Partner2Connect
{{Short description|United Nations Inter-Agency program of work}}
{{Use Oxford spelling|date=October 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}}
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| leader_title = ITU Secretary-General
| leader_name = Doreen Bogdan-Martin
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| headquarters = Geneva
| website = {{URL|https://www.itu.int/itu-d/sites/partner2connect/}}
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The Partner2Connect (P2C) Digital Coalition is a United Nations multi-Agency joint programme of work, between the International Telecommunication Union, United Nations Tech Envoy, and UN High Representative for LMICs to connect all of the world's population to the internet.{{Cite web |title=Connecting the Least Connected: Harnessing Partnerships for Digital Connectivity {{!}} 5a.Conferencia de Naciones Unidas sobre los Países Menos Adelantados |url=https://www.un.org/ldc5/es/news/connecting-least-connected-harnessing-partnerships-digital-connectivity |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230331152543/https://www.un.org/ldc5/es/news/connecting-least-connected-harnessing-partnerships-digital-connectivity |archive-date=2023-03-31 |access-date=2023-03-31 |website=www.un.org}}{{Cite web |title=ITU Partner2Connect Digital Coalition |url=https://www.itu.int/itu-d/sites/partner2connect/about/introduction-to-p2c |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230331152024/https://www.itu.int/itu-d/sites/partner2connect/about/introduction-to-p2c/ |archive-date=2023-03-31 |access-date=2023-03-31 |website=www.itu.int |language=en}} The Coalition aims to extend the benefits of ICT access - such as rights, representation, education, and healthcare - to the global population, by as a first step connecting them to the global community.
Framework
The Coalition's Framework of Action centers on pledges by public and private sector entities. It has four areas of action:
- Access (Nick Read, Pamela Coke-Hamilton, Ursula Owusu)
- Adoption (Brad Smith, Sima Sami Bahous)
- Value Creation (Gopal Vittal, Achim Steiner)
- Accelerate (Andile Ngcaba)
The framework is aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals, the UN Secretary-General's Roadmap on Digital Cooperation and the United Nations Common Agenda.{{Cite web |title=Partner2Connect |url=https://www.internetsociety.org/issues/access/partner2connect/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230331152730/https://www.internetsociety.org/issues/access/partner2connect/ |archive-date=2023-03-31 |access-date=2023-03-31 |website=Internet Society |language=en-US}}
Pledges
The Coalition gathers "pledges" of public and private sector participants. As of April 2023, $29.99B had been pledged across 118 countries, primarily LMICs.{{Cite web |title=Explore the pledges |url=https://www.itu.int/itu-d/sites/partner2connect/pledges/explore-pledges |access-date=2023-03-31 |website=www.itu.int |language=en}}
=Ukraine=
As of April 2023, over $120 million has been pledged to rebuild the telecommunication section of Ukraine, as well as commitments in the form of technical support and other assistance.{{Cite web |title=Partner2Connect Ukraine Pledges |url=https://www.itu.int:443/en/mediacentre/Pages/PR-2022-06-09-Partner2Connect-pledge.aspx |access-date=2023-04-05 |website=ITU |language=en-US}}