly or indirectly, contribute towards the institutionalisation of children; and to instead support family and community based services. We are exploring how this approach can be integrated into our business models including through:

  • Creating internal policy positions against resourcing institutions;
  • Stopping support for orphanages throughout supplier networks;
  • Redirecting resources towards family-based care;
  • Encouraging the financial and legislative change required to transition away from orphanages;
  • Where appropriate, seeking to influence the policy and practice of our sector peers, to create wider global consensus on making orphanages unacceptable.

Clifford Chance, Allen & Overy, UBS Foundation

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