Heads of state, chiefs to discuss Covid-19, climate at UN Leaders Summit

More than 20 UN agencies, funds and programmes will also showcase their work with the business sector

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and the Presidents of Botswana, Colombia, Costa Rica and Ethiopia will join dozens of Chief Executive Officers and UN chiefs at the United Nations Global Compact's Leaders Summit next week to address the private sector's response to three global crises -- Covid-19, inequality and climate.

With more than 12,000 attendees already registered for more than 100 global, regional and local sessions, the virtual Leaders Summit on June 15-16 will be the UN's largest, most inclusive and most sustainable convening of purpose-driven business leaders wanting to tackle societal challenges and advance the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

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