The recent trends towards globalization, liberalization, privatization and information and communications technologies pose new challenges to this process.

There is hardly a single developing country without highly skilled people running web sites, information services and private information and communication technologies (ICT) enterprises.

The recent trends towards globalization, liberalization, privatization and information and communications technologies pose new challenges for achieving gender equality in social and economic development.

The cross-sectoral costs will cover office management support for the entire country programme, including security; vehicles; information and communication technology; private-sector fund-raising and media outreach; programme coordination; staff; and operating expenses related to supply, logistics, administration and finance.

This partnership approach also addresses Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) that strengthen the role of private sector information and communication technologies, and is open to every stakeholder in global and local development. ILO, through its co-sponsorship of UNAIDS, must play a meaningful role in developing community ownership for development through their provision of leadership and advocacy, which will strengthen the basis for partnerships with the other co-sponsors and organizations of the UN as a whole.