In Good Company? The United Nations and the Business Sector: Regulating Corporate Influence in an Era of Partnership: An Appraisal of the World Health Or…

Dr. Laura Behre LL.M.

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In Good Company? The United Nations and the Business Sector: Regulating Corporate Influence in an Era of Partnership

An Appraisal of the World Health Organization’s Framework of Engagement with Non-State Actors and Beyond

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Series:: Bochumer Schriften zum Sozial- und Gesundheitsrecht, Volume 32
Publisher:: 2026

Summary

Cooperation between the United Nations and the private sector has intensified considerably in recent years, while the question of corporate influence has become the subject of increasing debate. This study examines the regulation of private-sector influence within the United Nations system, with particular emphasis on a comprehensive and critical analysis of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Framework of Engagement with Non-State Actors (FENSA). It explores how the United Nations and its specialized agencies seek, through the regulatory frameworks adopted to date, to strike a balance between promoting cooperation with the private sector and safeguarding against undue influence.

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Edition: 1/2026
Copyright Year: 2026
ISBN-Print: 978-3-7560-2499-5
ISBN-Online: 978-3-7489-5777-5
Publisher: Nomos, Baden-Baden
Series: Bochumer Schriften zum Sozial- und Gesundheitsrecht
Volume: 32
Language: English
Pages: 339
Product Type: Monograph

1. Foreword No access
2. Abbreviations No access
1. 1. 1. 1.1.1.1. Initial Attempts for Regulation: From the Founding of the UN to the New International Economic Order No access
    2. 1.1.1.2. The Turn Towards Engagement: Initial Rapprochement and Hesitant Attempts for Regulation No access
    3. 1.1.1.3. The Era of Partnership No access
  2. 1. 1.1.2.1. The UN Perspective on Engagement with the Business Sector No access
    2. 1.1.2.2. The Business Perspective on Engagement with the UN No access
  3. 1. 1.1.3.1. General Risks No access
    2. 1.1.3.2. Risks Associated with Specific Forms of Engagement No access
2. 1. 1.2.1. Research Gap No access
  2. 1.2.2. Research Questions No access
3. 1.3. Research Methodology No access
4. 1.4. Delimitation of the Analysis No access
5. 1.5. Terminology of the Analysis No access
6. 1.6. Structure of the Analysis No access
1. 1. 2.1.1. Mandate for and History of WHO Interaction with the Business Sector No access
  2. 2.1.2. Forms of WHO Engagement with the Business Sector No access
  3. 2.1.3. Risks of WHO Engagement with the Business Sector No access
  4. 2.1.3. The History of FENSA No access
2. 1. 2.2.1. Legal Nature and Bindingness of FENSA No access
  2. 2.2.2. Scope No access
  3. 1. 1. 2.2.3.1.1. Participation No access
      2. 2.2.3.1.2. Resources No access
      3. 2.2.3.1.3. Evidence No access
      4. 2.2.3.1.4. Advocacy No access
      5. 2.2.3.1.5. Technical Collaboration No access
      6. 2.2.3.1.6. Conclusion No access
    2. 1. 2.2.3.2.1. Conflict of Interest No access
      2. 2.2.3.2.2. Due Diligence and Risk Assessment No access
      3. 2.2.3.2.3. Risk Management No access
      4. 2.2.3.2.4. Transparency No access
      5. 2.2.3.2.5. Engagement where Particular Caution should be Exercised No access
      6. 2.2.3.2.6. Secondments No access
      7. 2.2.3.2.7. Official Relations No access
      8. 2.2.3.2.8. Conclusion No access
  4. 2.2.4. General Principles No access
  5. 2.2.5. Institutional Arrangements and Relationship to other WHO Policies and Regulations No access
  6. 2.2.6. Use of WHO Name and Emblem No access
  7. 1. 2.2.7.1. Non-compliance with the Framework No access
    2. 2.2.7.2. Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation of the Framework No access
    3. 2.2.7.3. Conclusion No access
  8. 2.2.8. Conclusion: Overall Assessment, Shortcomings and Options for Improvement No access
1. 1. 3.1.1. The Principal Organs of the UN No access
  2. 3.1.2. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations No access
  3. 3.1.3. Other UN Entities No access
2. 1. 3.2.1. The UN Guidelines on a Principle-based Approach to the Cooperation between the United Nations and the Business Sector No access
  2. 3.2.2. The FAO Strategy for Private Sector Engagement 2021-2025 No access
  3. 3.2.3. Regulation of other UN Entities No access
3. 1. 3.3.1. Legal Nature and Bindingness No access
  2. 3.3.2. Scope No access
  3. 3.3.3. Modalities No access
  4. 3.3.4. General Principles No access
  5. 3.3.5. Institutional Arrangements and Relationship to other Policies and Regulations No access
  6. 3.3.6. Use of Organizations’ Name and Emblem No access
  7. 3.3.7. Compliance and Implementation Mechanisms No access
  8. 3.3.8. Conclusion No access
1. 1. 4.1.1. Legal Nature and Bindingness No access
  2. 4.1.2. Scope No access
  3. 1. 4.1.3.1. Types of Interaction No access
    2. 4.1.3.2. Management of Risks No access
  4. 4.1.4. General Principles No access
  5. 4.1.5. Institutional Arrangements and Relationship to other Policies and Regulations No access
  6. 4.1.6. Use of Name and Emblem No access
  7. 4.1.7. Compliance and Implementation Mechanisms No access
2. 4.2. Conclusion No access
5. Conclusion No access Pages 301 - 306
1. Literature No access
2. Online Resources No access
1. International Treaties No access
2. Cases No access
3. Documents and Publications of International Organisations No access