Friday, June 26, 2020

Global Push To Achieve SDGs Vision and Words with Action Agenda 83


 EAG          ISPE 
ECONOMIC ALLIANCE GROUP                                           INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR POVERTY ELIMINATION (Global NGO)             
(Global Integrated Sustainable Solutions Provider)             
    ER&A        NEHMAP Initiative
       ER and Associates Limited              New End Hunger, Malnutrition and Poverty (Global Social Enterprise)                  
(International Development Cooperation Consultants)

NEHMAP Comment on UN Comprehensive Response to COVID-19
Launched 25 July 2020

Foreword  

We have read with interest the UN Comprehensive Response to COVID-19 launched by UN Seretary General H.E. António Guterres on 25 July 2020.

We note that the
UN Comprehensive Response to COVID-19 amounts to a UN recipe for a National and Global Comprehensive Response to and Recovery from COVID-19, that will Leave No One Behind and address the very fragilities and gaps that made our World so vulnerable to the pandemic in the first place.

It also points the way toward building National and Global Resilience to future shocks – above all from climate change – and toward overcoming the severe and systemic inequalities that have been so tragically exposed by the pandemic at National and Global levels.

It notes that the pandemic at National and Global levels, is more than a health crisis; it is an economic crisis, a humanitarian crisis, a security crisis, and a human rights crisis; that it has affected us as individuals, as families and as societies; that the crisis has highlighted fragilities within and among nations and that it is no exaggeration to suggest that our response will involve remaking and reimagining the very structures of societies and the ways in which countries cooperate at Home and Globally, for the common good.

It further notes that Coming out of this crisis will require a whole-of-society, whole-of-government and whole-of-the-world approach driven by compassion and solidarity.

The Acid Test of Credibility of UN Comprehensive Response to COVID-19 is:-
a)   How it help Fight and Win War on COVID-19 in all 193 UN Member States Served by UNGC Multi Stakeholder Partners – UN System: UNO, WBG, IMF, WTO, UNWTO Membership Entities at Headquarters, Regional Offices and Country Offices; 193 UN Member States Governments – All Arms of All Tiers; Businesses – Micro, Small, Medium, Large, Trans National Enterprises / Social Enterprises and Academia, especially Universities/Higher Education Institutions in all 193 UN Member States.
b)   How it help avoid looming Ultimate Colossal Catastrophic Consequences of Failure to Win War on COVID-19 in all 193 UN Member States.
c)   How it help achieve SDGs Pledge Delivery in barely 10 years remaining to end 2030 target date in all 193 UN Member States.
d)   How it help avoid looming Ultimate Colossal Catastrophic Consequences of Failure to achieve SDGs Pledge Delivery in barely 10 years remaining to end 2030 target date in all 193 UN Member States

We are in this Paper suggesting 2 Track Approach to Move Forward Practical Implementation and Evaluation of the UN Comprehensive Response to COVID-19, for Best Results on Successful and Sustainable Basis  and in Urgent Global Interest:-
1.    UN/Governments/EAG Mutual Collaboration Immediate Kick Start of Events and Activities for Implementing Good Ideas on Answer to How Questions put forward by ISPE/NEHMAP/EAG at 3 Major UN Events: 23 April 2020, 28 May 2020 (mentioned in the UN Comprehensive Response to COVID-19) and 15-16 July 2020.
2.   Simultaneously address all Identified Gaps in the UN Comprehensive Response to COVID-19 within Alignment and Harmony between UNDESA HLPF 7 – 19 July 2020 and ILO Global Summit 1-2 and 7-9 July 2020 and the National and Global Integrated Innovative Sustainable Solutions being Implemented in (1). 

A Three Point United Nations Response

Since the beginning of the pandemic, the United Nations has pursued a strategy based on three pillars:-
1.    A large-scale, coordinated and comprehensive health response, guided by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Strategic Preparedness and Response Plan.
2.   A wide-ranging effort to address the devastating socioeconomic, humanitarian and human rights aspects of the crisis, with a focus on saving lives, keeping vital services accessible, households afloat, businesses solvent, supply chains functioning, institutions strong, public services delivering and human rights at the forefront. This includes the immediate humanitarian response to support the most vulnerable people in the most vulnerable countries with life-saving assistance through a Global Humanitarian Response Plan.
3.      A recovery process that builds back better. Emerging from this crisis is an opportunity to address the climate crisis, inequalities, exclusion, gaps in social protection systems and the many other fragilities and injustices that have been exposed. Instead of going back to unsustainable systems and approaches, we need to transition to renewable energy, sustainable food systems, gender equality, stronger social safety nets, universal health coverage and an international system that can deliver consistently and universally – with the Sustainable Development Agenda as our guide.

Shaping the Response

Solid science, reliable data, and analysis are critical for policy- and decision-making, especially for the tough choices required during a pandemic.

The United Nations is helping to establish the knowledge base by marshalling its expertise to examine the diverse impacts of the pandemic and offering relevant information and advice.

Supporting Delivery of the Response

The United Nations system is also convening decision-makers and mobilizing its supply chains, assets, expertise and capacities around the world to support the COVID-19 response. 

·    The entire UN system has mobilized behind the WHO-led health response to distribute medical supplies; train health workers; build testing and tracing capacities; prevent spread of the virus, particularly among especially vulnerable populations, including in camps, prisons and detention centres; disseminate information widely about prevention and containment measures; and support national response planning and decision-making;
·     The Secretary-General is using his convening power and advocacy to mobilize world leaders on critical issues such as cooperation on a vaccine, financing and debt relief – including the 28 May largest gathering of world leaders since the beginning of the pandemic;
·      UN development system framework: The UN system is assisting countries in five main areas: health services; social protection; jobs; fiscal and financial stimulus; and social cohesion and community resilience. Environmental sustainability is a thread running through these workstreams.
·       UN country teams have mobilized to support a decisive and coherent response to the pandemic working with governments, IFIs and other partners in undertaking rapid socio-economic impact assessments and implementing rapid solutions under a ‘development emergency’ mode;
·    UN agencies are supporting governments and partners with recommendations and guidance on public health measures, aviation, shipping, tourism, technology, food supply and security, agriculture, and a host of other policy areas impacted by the pandemic.

3 UN High Level Meetings: Urgent Need to Go Back to Basics

3 Major UN Events: 23 April 2020, 28 May 2020 (mentioned in the UN Comprehensive Response to COVID-19, had Canadian Government as One of the   Co-Organizers) and 15-16 July 2020 were organized to essentially improve UN Comprehensive Response to COVID-19. All 3 Events generated many good ideas for Fighting and Winning War on COVID-19 linked to achieving SDGs by 2030 in All Countries. However all these Ideas but One provided answers to What Questions, that is essentially Saying Matter and Business as Usual incapable of Helping all Countries to Win War on COVID-19 linked to achieving SDGs by 2030.

Our Organization is the Only Participant in all 3 UN Events that put forward sound answers to How Questions, that is essentially a DOING Matter and  Business Unusual capable of Helping all Countries to Win War on  COVID-19 linked to achieving SDGs by 2030.

All the 3 HLVMs answered What Questions. EAG Suggestions on answers to How Questions in the 23 April and 28 May 2020 HLVMs were ignored. The Result was that UNGC High Level Virtual Meeting of 15 – 16 June 2020 addressed the same issues, with the same Failures. Should EAG suggestions on answer to How Questions remain IGNORED, it is inevitable that UNDESA HLPF 7 – 19 July 2020 and ILO Global Summit 1 – 2 and 7 – 9 2020 Outcome will record same Failures, with Guaranteed National and Global Ultimate Colossal Catastrophic Consequences in All Countries.

Sir Mark Moody-Stuat at the 15-16 July 2020 HLVM said “Getting the Basics Right – Principles of HOW to Do It is Step 1 and What We Need to DO – Getting SDGs Done is Step 2. We have omitted Step 1 and Pursuing Step 2, thus attempting to Build Something on NOTHING.

This important Statement by One of UNGC Founding Fathers underling the futility of UN System, Governments and Businesses pressing forward working HARDer to achieve SDGs by 2030, without pausing to first answer How Questions as basis for working SMARTer to achieve SDGs by 2030.

However, making the Important Statement is One Thing, having the Know How to Implement the Statement is quite a different thing.

We are very concerned that UN Cherry Picked some of our Good Ideas that they are Interested In such as “whole-of-society, whole-of-government and whole-of-the-world approach” while IGNORING many other Good Ideas including “going back to basic to first fulfill Step 1 before Pressing Forward to Pursue with Determination Step 2” and “without meaningfully involving Original Ideas Creators seeking to Implement the Ideas for Results is FLUKE or Mirage”.  

As long as EAG Suggestions on sound answers to How Questions remain IGNORED, entire UN System Membership and 193 Member States Governments will Keep Repeating same ERROR and the UN Comprehensive Response to COVID-19 will Fail to achieve increasing convergence between Intention and Reality, that is it will Fail Above Acid Test of Credibility with Guaranteed National and Global Ultimate Colossal Catastrophic Consequences, Resulting at its Extreme in People Dying 1st, Businesses Dying 2nd and Planet Dying 3rd. This is avoidable if entire UN System Membership and all 193 UN Member States Governments DO the Needful and On Time.

One Worldwide Approach: Master Key to Implementing UN Comprehensive Response to COVID-19 for Results

Records show our Organization is the Only Organization anywhere in our World today that has the Know How to Implement Sir Mark’s Statement as well as the All Inclusive, All Embracing and Ambitious One Worldwide Approach underlining the Worldwide Implementation of the Statement.
Canada and remaining 192 UN Member States:-
1.      Do not have COVID-19 and SDGs Domestic and Global Central Coordination Framework for meaningfully addressing all fundamental issues of Governance; Public Goods broadly define and Solidarity – Political, Science and Financial as One.

Regretfully the UN Comprehensive Response to COVID-19 assumes that these Non Existent Frameworks not only exist but are working fine in all North and South Countries in our World today.
2.      Are making the ERROR of omitting Step 1 to operating in Step 2 to Implement COVID-19 and SDGs Solutions.

Regretfully the UN Comprehensive Response to COVID-19 assumes that this ERROR is not being made or amount to No Issue or Is No Issue in all North and South Countries in our World today.

As long as UN System: UNO, WBG, IMF, WTO, UNWTO Members – Headquarters, Regional Offices and Country Offices; Canada and remaining 192 UN Member States Governments – All Arms of All Tiers and their National and International Partners keep making mistakes of history, they will keep repeating the above ERROR as re-occurring decimal.

This will Result in Failure to Win War on COVID-19 and Failure to achieve SDGs by 2030, in Canada and remaining 192 UN Member States. This in turn will Guarantee Ultimate National and Global Colossal Catastrophic Consequences for all 193 UN Member States and at its extreme People Dying 1st, Businesses Dying 2nd and Planet Dying 3rd.

To avoid this, there is urgent need for Canada and remaining 192 UN Member States to go back to the basics to first take Step 1 before moving forward to take Step 2 and in ways that establish Institutional Architecture for Domestic and Global Central Coordination Framework for effectively implementing all good ideas harvested from the 3 UN HLVMs, including that in which Canadian Government was Co-Convener.

This underlines Urgent Need to Re-write the UN Comprehensive Response to COVID-19 to include all Key Aspects of EAG Submissions and all other Good Ideas generated in the 3 UN Events, especially as it relate to Remedying ERROR of Omitting Step 1 and Operating in Step 2, But Omitted by the Writers and or Approving Authorities of the UN Comprehensive Response to COVID-19.

This way, all fundamental issues in all COVID-19 Dimensions – Health, Education, Food, Labor, Finance etc on One hand and Political, Economic, Financial, Social etc on the Other hand as applicable or appropriate in each specific Community, Sub-Country, Country, Sub-Continent, Continent and Global/Planet location context will be effectively addressed within National and Global Integrated Innovative Sustainable Solutions to National and Global COVID-19 and SDGs real and complex Challenges on the ground in Canada, remaining 192 UN Member States sides as well as entire UN System: UNO, WBG, IMF, WTO, UNWTO sides and their National and Global Partners sides.

Unprecedented National/Global Crisis Demanding Unprecedented National / Global Response that Work

We urge entire UN System Membership;  Canada and remaining 192 Member States Government to genuinely appreciate that COVID-19 is Unprecedented National / Global Crisis Demanding Unprecedented National / Global Response; that our Proposal addresses Global COVID-19 Response in Canada, other North Countries and South Countries; that No Country is Safe until all Countries are Safe from COVID-19; that All Countries, including Canada are Off Track achieving the SDGs at end 18 of 60 Quarters of Implementation; that Winning War on COVID-19 will Help Put all Countries, including Canada Back On Track to achieve SDGs by 2030 and that Failure to Win War on COVID-19 and Failure to achieve SDGs by 2030 in All Countries will have Guaranteed Ultimate Global Colossal Catastrophic Consequences, at its extreme Resulting in People Dying 1st, Businesses Dying 2nd and Planet Dying 3rd.

Integrating EAG 3 Day HLPF/HLVM with UNDESA HLPF 7–19 July 2020 and ILO Global Summit 1-2 and 7-9 2020

As UNO Leadership did not Mobilize required Political Will and On Time, it is too late hold the suggested 3 Day HLPF/HLVM, 28 – 30 June 2020 on How to Fight and Win War on COVID-19 linked to achieving SDGs by 2030 in all 193 UN Member States.



We have clearly set out Guaranteed Ultimate National and Global Colossal Catastrophic Consequences of Failure to hold the HLPF/HLVM, that is our World – entire UN System, all 193 UN Member States Governments and their National and Global Partners, continuing with Business as Usual to Repeat Mistakes of History Working HARDer in Step 2 while omitting Step 1, rather than quickly change over and On Time to Business Unusual Working SMARTer in Step 1 before moving to Step 2.



However, we urge UNO Leadership to speedily approve Integration, Alignment and Harmony of UNDESA HLPF 7-19 July 2020 with expanded ILO Global Summit 1-2 and 6-9 July 2020 to accommodate EAG 3 Day HLPF/HLVM that is Global Re-Orientation Program Kick Starting Remedying above ERROR. 

This Way the Content of both UNDESA HLPF July 2020 and ILO Global Summit July 2020 would be amended to better address all good ideas harvested from the above 3 UN Events and 6 July 2020 will be an Overlap Day for both UNDESA HLPF July 2020 and ILO Global Summit July 2020 to Jointly Hold One Day Heads of Government Sessions attended by High Powered Delegation from entire UN System; all 193 UN Member States Governments, Businesses and Academia.

Virtual Meeting Platform for the Integrated 1 – 19 July HLPF/HLVM

The Virtual Meeting Platform, VMP, that will effectively support 1 – 19 July 2020, HLPF/HLVM need to Perform at levels equal or more than that demonstrated by the VMP that supported the UN Event on 15 – 16 July 2020 that was an incredible 26 hours of inspiring plenaries and breakout sessions that welcomed more than 23,000 attendees from 180+ countries in what has become the largest-ever UN convening of the global business community.

Integrated Action Ambitions

From Governments side, should Canadian Government cooperate with ISPE/NEHMAP/EAG, we can Together persuade UNDESA and its Divisions to appreciate that Tackling Implementation of “We are all in Business of Better World” Challenge on Successful Basis Demand UNO Partnership for Development Action Ambition – Scaling Business Impact for the Decade of Action, that is Integral Part of other Action Ambitions within the Decade of Action Initiative, to come on Board and UNDESA in turn can help Bring UNGC, UNFCCC, GIE-MLC, other UN Entities and 192 UN Member States Governments on Board.

From UN System side, should EOSG, UNDESA and UNGC cooperate with ISPE/NEHMAP/EAG, we can Together persuade WHO to appreciate that Tackling Implementation of “We are all in Business of Better World” Challenge on Successful Basis Demand UNO Partnership for Development Action Ambition – Scaling Business Impact for the Decade of Action, that is Integral Part of other Action Ambitions within the Decade of Action Initiative, to come on Board and ILO in turn can help Bring WHO, UNFCCC, GIE-MLC, other UN Entities and 193 UN Member States Governments on Board.


This way necessary Political Will to hold UNDESA HLPF 7-19 July 2020 with expanded ILO Global Summit 1-2 and 6-9 July 2020 to accommodate EAG 3 Day HLPF/HLVM, that indeed Mark Turning Point in National and Global Development Cooperation Radical/Fundamental and Rapid/Fast Change as applicable or appropriate in each specific Community, Sub-Country, Country, Sub-Continent, Continent and Global/Planet location context action be Designed and delivered and on time to avoid looming Global Catastrophe.


No Power or Intention to Force our Model on UNGM/UNOPS and or entire UNO and or 193 UN Member States

We have No Power or Intention to Force EOSG, UNDESA, ILO, WHO, UNGM/UNOPS and or entire UNO indeed entire UN System: UNO, WBG, IMF, WTO, UNWTO; as well as Canadian Government and or remaining 192 UN Member States to adopt our Unprecedented Global Response to Unprecedented Global Crises Model.

However, all fundamental issues of serious business demanding serious attention of EOSG, WHO, ILO, UNGM/UNOPS, UNDESA, UNFCCC and UNGC as well as remaining UNO Members, remaining UN System: WBG, IMF, WTO, UNWTO Members and all 193 UN Member States Governments including Canadian Government, raised in our submissions are IGNORED at UNO Peril and World Peril, at its extreme Resulting in People Dying 1st, Businesses Dying 2nd and Planet Dying 3rd.

On Government side, we are convinced that should Canadian Government take up the Key Points on Global Issues we make with appropriate EOSG, UNDESA, ILO, WHO, UNFCCC and UNGC Authorities each would respond positively and take Next Steps in Urgent Global Interest and that should the International Development Minister take up Key Points on National Issues we make with appropriate Canadian Government Authorities, each would respond positively and take Next Steps in Urgent National Interest. 

On UN System side, we are convinced that should UNGC, EOSG, UNDESA, ILO take up the Key Points on Global Issues we make with appropriate WHO, UNFCCC and UNGC Authorities each would respond positively and take Next Steps in Urgent Global Interest and that should the International Development Minister take up Key Points on National Issues we make with appropriate Canadian Government Authorities, each would respond positively and take Next Steps in Urgent National Interest. 

Design and Delivery of Core Strategies and Initiatives
In the full Implementation with effective Monitoring and Evaluation of Re-written UN Comprehensive Response to COVID-19 that Remedy ERROR identified in this Paper, entire UN System; all 193 UN Member States Governments; Businesses and Academic Need to Work Together to Succeed Together and in Ways that Leave No One Behind. This demand Design and Delivery of Core Strategies and Initiatives:-
1.      New UN Partnership Strategy – Focal Agency UNDESA
2.      New UN Procurement Strategy - Focal Agency UNGM/UNOPS
3.      New UN Reform Strategy - Focal Agency UNFCCC
4.      New UN Communication Strategy - Focal Agency UNGC
5.   New UN Competencies Strategy - Focal Agency GIE-MLC (Global Innovation Exchange Million Lives Club

And
1.   New UNO Partnership for Development Action Ambition – Scaling Business Impact for the Decade of Action Initiative - Focal Agency UNDESA
2.    New UNO Procurement for Development Action Ambition – Scaling Business Impact for the Decade of Action Initiative - Focal Agency UNGM/UNOPS
3.   New UNO Cohesion for Development Action Ambition – Scaling Business Impact for the Decade of Action Initiative- Focal Agency UNFCCC
4.    New UNO Cooperation for Development Action Ambition – Scaling Business Impact for the Decade of Action Initiative - Focal Agency UNGC
5.    New UNO Catalysts for Development Action Ambition – Scaling Business Impact for the Decade of Action Initiative - Focal Agency GIE-MLC

Giving its Vision and Mission, UNGC is Uniquely positioned to be the Senior Co-Chief Driver of above Core Strategies and Initiatives as One.

The suggested UNDESA HLPF 7-19 July 2020 with expanded ILO Global Summit 1-2 and 6-9 July 2020 to accommodate EAG 3 Day HLPF/HLVM is good opportunity to launch these New Strategies and Initiatives as practical option for demonstrating Unprecedented National and Global Response to Unprecedented National and Global Crises for Results or that Work.

Unprecedented National and Global Response to Unprecedented National and Global Crises for Results or that Work

In view of the above, there is strong need for UNGC, EOSG, UNDESA, ILO as well as Canadian Government and other Willing and Able Governments to demonstrate and be seen to demonstrate effective support for Unprecedented National and Global Response to Unprecedented National and Global COVID-19 Crisis that Work for 5 Billion Poor Children, Youth, Women, Men and Elders out of the 8.5 Billion People in our World of 2030 including Canadians and to Kick Start this New Approach from the suggested UNDESA HLPF 7-19 July 2020 with expanded ILO Global Summit 1-2 and 6-9 July 2020 to accommodate EAG 3 Day HLPF/HLVM, within Pre Summit Days, Summit Days and Post Summit Days as One Technical and Political Process Discussions that Work.

These Pre Summit Days, Summit Days and Post Summit Days as One Technical and Political Process Discussions that Work need to start immediately. There is so much that need to be DONE in the 5 Days remaining to 1 July 2020 when the Integrated, Aligned and Harmonized UNDESA HLPF; ILO Global Summit and EAG HLPF that is Marathon HLVM, 1-19 July 2020 would start.

We are ready to provide the required Know How, should we be given opportunity to serve Humanity.

Decision Hour

Our World is at Cross Roads and has to Make Choice – Keep accelerating on MADning (Mutually Assured destruction) Road to DOOM or Change Course and start accelerating on MAPing (Mutually Assured Prosperity) Road to BOOM

This is Decision Hour. World Leaders are Willy Nilly Time Bound to Decide on Former or Later.

There are Bright Prospects of Success, if World Leaders Decide for Later and On Time.

This Way the UNDESA HLPF 7-19 July 2020 with expanded ILO Global Summit 1-2 and 6-9 July 2020 to accommodate EAG 3 Day HLPF/HLVM would hold within Integrated, Aligned and Harmonized UNDESA HLPF; ILO Global Summit and EAG HLPF that is Marathon HLVM 1-19 July 2020.

Otherwise, it will be too late to Save our Fragile Planet from looming Guaranteed Global Colossal Catastrophic Consequences of Failure to Win War on COVID-19 and Failure to achieve SDGs by 2030 in all 193 UN Member States.

Request

We request that above points be Critically Reviewed and in Urgent Global Interest.

Should Points made resonate Positively with UN System Leadership; Canadian Government Authorities, other Willing and Able Governments Authorities, please Swing into Action Immediately to Work Together to Succeed Together with 4 Overall Central Coordination Institutions, 8 Central Coordination Institutions, remaining UNO Entities, remaining UN System: WBG, IMF, WTO, UNWTO Entities, remaining 192 UN Member States Governments and ISPE/NEHMAP/EAG to Fight and Win War on COVID-19 linked to achieving SDGs in all 193 UN Member States by end 2030 target date and in Ways that Leave No One Behind.

In Sum,

We have raised serious issues of serious business demanding serious attention of entire UN System and all 193 UN Member States and in Urgent Global Interest.

In view of the above, we urge entire UN System Membership and Powerful North and South Countries Governments to genuinely recognize that:-
1.      Time for Rhetoric and Excuse is Over.
2.      Now is Time for Practice and Action.
3.      The Consequences of Failure to Win War on COVID-19 and Failure to achieve SDGs in All Countries by 2030 are Catastrophic at National and Global levels.
4.    The Rewards of Win War on COVID-19 and achieving SDGs in All Countries by 2030 are Massive at National and Global levels.
5.   Entire UN System Membership Timely Action Ultimately Determine (3) or (4) as Reality in 2030.
6.    Powerful North and South Countries Government have Central Role to Play if (4) is to be the Reality in 2030.

We await UN System and Powerful Governments early response this time – if Positive, Amazing World Transformation Driving Winning War on COVID-19 linked to achieving SDGs by 2030 in all 193 UN Member States will unfold before our very eyes.

God Bless UN. God Bless our World.

Contact:

NEHMAP Team Leader and
Director General
Economic Alliance Group (Global Integrated Sustainable Solutions Provider)
M: +234-8162469805
Website: www.nehmapglobal.org                                                      
Email: nehap.initiative@yahoo.co.uk info@nehmapglobal.org                         

July 2020.


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