Global Push To Achieve SDGs Vision and Words with Action Agenda 46

ISPE       EAG

INTERATIONAL SOCIETY FOR POVERTY ELIMINATION                   ECONOMIC ALLIANCE GROUP

Rethinking War on Terrorism as Major Driver of New National and International Development Systems fit for the 21^st Century: Master Key for achieving 2030 Agenda: AAAA, SDG, COP21, Agenda 21 Vision Ambitions in all 193/306  UN Member States by Target Date – Central Role for National and International Journalists.

Foreword

Our Nigeria and Our World is in crisis. Should National and World Leaders continue to look on and sit by until Fulani Herdsmen Menace; UK Brexit Challenge; EU Illegal Migration and Migration Abuse Time Bombs as well as other National and Global problems Time Bombs explode, the ultimate consequences would be catastrophic for our Fragile Planet.

Now that increasingly Fantasy Meet Brutal Reality – the Time to Reason and Get Real is now. That is more determined effort need to be made to find adequate levels of Integrated Sustainable Solutions; fully implement these Integrated Sustainable Solutions and effectively evaluate this implementation, as appropriate to each specific Community, Sub-national, National, Sub-regional and Regional location context.

It is pertinent to note that it is not only South Countries especially Sub Sahara Countries that have Sustainable Development problems. All 193/306 UN Member States have Sustainable Development problems and need to pull their weight to ensure 2030 Agenda, especially its overarching Agenda the SDG is fully implemented and evaluated at home and globally. The UK Environmental Audit Committee Report on SDG in the UK present evidence supporting this fact.

The Design and Delivery of these Integrated Sustainable Solutions demand Activists; Organizers; Intellectuals and Publicists in all 193/306 UN Member States on one hand and Political Leaders; Eminent Persons; Civil Service Leaders and Religious Leaders in Republic of Ireland, UK, EU and Europe; Nigeria, ECOWAS, other African Sub-regions and Africa; US, other Countries and other Sub-regions Worldwide on the other hand adopting Joined Up or One Worldwide Approach – Not One Cap fit All for alignment, harmonization, coordination and unification of 2030 Agenda Policy, Program Project Interventions, 3PIs and 3PIs Training as One.

There is a need for full implementation with effective monitoring and evaluation of:-

1. EU/AU Summit November 2017 Outcome Document Recommendations.
2. 52nd ECOWAS Heads of Government (HoG) Meeting December 2017 Outcome Document Recommendations.
3. 2030 Agenda – AAAA, SDG, COP21, Agenda 21

(1)–(3) need to be aligned and harmonized with Community and Country Development Plans and in ways that effectively demonstrate clear answers to How questions. This Paper sets out thoughts on priorities and direction moving forward to design and deliver such Integrated Sustainable Solutions in both North and South Countries. National and International Journalists have Central Role to Play if Success is to be achieved.

Introduction  

Human Rights Violations is cause and product of Poverty. Poverty is a cause and product of Terrorism. Terrorism thrive where there is No Justice No Security; No Security No Peace; No Peace No Development. This underlines urgent need to Rethink Development Finance; Rethink Global Economy; Rethink  Evaluation; Rethink Development, Diplomacy, Defense, Democracy, Data and Digitization; Rethink Elections; Rethink Communication,  Rethink Cooperatives and Rethink Multi Stakeholder Partnerships / Platforms, MSPs and Lobbying as Force for Good as Foundation for Achieving increasing Convergence between 2030 Transformation Agenda – Addis Ababa Action Agenda AAAA, Sustainable Development Goals SDG, Climate Change Agenda COP21, Agenda 21 Vision aligned and harmonized with Community Development Plans for each Community; Local Government Development Plans for each of 774 LGs; State Development Plans for each of 36 States, FCT Development Plan for FCT; National Development Plan Intention and Reality in each Community, each of 774 LGs, each of 36 States and FCT, Nigeria and equivalent structures in other UN Member States - both North and South Countries by 2030 Target Date”.

Nigeria is too Rich to be Poor and Too Poor to be Rich. Nigeria is too Rich to be Poor and Too Poor to be Rich. Poverty on such a scale – over 120 million poor Nigerians and over 2 billion Poor Worldwide living on less than US$2 per day while cows in Europe enjoy US$2 subsidy per day – is a Scar on the conscience of Nigeria and World Leaders and demands forceful Integrated Sustainable Solutions response from Stakeholders in each Community, each of 774 LGs, each of 36 States and FCT and National levels in Nigeria and Internationally at ECOWAS, Africa, UK, Europe, Commonwealth, US and Global levels to break this viscous circle on successful and sustainable basis.

Our view is that root cause or primary cause problems of UK Brexit, Nigeria Fulani Herdsmen Menace, Europe Migration and other National and Global problems include Poverty; that Poverty has Physical and Spiritual Dimensions and that adopting New Priorities and Facing New Direction within National and Global Collective Action could shift focus away from UK Brexit, Nigeria Fulani Herdsmen Menace, Europe Migration as Force for Evil in Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, UK, EU, Europe, Nigeria, Africa, US and World and shift focus towards UK Brexit, Nigeria Fulani Herdsmen Menace, Europe Migration as Force for Good in Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, UK, EU, Europe, Nigeria, Africa, US and World.

Terrorism is a Major Problem Worldwide. Nigeria Federal and State Governments are grappling with Boko Haram, Fulani Herdsmen Menace etc need more vigorous response from these Governments. Otherwise, should Fulani Herdsmen Menace Time Bomb be allowed to explode, it would make Boko Haram Child’s Play. This would in turn worse EU illegal Migration.

The Nigeria Governments – Federal and States, President Buhari, 36 Governors, select Nigeria Elders (Men and Women; Christians and Muslims) and Partners within and outside Nigeria have Central Role to Play if Rethinking War on Terrorism that is Integral Part of Rethinking War on Hunger, Malnutrition, Poverty, Disease and Corruption to be Fought and Won and in ways that help achieve Nigeria Rescue Mission that Work and World Rescue Mission that Work Vision Ambitions by 2030 SDG Target date.

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New World Order Vision

The realities of: Brexit and Future UK and EU Relations; illegal Migrants, Migration Abuse and Future Africa and Europe Relations as well as Middle East Crisis and Future Israel and Palestine Relations underline Terrorism Dimensions of New World Order Vision.

This suggest urgent need to identify Terrorism - ISIS, Al Qaeda, Boko Haram, Fulani Herdsmen Menace as well as Poverty – Hunger, Nutrition, Climate Change, Disaster Incidents root cause or primary cause problems on the ground in all 193/306 UN Member States and find Sustainable Solutions.

It is pertinent to note that our Nigeria and our World is in Crisis. Social Mess “a set of interrelated problems … resistant to analysis and, more importantly, to resolution.” Characteristics of a social mess generally, and sustainability specifically, include an absence of a unique and correct solution, interrelatedness of problems, ideological constraints, multiple possible intervention points, resistance to change, value conflict, and political and economic constraints” like Malnutrition is a problem in all North and South Countries in our World today. The difference is in the Degree.

The implication is that meaningfully addressing these real and complex problems on the ground Worldwide demand all National and World Leaders in all 193/306 UN Member States; all Leaders in UN System: UNO WBG IMF and their Partners, Individually and Jointly recognize:-

1. Terrorism Dimension of 2030 Agenda
2. Indivisibility of 2030 Agenda: AAAA, SDG, COP21, Agenda 21
3. SDG as the Overarching 2030 Agenda
4. Reality of Social Mess in all North and South Countries in our World today
5. Implementation and Evaluation Framework that Work in each Community, in each of 774 Local Governments, in each of 36 States and FCT as well as National and International levels built upon:-

a)    Massive Public Sensitization and Policy Reform 

b)    Massive Intellectual Deployment

c)    Massive Communication for Behavior Impact and Changing Attitude and Behavior at Scale 

d)    Effectively addressing both Spiritual and Physical Dimension

e)    Effectively tackling Thinking Through Linked to Knowledge and Evaluation Supply and Demand and Capacity Building - Individual, Institution, Society Supply and Demand

f)     Effectively tackling all concerned Stakeholders Shared Vision Challenge.

Driving Work towards Ending: Terrorism, Hunger, Malnutrition, Poverty, Disease and Corruption Worldwide.

6. Kick Start activities in (1) – (5) within Finance Innovation Dimension and Non Finance Innovation Dimension of Linked Food, Agriculture, Nutrition, Health, Education, Enterprise, Peace, Security, Communication, Cooperatives components of 2030 Agenda: Policy, Program, Project Interventions 3PIs and 3PIs Training as One.

Success Criteria – Interventions: National and Global Leaders Joint

1. Overhaul of Decayed Systems to remove flaws and failures in National and International Diplomacy, Development, Defence, Democracy, Data and Digitization.
2. Removal of Disconnect between Communities in both North and South Countries and UN System: UNO Headquarters New York; WBG Headquarters Washington and IMF Headquarters Washington.
3. Mobilization of National and Global Collective Action to End Illegal Migration and Migration Abuse; deliver Alternative Brexit; End Fulani Herdsmen Menace and other Terrorism Activities as well as other National and Global complex problems.
4. Resources: Influence, Science, Innovation, Technology (Management, Information, Internet, Computer, Bio, Energy, MIICBE) Fund, Manpower, Land, Water, Spiritual.
5. Capacity Building on 3 Levels for all National and International Stakeholder Groups:-

a)      Individual: Hard Competences – Learning and Skills and Soft Competences: Character, Courage and Mindset

b)      Institution: Systems – Operations, Administration, Governance, Marketing, Funding, Technology MIICBE, Evaluation, Accountability, Regulation, Standards, Accounting, Service Delivery, Legal and Reform

c)      Society: Spaces – Political, Cultural, Economic, Financial, Peace, Security, Religious, Moral, Cooperatives, Communication, Social, Environmental, Legal and Technical

6. Sustainable Solutions to Fulani Herdsmen Menace within Nigeria Rescue Mission that Work and World Rescue Mission that Work.
7. Political Support of President Mohammadu Buhari and World Leaders.

It is pertinent to note that:-

1. UN Member States are looking up to UN System: UNO, WBG, IMF Entities for help to implement 2030 Agenda – Addis Ababa Action Agenda AAAA, Sustainable Development Goals SDG, Climate Change Agenda COP21, Agenda 21 Vision aligned and harmonized with Community Development Plans and National Development Plans but these Entities themselves need help before they can help Member States.
2. SDG is the overarching Agenda among the Four 2030 Agendas.
3. SDG affect all Countries – North and South in our World today and not just South Countries.
4. At End 4^th quarter 2017 Year 2 of Implementation of SDG Basic Issues that ought to have been settled by end 2^nd quarter 2015 Year of Decision are still outstanding and may remain outstanding for many more Years.
5. Our World continue to grapple with SDG Implementation and Evaluation Challenges using Multiple Approaches some of which are divergent and World Leaders are wondering why they are Not Getting it Right doing Business as Usual rather than Adopting One Worldwide Approach to Get it Right DOING Business Unusual.
6. The most Advance such One Worldwide Approach that is sufficiently All Inclusive, All Embracing and Ambitious yet not One Cap fit All is 3PCM Approach to National and International Development Cooperation created by Nigerian Mr. Lanre Rotimi and German Dr. Hellmut Eggers. 3PCM Approach to National and International Development Cooperation includes Whole of Society Approach; Whole of Government Approach; Whole of UN System: UNO, WBG, IMF Approach; Whole of Community Approach

National Security and National Economy

At the National Security Summit May 2017 the Sultan and the Ooni made useful contributions. Effort by ISPE/EAG to get National Council Traditional Rulers of Nigeria, NCTRN to support practical Implementation and Evaluation Frameworks for the National Security Summit Outcome Document Recommendations and Conclusions including the Comments and Suggestions of the NCTRN Co Chairmen – Sultan and Ooni did not succeed.

Fulani Herdsmen Menace is the biggest corruption in Nigeria today and biggest threat to National Security and National Economy. Sustainable Solutions to Fulani Herdsmen Menace lie in Fighting and Winning War on Terrorism, Hunger, Malnutrition, Poverty, Disease and Corruption within Integrated Sustainable Solutions.

It is a puzzle that a Fulani Sultan who is a retired General and Security Man and who has been aware of such Integrated Sustainable Solutions since June 2017 could in December 2017 make public statement to the effect that a Federal Government of Nigeria headed by a Fulani President is failure talking Fulani Herdsmen Menace. The Big Question is What has this Fulani Sultan done to HELP this Fulani President achieve sustainable success talking Fulani Herdsmen Menace?

It is a bigger puzzle that a letter properly addressed to President Buhari through DSS containing Investigation and Resolution Report on Fulani Herdsmen Menace including Framework for Correct Diagnosis, Correct Prescription, Correct Surgery and Correct Recovery Management as well as clear warning that should Government allow Fulani Herdsmen Menace Time Bomb to explode, it would make Boko Haram child’s play. As at early 2017 Government had spent over US$2 billion on Boko Haram. The figure today is much higher and Government has just approved another US$1 Billion – money that could have gone to Sustainable Development and which Soldiers on Battle Front had sent SOS to President Buhari few months ago is subject of corrupt practices by Military Authorities. Tears and Blood keep flowing from Fulani Herdsmen Menace, yet President Buhari say the Attacks MUST STOP. This is Paradox that MUST be meaningfully addressed and on time.

There is strong need for President Buhari, Senate President Saraki, House Speaker Dogara to find out the root cause or primary cause of the Sultan’s December 2017 Lamentation as matter of urgent National Interest and come up with Sustainable Solutions to its underlying National Security and National Economy Challenge.

International Dimension – Alternative Brexit that Work

A Deal or No Deal End of ongoing Brexit Process will result in EU suffering with UK suffering more which is bad and Ireland and Africa especially Nigeria suffering as much as UK which is worse.

Now is Time for Ireland and Africa (led by Nigeria) to take Drivers’ seat and Pilot National and Global Collective Action for Alternative Brexit that meaningfully Deliver Stronger Republic of Ireland, Stronger Northern Ireland, Stronger  UK, Stronger  EU, Stronger Europe, Stronger Nigeria, Stronger Africa, Stronger US and Stronger World. To achieve this Republic of Ireland, other North Countries, Nigeria and other South Countries need to speedily adopt Joined Up Approach to help Northern Ireland and UK as well as EU Countries improve their Political Culture to shift focus away from Berxit as Force for Evil to Brexit as Force for Good.  All necessary arrangements in this regard cannot be left to happen on its own but need to be negotiated, agreed and established and on time.

President Buhari is well respected in the International Arena. He is in a unique position to help Nigeria and World find required levels of Diplomacy, Development, Defence, Democracy, Data and Digitization Integrated Sustainable Solutions through Mutual Collaboration and Mutual Trust between Nigeria and Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, rest of UK, EU, Europe, other African Countries, US and other Countries Worldwide.

International Dimension – EU / AU Partnership that Work

The EU/AU Summit November 2017 outcome addressed issues of Economic Opportunities for Youth; Peace and Security; Mobility and Migration; Cooperation on Governance. Interventions in these Themes would be supported by EU/AU/UN Joint Task Migration Force and EU External Investment Plan 2018 – 2020 which aim at mobilizing Euro 44 Billion to fund Anti Illegal Migration or Anti Modern Day Slavery activities. 

The Task Force ToR are:-

1. To save and protect lives of migrants and refugees along illegal migration routes and in particular inside Libya.
2.  To accelerate the assisted voluntary returns of migrants and refugees to their countries of origin.
3. To accelerate the resettlement of migrants and refugees in need of international protection.
4. To build on, expand and accelerate work done by countries of origin and IOM with EU Funding.
5. To intensify dismantling traffickers and criminal networks.
6. To offer opportunities of development and stability to countries of origin and transit tackling root causes of illegal migration.

At the end of the Summit the EU, AU and UN agreed to upgrade in a systematic manner their trilateral cooperation and to meet on a regular basis at the highest political level, notably in the margins of UN General Assembly; other UN Events and other EU / AU Events. These meetings need to meaningfully address challenges of:-

1. Building Bridge between Lessons Learning and Lessons Forgetting on UN Systems: UNO, WBG, IMF; EU and AU sides.
2. Removing disconnect between communities in countries of origin and EC/EU Headquarters as well as UN System: UNO Headquarters New York; WBG Headquarters Washington and IMF Headquarters Washington.
3. Alternative Brexit to avoid worsening Africa’s woes that worsen EU illegal Migration and Migration Abuse problems.
4. Answering 2030 Agenda, especially SDG in both North and South Countries HOW questions
5. Fighting and Winning War on Terrorism, Hunger, Malnutrition, Poverty, Disease and Corruption by 2030 Agenda Target Date.

Should Nigeria get her Act together, Nigeria could attract up to 40% of the fund and the fund could be significantly increased beyond Euro 44 Billion.

EEM to Kick Start Fighting and Winning Wars

The Fulani Herdsmen Menace needs to be addressed alongside ongoing Agitations in the Land. The issues go beyond what the National Council of States can handle hence urgent need for Emergency Extraordinary Meeting, EEM, to discuss Sustainable Solutions to Fulani Herdsmen Menace, Agitations and Nigeria Rescue Mission be scheduled within two weeks. The Participants at this EEM shall be:-

a)      Ag President

b)      All Former Presidents and Vice Presidents

c)      Senate Leadership

d)      National Judicial Council Leadership

e)      House of Representatives Leadership

f)       All Former SSGs and HOSFs

g)      SSG and HOSF

h)      All Governors

i)        All remaining Federal Executive Council Members

j)        All High Command Army, Navy, Airforce, Military Intelligence, DSS, NIA, Police, NSCDC

k)      All Trustees National Council Traditional Rulers of Nigeria, NCTRN.

l)        Supreme Council of Islam in Nigeria Leadership

m)   Christian Association of Nigeria Leadership

n)      Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria Leadership

o)      Major Muslim Missions Leadership

p)      ISPE/EAG Team

The EEM discussions shall focus on:-

a)      16 March 2016 Letter to President Buhari through DSS Ondo State Command and DG DSS.

b)      30 March 2017 Letter to President Buhari through NSCDC Ekiti State Command and Commandant General NSCDC.

c)      19 June 2017 Letter to Ag President Osinbajo

d)      New Nigeria National Development Challenge.

Letter to PMB – Big Questions?

SA to President Buhari on Media, Garba Shehu said on NTA on 29 May 2016 that PMB looked Nigerians in the face and told us to swallow bitter pill of Petrol Price increase. Nigerians Complied. Nigerians in turn should look PMB in the face and DEMAND he swallow bitter pill of ending Fulani Herdsmen Menace. PMB should reciprocate by complying.

To demonstrate compliance PMB need to provide Nigerians with clear answers to the following specific questions:-

1. Did DSS forward Letter to PMB? If No, all concerned officials should be sanctioned.
2. Did Office of President forward Letter to PMB? If No, all concerned officials should be sanctioned.
3. Did PMB take Action on the Letter but his Directive was thwarted, undermined or sabotaged? If Yes, all concerned officials should be sanctioned.
4. Did PMB Refuse to take Action on the Letter? If Yes, PMB should apologize to Nigerians especially all those who have shed avoidable Tears and or Blood.

We urge President Buhari to recognize link between failure to solve Fulani Herdsmen Menace over the years and failure to solve Nigeria’s real and Complex Political, Economic, Social, Cultural, Religious, Cooperatives, Climate Change and Corruption problems in each Community in each of the 774 LGs in each of the 36 States and FCT as well as National level over the years on one hand and Sustainable Solutions to Fulani Herdsmen Menace moving forward and Sustainable Solutions to Nigeria’s real and Complex Political, Economic, Social, Cultural, Religious, Cooperatives, Climate Change and Corruption problems in each Community in each of the 774 LGs in each of the 36 States and FCT as well as National level moving forward.

These Integrated Sustainable Solutions need to be Integral Part of Nigeria Rescue Mission that Work and World Rescue Mission that Work. This is DOING Matter demonstrating and being seen to demonstrate clear answers to 2030 Agenda HOW questions and not Saying Matter that is essentially mere Rhetoric or Pontification by National and World Leaders.

If the Buhari Administration is to get DOING Right and on Time, the Starting Point is Frank and Blisteringly Truthful answers to above questions and early scheduling of Emergency Extra Ordinary Meeting, EEM, noting that preparatory work including National Reconciliation consultations for successful EEM need to start immediately.

Time to Reason and Get Real

We urge President Buhari to recognize that Now is Time to Reason and Get Real if sustainable solutions are to be found to Fulani Herdsmen Menace. We urge Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, UK and EU Leaders to recognize that Now is Tine to Reason and Get Real if sustainable solutions are to be found to Brexit and in ways that meaningfully address National and International Dimension of overarching SDG and remaining 2030 Agenda in all 193/306 UN Member States.

Conclusion  

The Buhari Administration has achieved much but much more remand to be done. The reality is that of the over 120 million Poor in Nigeria today in daily pain and misery, the probability is that about 20 million are being served. This explains why National Economic Data may be improving since it is Oil Driven, while about 100 million poor Nigerians are left out and why the appalling Hunger, Malnutrition, Poverty and Disease levels in Nigeria over the years may be fuelling Insurgency and Terrorist activities

To meaningfully address these points there is a need for FGN to consider facing New Direction and Adopting New Priorities and in the process help Fight and Win War on Terrorism, Hunger, Malnutrition, Poverty, Disease and Corruption in Nigeria and World. President Buhari has Central Role to Play in Design and Delivery of Nigeria Rescue Mission that Work. And World Rescue Mission that Work.

There are Bright Prospects of Success to the Glory of God and the Sustainable Benefit of Humanity Worldwide in the Great Task of Rescuing our Son and Configuring Our World to End Terrorism, Hunger, Malnutrition, Corruption and Poverty in Nigeria and Worldwide. For Nigeria, God is Ready to help Muhammadu Buhari, if Muhammadu is Ready to Help Buhari.

Meaning

Accepting Recognitions and Making Decisions:-

Ø  President Buhari Need to Brace Himself Up to Achieve What is Impossible to Man but with God and Divine Helpers is Possible

Ø  Sustainable Solutions – Very Technical, Very Political, Very Complex and Very Huge with Significant Financial Implication for Diverse Stakeholders – Community to Global

Ø  Not Underrating Magnitude, Complexity and Depth of needed Intellectual Contribution

Ø  Not Underrating needed Central Coordination of State Actors and Non State Actors Contribution on both North and South Countries sides

Ø  Genuine Commitment to Ending National and International Intelligence Systems Failure

Ø  Many Influential White American, Canadian, Irish (Republic of Ireland), Irish (Northern Ireland), British and EU Citizens personally known to President Buhari are Ready to Help Rescue Nigeria and Rescue our World. These Helps Need to be Meaningfully Harnessed and Effectively Deployed as Soon as Possible. Delay is Dangerous

Ø  Intense Diplomatic Efforts and Real Political Will supported by

Ø  Civil Service Diplomats & Defense / Military Diplomats as well as

Ø  Internal Consultants and External Consultants within

Ø  National and Global Central Coordination Multi Stakeholder Platforms / Partnerships equipped with

Ø  HRD and Non HRD Frameworks appropriate for each specific Community, Sub-national, National, Sub-regional, Regional and Global Location Context deployed within

Ø  Overarching Strategy  - National and Global

Kick Start Activities:-

1. Developing Overarching Strategy  - National and Global.
2. ISPE/EAG Meeting with President Buhari.
3. Emergency Extra Ordinary Meeting, EEM of select Nigeria Leaders at National and States Levels including all Past Presidents with ISPE/EAG as Facilitator and Presenter Nigeria Rescue Mission National and Global Action Plan.
4. EEM Preliminary Work including National Reconciliation consultations.
5. Meeting with Select Influential White American, Irish (Republic Of Ireland, Irish (Northern Ireland), Canadian, British and EU Citizens personally known to President Buhari.

Dear Mr Rotimi,

Thank you for your messages.

I wish to express our appreciation for your interest in FAO’s work and activities, but nonetheless, I would like to point out that as a United Nations specialized agency, the Organization’s internal structure and processes’ change and development are only driven by member states.

Please note that FAO’s interventions at regional, sub-regional and country levels promote an integrated programme approach to food security and nutrition challenges and sustainable development, which are decided on by governments through Regional Initiatives and Country Programme Frameworks (CPF).

Your comments and issues’ about possible FAO structural and policy changes are much appreciated.  Although, kindly note that as a Non State Actor (NSA), your organization cannot be involved in structural decision making processes and/or change of any kind related to FAO, given that NSAs are observers according to internal procedures.  (it is pertinent to note that these Participation Issues are highlighted in UN Special Rapporteur on Development Rights Report 2017 and ISPE/EAG comment on the Report. Italics ours)

Extract Letter from Head FAO Partnership Unit 26 April 2017

Contact:

Director General

International Society for Poverty Elimination / Economic Alliance Group

M: +234-8162469805

Email: nehap.initiative@yahoo.co.uk                                            17 December 2017.

         

Global Push To Achieve SDGs Vision and Words with Action Agenda 45

ISPE       EAG

INTERATIONAL SOCIETY FOR POVERTY ELIMINATION                   ECONOMIC ALLIANCE GROUP

Comment on UN Special Rapporteur on Right to Development Report September 2017

Introduction

The UN Special Rapporteur on Right to Development (Special Rapporteur) Report was released September 2017, the first in a series of Reports during his 3 year tenure that started May 2017. This is a very Bold and Commendable Report that deserve full support of all UN Member States: Executive, Parliament, Judiciary Entities at all levels in each North or South Country; all UN System: UNO, WBG, IMF Entities at New York, Washington, Geneva, Rome Headquarters, Regional Headquarters, Country Offices and Sub-national Offices Worldwide. The Special Rapporteur has invited Feedback. This is our Institution’s response to the Invitation.

UN Special Rapporteur on Right to Development Report Series

The UN Special Rapporteur on Right to Development  September 2017 Report is the first in a Series Reports the Special Rapporteur look forward to releasing throughout his 3 year tenure aimed at helping North and South Countries – All UN Member States; UN System: UNO, WBG, IMF and Partners at specific Community, Sub-national National, Sub-regional, Regional and Global, CSnNSrRG levels to jointly tackle UN General Assembly and Human Rights Council, UNGA and HRC, Right to Development Declaration and related Declarations, Implementation and Evaluation  Challenges at each specific CSnNSrRG level.

The Special Rapporteur’s September 2017 Report was essentially outcome of baseline consultative research and diagnostic study, on the past 30 years of Right to Development. The Report analysed real problems on the ground at CSnNSrRG levels to diagnose 3 problems:-

1. Politicization
2. Lack of Engagement
3. Adverse Global Trends

And Prescribes 4 Solutions:-

1. Participation, Dialogue, Consultation and Transparency
2. Inclusiveness
3. Interdependence and Indivisibility of Human Rights
4. International Cooperation

It goes further to set out 8 Point Agenda Methods / Scope of Work.

Building Bridge Between Lessons Learning and Lessons Forgetting

This Important Report has identified many Lessons Learnt. As the Special Rapporteur moves forward in delivery on his ToR, there is a need for him to ensure that Effective Bridge is built between Lessons Learning and Lessons Forgetting.

The Report demonstrates fresh evidence that in the past 30 years of Right to Development Lessons Learning has been progressing at the same pace as Lessons Forgetting. The fact that relevant UNO Agencies have avoided or evaded making the Report accessible to the Public should make it clear to the Special Rapporteur that coming up with Good Reports is one thing; fully implementing its Recommendations with effective monitoring and evaluation of this implementation at specific CSnNSrRG levels is another very different thing. This underlines the urgent need for the Special Rapporteur to ensure that his Report is converted from Vision and Words to Vision and Words with Action and on time.

Right to Participation, Right to Development etc

The lack of full implementation of WCED Report 1986 with effective monitoring and evaluation is direct outcome of lack of full implementation of Right to Development 1986 with effective monitoring and evaluation. This point was noted in the Special Rapporteur’s September 2017 Report. It is clear that the greater majority of World Political, Cultural, Economic, Financial, Social, Environment / Climate Change, Peace, Security / Terrorism, Cooperatives, Communication etc problems on the ground today at specific CSnNSrRG levels in all 193/306 UN Member States is direct result of these identified lacks.

The Special Rapporteur’s September 2017 Report is not and should not be seen as threat to UN Member States Authorities and UN System: UNO, WBG, IMF Authorities. It should be seen in its proper context, as wake up all to these Authorities so that they can Reason and Get Real to redouble effort at getting all UN member States on Track to achieve increasing convergence between 2030 Agenda: AAAA, SDG, COP21, Agenda 21 aligned and harmonized with Community Development Plans and Country Development Plans Visions Intention and Realty by target date.  These Authorities need to recognize that:-

1. Without respecting Right to Development, Right to Participation, other UNGA and HRC Declarations and without fully implementing and evaluating WCED Report Conclusions and Recommendations, it will be uphill task achieving 2030 Agenda: AAAA, SDG, COP21, Agenda 21 aligned and harmonized with Community Development Plans and Country Development Plans Visions in each of 193/306 UN Member States.
2. Without addressing all Public Sector Management, PSM issues, including Leadership, there cannot be Correct Diagnosis,  Correct Prescription, Correct Surgery and Correct Recovery Management to all 2030 Agenda: AAAA, SDG, COP21, Agenda 21 aligned and harmonized with Community Development Plans and Country Development Plans Visions root cause or primary cause problems on the ground at each specific  CSnNSrRG level, it will be uphill task achieving 2030 Agenda Vision in all 193/306 UN Member States.
3. Without addressing all implementation and evaluation challenges in (1) and (2) at each specific CSnNSrRG level, the probability of putting our Fragile Planet in Peril with ultimate catastrophe consequences for citizens in all North and South Countries – all 193/306 UN Member States, is very high. This is because what happens in Rich Countries affect what happens in Poor Countries and Vice Versa.
4. Without quickly converting the September 2017 Report from Vision and Words to Vision and Words with Action, it will be uphill task finding sustainable solutions to real and complex problems on the ground within (1) – (3) at each specific CSnNSrRG level in all 193/306 UN Member States.

Rethinkings

As No Capitalist Country can be stable without a level of Socialism and No Socialist Country can be stable without a level of Capitalism (Communism is the Highest form of Socialism) there is urgent need for UN Member States: Executive, Parliament, Judiciary Authorities; UN System: UNO, WBG, IMF Authorities to Rethink Diplomacy, Development, Defence, Democracy, Data, Digitization, Accountability, Transparency, Participation, Governance, Leadership, Communication, Cooperatives, Solidarity, Trust, Elections and Evaluation within Right to Development and other UNGA and HRC Rights Declarations and in ways that meaningfully Organize, Orientate and Discipline Citizens in each of 193/306 UN Member States to be the MOVING FORCE Driving Transformation of Society as well as evolution of New National and International Development Systems fit for the 21^st Century at each specific CSnNSrRG level in all 193/306 UN Member States.

To effectively address these Rethinkings Needs, there must be multiple Paradigm Shifts, including shift away from Brexit and Globalization as Force for Evil to shift toward Brexit and Globalization as Force for Good and in ways that effectively demonstrate Thinking Global and Acting Local – where the smallest Unit of Local is the Community in each of 193/306 UN Member States and the largest Unit is each of the 5 Continents in our World today.

2030 Agenda: Tackling Implementation and Evaluation Challenges

There is No North or South Country in our World today that is not facing challenges in the full implementation and effective evaluation of Sustainable Solutions to National and International Dimensions of 2030 Agenda: AAAA, SDG, COP21, Agenda 21 aligned and harmonized with Community Development Plans and Country Development Plans Visions root cause or primary cause problems on the ground at each specific CSnNSrRG level.

The earlier these challenges are Professionally tackled, the faster UN System: UNO, WBG, IMF Entities will shift from MDG Mode to SDG Mode (UN System: UNO,WBG,IMF Entities are still in MDG Mode in 4^th Quarter 2017 Year 2 of Implementation) and our World will be on track achieving 2030 Agenda Vision by target date. Many Countries – North and South are off target in 4^th quarter Year 2 of Implementation and much needs to be done and on time, if all 193/306 UN Member States are to be on track meeting 2030 Agenda Goals by target date.

If all 193/306 UN Member States in our World today are to be on track meeting 2030 Agenda: AAAA, SDG, COP21, Agenda 21 aligned and harmonized with Community Development Plans and Country Development Plans Goals by target date, the 2030 Agenda: AAAA, SDG, COP21, Agenda 21 aligned and harmonized with Community Development Plans and Country Development Plans need to be converted into Single Food, Agriculture and Nutrition, FAN Agenda for Ending Hunger, Malnutrition and Poverty Worldwide.

All the Single FAN Agenda Design and Delivery that is Integral Part of all Political, Cultural Economic, Financial, Social, Environment / Climate Change, Peace, Security / Terrorism, Religious, Moral, Cooperatives, Communication, Legal, Technical Dimensions of 2030 Agenda: AAAA, SDG, COP21, Agenda 21 aligned and harmonized with Community Development Plans and Country Development Plans at each specific CSnNSrRG level in all 193/306 UN Member States - How questions need to be effectively answered and jointly by UN Member States: Executive, Parliament, Judiciary; UN System: UNO, WBG, IMF and other relevant Stakeholders.

This finding of Correct answers to 2030 Agenda: AAAA, SDG, COP21, Agenda 21 aligned and harmonized with Community Development Plans and Country Development Plans - How questions demand converting the Single Food, Agriculture and Nutrition Agenda for Ending Hunger, Malnutrition and Poverty Worldwide into 2 Visions – Political Vision and Economic Vision, each with Integrated Political, Cultural Economic, Financial, Social, Environment/Climate Change, Peace, Security/Terrorism, Religious, Moral, Cooperatives, Communication, Corruption, Leadership, Service Delivery, Governance, Accountability, Participation, Transparency, Spiritual, Cooperation, Change, Attitude, Behaviour, Legal and Technical Sustainable Solutions specific for each CSnNSrRG level in all 193/306 UN Member States.

There is huge information, research and knowledge gap that need to be urgently filled, if all fundamental issues identified in this Paper are to be meaningfully addressed by all UN Member States: Executive, Parliament, Judiciary at all tiers; UN System: UNO, WBG, IMF Entities at Headquarters, Regional Offices, Country Offices and Sub-national Offices and Partners Worldwide. As long as these Gaps remain unfilled, it will be uphill task achieving increasing convergence between 2030 Agenda: AAAA, SDG, COP21, Agenda 21 aligned and harmonized with Community Development Plans and Country Development Plans Intention and Realty by target date in each CSnNSrRG level in all 193/306 UN Member States.

https://cpr.unu.edu/lets-start-at-the-very-beginning-governing-the-un-development-system-in-the-age-of-sustainable-development.html   UNU CPR Article on UN System Reform

http://developmentchangechampions.blogspot.com.ng/2016/09/global-push-to-achieve-sdgs-vision-and.html  Talking Development Change Blog Article on War on Terror.

http://www.latinamerica.undp.org/content/rblac/en/home/library/human_development/informe-regional-sobre-desarrollo-humano-para-america-latina-y-e.html  UNDP LAC Report 2016

Points made in the Special Rapporteur’s September 2017 Report against background of Points made in the LAC Report, UNU Paper, other Documents and Submissions in this Paper underline need for clear and correct answers to 4 Specific Questions set out below.

We seek to draw attention of relevant authorities to the need for paradigm shifts: from focus on problems and blame to focus on solutions and opportunities; focus on academic research aimed at advancing frontiers of academic knowledge to focus on development research aimed at significant improvements in contemporary measures of service, speed, quality, costs and where necessary revenue; from working in silos to working in synergy; from business as usual to business unusual; from focus on talking and thinking to focus on action and accomplishment.

Right to Development, Right to Participation etc – Tackling Challenge Worldwide?

The Special Rapporteur on Right to Development Report September 2017 underlines urgent need for UN Member States genuinely interested in achieving increasing convergence between 2030 Agenda: AAAA, SDG, COP21, Agenda 21 aligned and harmonized with Community Development Plans and Country Development 2030 Agenda: AAAA, SDG, COP21, Agenda 21 aligned and harmonized with Community Development Plans and Country Development Plans Intention and Realty by target date in each CSnNSrRG level; to collectively DEMAND relevant UN System: UNO, WBG, IMF Entities meaningfully support their joint effort through joint UN Member States: Executive, Parliament, Judiciary at all tiers; UN System: UNO, WBG, IMF Entities at Headquarters, Regional Offices, Country Offices and Sub-national Offices and Partners Implementation and Evaluation of Right to Development, Right to Participation, other relevant UNGA and HR Declarations.

These UN Member States Entities and UN System: UNO, WBG, IMF Entities need to demonstrate and be seen to demonstrate genuine commitment towards Design and Delivery of Right to Development Vision and 2030 Agenda: AAAA, SDG, COP21, Agenda 21 aligned and harmonized with Community Development Plans and Country Development Plans Vision: Policies, Programs, Projects Interventions, 3PIs and 3PIs Training as One in ways that operationalize in practice Right to Development, Right to Participation, other relevant UNGA and HRC Declarations in each specific CSnNSrRG level in their respective Countries. As there is a lot of Band Wagon Effect among Nations, the Successes achieved would be Benchmarked and replicated in other Nations. UN Member States, UN System: UNO, WBG, IMF, Office of Special Rapporteur on Right to Development cannot do this huge work alone, but need Policy Reform Advice and Technical Support at all CSnNSrRG level by a Global Coordinating External Consultant with demonstrated Hard Competencies: Learning and Skills and Soft Competencies: Character Courage and Mindset.

All fundamental issues highlighted in the Report Conclusions and Recommendations and this Commentary on the Report cannot be wished away, denied or rejected by UN Member States and UN System: UNO, WBG, IMF but need to be discussed at all relevant UN System Events, Conferences and Intergovernmental Meetings, negotiated and established within Sound Implementation and Evaluation Frameworks, as well as operationalized in practice within Systems, Structures,, Policies, Procedures, Cooperatives, Communication, Rules and Cultures Changes relevant to each specific CSnNSrRG level in all 193/306 UN Member States and on time, if sustainable solutions are to be found to real and complex World Political, Economic, Financial Security, Social, Climate Change, Environment et problems on the ground today in each of 193/306 UN Member State.

The UK Parliament Environmental Audit Committee Report on SDG in the UK  underline the fact that all North and South Countries need to implement and evaluate SDG and remaining 2030 Agenda including Right to Development, in their respective Nations.

New NRMAP-Ag and New NRMAP Multidisciplinary Professionals Community of Practice

The current National Adaptation Plan (Agriculture) NAP-Ag and NAP relies heavily, sometimes exclusively and sometimes disproportionately on Trained Economists. The fundamental issues underlying root problems in each of the 9 New National Resilience, Mitigation and Adaptation Plan, NRMAP Components – Agriculture; Ecosystem and Biodiversity; Water; Health – Plant, Animal, Human; Tourism; Infrastructure; Energy; Humanitarian; Institutional and Systems Reform are well beyond what only Trained Economists can handle and that explains why working HARDer is not delivering Better Performance and Results.

To achieve continuously improving Performance and Results in design and delivery of new NRMAP-Ag and New NRMAP that is integral part of reinforced Global and National Collective Action for achieving Right to Development Vision and 2030 Agenda – AAAA, SDG, COP21, Agenda 21 Vision, there is a need to meaningfully involve balanced mix of Multidisciplinary Professionals from Arts, Humanities, Sciences, Engineering, Medicine; that is Academics, Professionals and Practitioners whose collective expertise, perspectives and diversity are adequate to help Stakeholders in specific Community to Global Location Context grapple effectively with their unique New NRMAP-Ag and New NRMAP Policy, Program, Project Intervention, 3PI and 3PI Training as One Challenges.

World Leaders and National Leaders in each of the 6 Major Blocks – Member States: Executive, Parliament, Judiciary at all levels; UN System – UNO, WBG and IMF; CSOs/NGOs; Academics and Researchers; Businesses: Micro, Small, Medium, Large, Multinational Enterprises; Consultants need to recognize that there is no way Trained Economists alone can provide all of the answers to all of the New National Resilience, Mitigation and Adaptation Plan, NRMAP-Ag and New NRMAP real and complex problems on the ground from Community to Global levels and that for Best Results, there is a need to include all relevant Multidisciplinary Academics, Scientists, Arts, Engineering, Humanities, Medicine: Professionals and Practitioners.

New NRMAP-Ag and New NRMAP Capacity Building

In the New NRMAP-Ag and New NRMAP, Policy Makers and Decision Makers need to recognize that Effective and Efficient Capacity Building needs to be on 3 Levels:-

1. Individual: Hard Competences – Learning and Skills and Soft Competences – Character, Courage, Discipline and Mindset.
2. Institution: Systems and Processes operating at minimum certain levels of performance and productivity to support Individuals to deploy Hard and Soft Competences acquired in their day to day work.
3. Society: Political, Cultural, Economic, Financial, Social, Environment, Peace, Security, Religious, Moral, Technical and Legal Space for Institutions to Thrive on Chaos.

6 Major Blocks of Stakeholders in the New NRMAP-Ag and New NRMAP Processes that is Integral Part of the AAAA, SDG, COP21, Agenda 21 aligned and harmonized with Community Development Plans and Country Development Plans in each of 193/306 Member States are: Member States; UN System – UNO, WBG, IMF and CSOs/NGOs.

Our Study Finding is that there are Research and Knowledge Gaps in each of the 6 Major Blocks that need to be filled. To achieve this, there are Capacity Building Gaps in each of the 6 Major Blocks that also needs to be filled and without delay, if there is to be increasing convergence between New NRMAP-Ag Vision and New NRMAP Vision Intention and Reality that is integral part of work towards achieving increasing convergence between AAAA, SDG, COP21 and Agenda 21 Visions Intention and Reality in each Community in each of the 193/306 Member States. Also, Capacity Building Challenge is not only on Developing Countries side.

These Capacity Building realities on the ground challenges World Leaders and National Leaders in each of the 6 Blocks to Individually and Jointly find ways and means of continuously improving Commitment, Collaboration, Cooperation, Cohesion and Coordination from Community to Global levels, because the threat of Climate Change in Agriculture and remaining identified New NRMAP 8 Components are real and failure to come up with credible Community to Global Climate Change Mitigation, Resilience and Adaptation Sustainable Solutions Framework could have ultimate catastrophic consequences for our fragile Planet.

New NRMAP-Ag and New NRMAP Reform Interventions – Selecting Preferred Consultants

The UN System – UNO, WBG and IMF Entities have standard guidelines for selection of Consultants. However, the UN System – UNO, WBG, IMF Procurement Process needs to appreciate the difference in regular Consulting Services Procurement such as Financial Audit where standards exist and qualified Service Providers deliver to these standards and so any Pre Qualified Consultant can deliver equally on the Assignment, therefore NO HARM is done in selecting the Lowest Financial Proposal to Definite Quantity Contract and Reform Consulting Services Procurement.

In Reform Consulting Services Procurement, such as Policy Reform where no standards exist and Innovation and Creativity are Keys and so all Pre Qualified Consultants cannot deliver equally on the Assignment, therefore MUCH HARM is usually done in selecting the Lowest Financial Proposal, if this does not coincide with the Highest Technical Proposal. Thus, the selection of Preferred Consultant that consistently Deliver Good Reform Policies, Programs, Projects, continues to pose major Challenge for UN System Entities and Member States.

The New NRMAP-Ag needs to have New Procurement Processes, with New Rules that effectively respond to this difference and in ways that ensure Accountability is effectively promoted and protected through ensuring that each Preferred Consultant deliver on promise made in their Technical Proposal. This way Preferred Consultants who consistently deliver flawed or failed Technical Proposals are no longer rewarded with renewed Patronage and Procurement Commissioners and Managers who consistently select Preferred Consultants who consistently deliver flawed or failed Technical Proposals are sanctioned.

New NRMAP-Ag and New NRMAP: Moving from Vision and Words without Action to Vision and Words with Action

The current NAP-Ag and NAP, without prejudice to Giant Strides already made, is essentially Vision and Words without Action and this explains why the much more that remains to be done appears to be uphill task. This is so because the current NAP-Ag and NAP provide answer to What and Why questions while avoiding or evading answer to How questions.

The New NRMAP-Ag and New NRMAP needs to be Vision and Words with Action that provide clear and correct answer to What, Why, When, Where, Who and How questions, if there is to be increasing convergence between Right to Development Vision, New NRMAP-Ag Vision, NRMAP Vision, AAAA Vision, SDG Vision, COP21 Vision and Agenda 21 Vision in each Community in each of 193/306 Member States Intention and Reality by 2030 Target date. A New NRMAP is one of the Master Keys to Right to Development that Work.

To achieve this, the Design and Delivery of New NRMAP-Ag and New NRMAP that are Integral Parts of Right to Development Vision, 2030 Agenda: AAAA, SDG, COP21 and Agenda 21 that is Vision and Words with Action, needs to be built upon correct Diagnosis of root problems on the ground in each specific Community to Global location; correct Prescription to diagnosed Diseases; correct Surgery to apply the Prescription and correct Recovery Management after the Surgery. World Leaders and National Leaders in the 6 Major Blocks need to recognize and appreciate that it is fail is any one of these stages, fail in all the stages.

Right to Development, Right to Participation etc Acid Test of Credibility

The Acid Test of Credibility of the Right to Development, Right to Participation and related UNGA and HRC Declarations is How it Delivers from Community to Global levels:-

1. Better Agriculture Crops, Livestock, Forestry, Fisheries and Aquaculture Information Services
2. Better Agriculture Crops, Livestock, Forestry, Fisheries and Aquaculture Commodity Markets
3. Better Innovation and Creativity in Climate Change Resilience, Mitigation and Adaptation Solutions Management
4. Better Optimization of Climate Change Gains and Minimization of Climate Change Losses
5. Better Trade, Aid, Debts, Anti Corruption, Peace and Security

Big Issues – Four Specific Questions

There is a need for the Special Rapporteur on Right to Development; FAO, UNDP other UN System: UNO WBG IMGF Entities; US, UK, Germany, France, other North Countries; Egypt, Nigeria Brazil, China and other South Countries;  CSOs/NGOs; Academics and Researchers; Businesses: Micro Small, Medium, Large and Multinational Enterprises Citizens and Consultants to jointly provide clear answers to the following questions:-

1.      How to remove disconnect between each Community in each of 193/306 UN Member States and FAO and IFAD Rome Headquarters, WBG and IMF Washington Headquarters and UNO New York Headquarters?

2.      How to domesticate Linked Food, Agriculture, Nutrition, Health, Lifestyle and Wellbeing Dimensions of all 17 Goals of the SDGs as appropriate to specific context of each Community in each of 193/306 UN Member States?

3.      How to answer NRMAP-Ag and NRMAP How questions, especially DOING of How in each Community in each of 193/306 UN Member States and in ways that help achieve increasing convergence between 2030 Agenda – AAAA, SDG, COP21 Vision Intention and Reality by 2030 target date?

4.      How the NRMAP-Ag and remaining identified Eight NRMAP Components could be funded and in ways that help achieve all 17 Goals of the SDGs by 2030 Target Date?

5.      How the Right to Development, Right to Participation and related UNGA and HRC Declarations could be funded and in ways that help achieve all 17 Goals of the SDGs by 2030 Target Date?

Inclusion

In the work towards achieving Right to Development Vision, New NRMAP-Ag, New NRMAP Vision Ambitions and 2030 Agenda: AAAA, SDG, COP21, Agenda 21 Vision in all 193/306 UN Member States, it is not just Multidisciplinary Professionals at all levels in each of the 6 Major Blocks that should be meaningfully involved through Multi Stakeholder Platforms in Design and Delivery of Policy, Program, Project Interventions, 3PIs and 3PIs Training as One, but All Stakeholders from Community to Global levels in each of the 193/306 Member States, irrespective of Age, Class Education, Gender, Race, Tribe, Religion, Political or any other Interest needs to be included.

Disconnect

Records show that SDG needs to be implemented by all 193/306 UN Member States; that Malnutrition is a problem affecting virtually all 193/306 UN Member States; that over 2/3 of the World Poor have their livelihood in Agriculture; that many UNO Interventions to support smallholder farmers are actively discussed at UNO Headquarters New York and FAO/IFAD Headquarters Rome; mildly discussed at UNO Entities including FAO and IFAD Country Offices. However, the greater majority of Target Beneficiaries and Duty Bearers at Sub-national and Community levels are not aware of these UNO Interventions. This Disconnect between Communities in 193/306 Member States and UNO Headquarters New York and FAO/IFAD Headquarters Rome needs to be speedily removed, if there is to be increasing convergence between New NRMAP-Ag Vision and New NRMAP Vision Intention and Reality.

One Worldwide Approach

We note that there are different approaches, visions, models and tools available to each country to achieve Right to Development Vision as well as 2030 Agenda: AAAA, SDG, COP21 and Agenda 21 Vision, in accordance with its national circumstances and priorities as well as its own development context. However, if there is to be continuously improving collaboration, cooperation, cohesion and coordination in the design and delivery of Policy, Program, Project Interventions, 3PIs and 3PIs Training as One, a need arises for United Community to Global Visions whose implementation and evaluation is built upon One Worldwide Approach that is a Common and Systemic Approach for improving Ownership, Alignment, Harmony etc that has clear Principles, Instruments / Tools corresponding to each Principle, Practices and Database.

3PCM is an Advance One Worldwide Approach that is sufficiently all inclusive, all embracing and ambitious to meet the implementation as well as evaluation demands of an all inclusive, all embracing and ambitious SDGs, that is essentially the over-arching 2030 Global Agenda and which in reality includes NRMAP-Ag, NRMAP, AAAA, COP21 and Agenda 21.

http://www.un.org/en/ga/second/70/input_3pcm_long.pdf

http://blogs.worldbank.org/publicsphere/neglected-universal-force-peace-and-stability-love#comment-6229   WB Blog Article on LOVE.

Reforming the UN System – UNO, WBG, IMF to be Fit for the 21^st Century

The UN System – UNO, WBG, IMF Entities have Central Role to Play if Right to Development Vision that is Integral Part of NRMAP-Ag Vision, NRMAP Vision, AAAA Vision, SDG Vision, COP21 Vision and Agenda 21 Vision, is to be designed and delivered from Community to Global levels. Records show that several UN Declarations in 2015, 2016 and 2017 have underlined this fact. Some have specific provisions calling on UNDESA to Re-engineer itself so as to be better placed to support UN member States many of whom have requested UNDESA support to help them meet SDG targets inclusive of AAAA, COP21 targets by 2030 target date.

The reality is that without appropriate help from External and Internal Consultants with minimum certain levels of Hard and Soft Competences, UNDESA cannot deliver on this responsibility and without UNDESA delivery on this responsibility OS2RD cannot achieve Right to Development Vision. Also UNDESA Re-engineering that is not integral part of other UN System – UNO, WBG, IMF Entities, including OS2RD Re-engineering is not likely to achieve much in the work towards achieving the 2030 Global Agenda by target date.

We suggest Re-engineering 9 UNO Entities – OS2RD – Right to Development; UNDP – Poverty and Governance; UNICEF – Children and Family Welfare; WHO – Health, Lifestyle and Wellbeing; UNEP – Climate Change and Environmental Protection; FAO – Food, Agriculture and Nutrition; ILO – Entrepreneurship and Employment; WTO – Commerce and Trade and UNODC – Crime and Corruption and 8 UNO New York Headquarters Entities – UNSC, OPGA, EOSG, UNCEB, ECOSOC, GA Committees, UNDESA, UNDPI, WBG Liaison Office; IMF Liaison Office, that is Integral Part of UN System Delivery as One, DaO Driving Transformation to make each UN System – UNO, WBG, IMF Entity, an International Institution Fit for the 21^st Century.

How Member States and UN System: UNO, WBG, IMF and Partners Learns

FAO and remaining UN System: UNO, WBG, IMF Entities, including OS2RD consistently generates huge research and knowledge information each year. The Big question is How does OS2RD, FAO and the remaining UN System: UNO, WBG, IMF Entities, disseminate and utilize, these huge research and knowledge information?

The UK ICAI released a 2014 Report on How UK DFID Learns that gave UK DFID Poor Rating of 3 out of 4. Yet the Report found that UK DFID leads in Learning among UK Government Agencies/ Entities. The probability is high that should the same assessment be carried out in UN System – UNO, WBG, IMF Entities, including OS2RD or other UN Member State Entities, each would Score the same Poor Rating of 3 out of 4 or less.

If NRMAP-Ag, NRMAP, AAAA, SDG, COP21, Agenda 21 Vision and Right to Development, Right to Participation, other related UNGA and HRC Declarations Visions ambitions are to be achieved by 2030 Target date in each of 193/306 Member States, there is a need to ensure that each of 193/306 Member States Agencies / Entities as well as each of the UN System – UNO, WBG, IMF Agencies / Entities Score Rating of 2 out of 4 or higher. This way, each of these Agencies / Entities will have installed Processes and Systems that ensure that effective bridge is built between Lessons Learning and Lessons Forgetting.

Revising Major Group Concept in 2030 Agenda: AAAA, SDG, COP21 Agenda 21

The SDG Major Group Concept is not working to achieve 2030 Agenda. This is essentially due to failure to actually Learn Lessons from Major Group Concept failure in MDG and UNEP.

It is wrong to classify Local Government – a Tier of Government with 3 Arms, as a Non Governmental Major Group; to fail to recognize State Governments as a Tier of Government (where it exist) with 3 Arms; to recognize more than 4 NGO Major Groups all of which are working in Silos rather than Synergy and to tolerate or rationalize corruption in the awarding of EOSO Status to NGOs and other SDG Systems, Structures, Procedures, Policies, Rules and Cultures Corrupt practices on Member States: Executive, Parliament, Judiciary, UN System: UNO, WBG, IMF and Partners sides as is the reality in existing Major Group Concept.

There is urgent need to overhaul Decay not just in the Major Groups System / Concept , but all other SDG Systems, Structures, Procedures, Policies, Rules and Cultures in the entire 2030 Agenda: AAAA, SDG, COP21, Agenda 21 and its Leave No One Behind Concept that is aligned and harmonized with Community Development Plans and Country Development Plans, Policies, Programs, Projects Interventions, 3PIs and 3PIs Training as One in ways that operationalize in practice Right to Development, Right to Participation, other relevant UNGA and HRC Declarations in each specific CSnNSrRG level in all 193/306 UN Member States.

Office of UN Special Rapporteur on Right to Development, OS2RD Partnership Strategy

The Special Rapporteur on Right to Development September 2017 Report underlines the Special Rapporteur’s willingness to work meaningfully with UN Member States: Executive, Parliament, Judiciary at all tiers; UN System: UNO, WBG, IMF Entities at all levels; and other Stakeholders in each specific CSnNSrRG level in all 193/306 UN Member States.

To move from Talking and Thinking to Action and Accomplishment, there is urgent need for the Special Rapporeur on Right to Development to consider adopting the FAO Partnership Strategy and improving on same to work out Working OS2RD Partnership Strategy with each of the 6 Stakeholder Blocks and in ways that promote and protect better commitment, collaboration, cohesion, cooperation and coordination in each specific CSnNSrRG level in all 193/306 UN Member States.

OS2RD Partnership Strategy – Kick Start Mutual Collaboration Events and Activities

The OS2RD Partnership Agreement is expected to be a Legal Agreement that would take some time to negotiate and agree. However, this Partnership Agreement needs to start immediately with Institutions that demonstrate required levels of Hard and Soft Competencies and kick started by Mutual Collaboration Events and Activities within:-

1. Involving Actors – 6 Blocks from North and South Countries and UN Systems: UNO, WBG, IMF through Design and Delivery of Multi Stakeholder Platforms / Partnerships, MSP for Social Justice and Economic Growth; MSP for Sustainable Development Solutions etc
2. Reinvigorating Right to Development, Right to Participation and related UNGA and HRC Declarations in each specific CSnNSrRG level in all 193/306 UN Member States through Design and Delivery of appropriate Implementation and Evaluation Frameworks.
3. Improving National Development Cooperation and International Development Cooperation in each specific CSnNSrRG level in all 193/306 UN Member States through Design and Delivery of appropriate Implementation and Evaluation Frameworks.
4. Firmly putting Right to Development, Right to Participation and related UNGA and HRC Declarations in the Front Burner in both National Public Arena and International Public Arena within Inclusive Citizens Engagement and Inclusive Institutions in all 193/306 UN Member States through Design and Delivery of appropriate Implementation and Evaluation Frameworks.
5. Design and Delivery of Right to Development, Right to Participation and related UNGA and HRC Declarations Community of Practise Implementation and Evaluation Frameworks.
6. Design and Delivery of Mechanisms for Securing the Full Cooperation of UN Member States: Executive, Parliament, Judiciary at all tiers – both North and South Countries; UN System: UNO WBG IMF Entities at Headquarters Regional Offices, Country Offices and Sub-national Offices; SOs/NGOs; Academics and Researchers; Business: Micro, Small, Medium, Large, Multinational Enterprises; Consultants, Media – National and International.

The above and other Mutual Collaboration Activities and Events would be Designed and Delivered in such a way as to ensure that all obstacles and barriers to improving systems, structures, policies, procedures, solidarity, cooperatives, communication, rules and cultures changes required to achieve increasing convergence between Right to Development Vision and 2030 Agenda Vision Intention and Reality at each specific CSnNSrRG level in all 193/306 UN Member States are effectively removed.

However to practicalize these changes, there is a need to Rethink Action Agenda Items in Section VII Methods of Work, given the reality that overt and overt measures have been taken by relevant UNO Entities to ensure that the Public in UN Member States do not have access to the Special Rapporteur on Right to Development Report September 2017.

The Special Rapporteur needs to ensure that all future Reports released by OS2RD during the remainder of his tenure are Vision and Words with Action and that all Duty Bearers on UN Member States: Executive, Parliament, Judiciary at all tiers – both North and South Countries; UN System: UNO WBG IMF Entities at Headquarters Regional Offices, Country Offices and Sub-national Offices fully Implement aspects of the Report Conclusions and Recommendations for which they have statutory responsibility, with effective Monitoring and Evaluation of this Implementation.

Pilot Program and Scale Up Program

The Best way to Learn to Swim is to get into the Swimming Pool. The Best way to Test the Good Ideas and Pertinent Suggestions the OS2RD Team; other UN System: UNO, WBG, IMF Teams; UN Member States: Executive, Parliament, Judiciary Teams would harvest from Feedback on Special Rapporteur on Right to Development September 2017 Report is to start immediately a Pilot Program and Scale Up Program.

Way Forward

Innovation and Creativity are Keys as we face Community to Global Challenges of Modernization and Climate Change in the 21^st Century, Right to Development, Right to Participation, Ending Hunger, Malnutrition and Poverty Worldwide.

The correct answers to Right to Development and 2030 Agenda How questions could be found first, in selecting One Worldwide Approach, and second in establishing Pilot Programs to test good ideas and pertinent suggestions harvested from Feedback to the Right to Development September 2017 Report and Scale Up Programs at National, Regional and Global levels, for ideas and suggestions that Pilot Programs identify as Working.

As long as Stakeholders continue to use multiple, sometimes divergent Approaches and as long as ideas and suggestions cannot be tested to determine what works and how it could be expanded and what is not working and how it could be corrected, it would be uphill task achieving increasing convergence between Right to Development Vision and 2030 Agenda Vision Intention and Reality in all or most of the 193/306 UN Member States by target date.

Conclusion

In the work towards achieving the Right to Development Vision and 2030 Agenda Vision ambitions by Target date, fundamental issues that ought to have been settled by end 1^st quarter 2015, that is, 6 months before World Leaders endorsed the historic document are still outstanding in 4^th quarter 2017, that is, 21 months after the SDGs have been endorsed. 

The FAO, other UN System: UNO, WBG, IMF Entities including OS2RD are fully aware that without effectively grappling with Climate Change Impact on Agriculture, the possibility of achieving the Hunger Goal of the SDG is bleak. This in turn means achieving the Poverty Goal and related SDG  / 2030 Agenda Goals will be uphill Task.

FAO, other UN System: UNO, WBG, IMF and OS2RD can help Countries identify all Research and Knowledge Gaps in Right to Development Vision and fill in such a way as to achieve increasing convergence between Right to Development Vision Intention and Reality that is interlinked, interdependent and interconnected with work towards achieving increasing convergence between New NRMAP, NRMAP, AAAA, SDG, COP21, Agenda 21 aligned and harmonized with Community Development Plans and Country Development Plans in each of the 193/306 Member States Vision Intention and Reality.

To achieve these, there is need for Re-engineering FAO that is integral part of Re-engineering each UN System – UNO, WBG, IMF Entity, including OS2RD and in ways that Correctly Test all Good Ideas and Pertinent Suggestions harvested from feedback on the Special Rapporteur on Right to Development September 2017 Report.

Should Points made in this Paper resonate positively with OS2RD, FAO, other UN System: UNO, WBG, IMF Entities and UN Member States: Executive, Parliament, Judiciary Entities, we are glad to be invited to participate in its Implementation.

There are Bright Prospects of Success, should OS2RD, FAO, UNDP UNDESA, EOSG, OPGA, UNEB, UNSC, UNGA Committees, ECOSOC, UNGA as well as UN Member States – especially Powerful North and South Countries be Individually and Collectively genuinely committed to contributing its quota towards achieving Right to Development Vision, New NRMAP Vision and 2030 Agenda: AAAA, SDG, COP21 Agenda 21 Vision Intention and Reality across our World.

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Email: nehap.initiative@yahoo.co.uk                                            9 October 2017.