United Nations Development Program solicits funds from corporations

The Global Sustainable Development Facility (GSDF) project, a collaboration between the U.N. Development Program and a variety of global corporate spo nsors, some with poor human rights, labor, and environmental records, has c ome under criticism from prestigious nongovernmental organizations around t he world. A letter to James Gustave Speth, Administrator of the U.N. Develo pment Program, expresses concern about the threat posed by the GSDF project to the independence and credibility of the U.N. Develop ment Program.