Wednesday, May 11, 2016

Global Push To Achieve SDGs Vision and Words with Action Agenda 24

ISPE       EAG
INTERATIONAL SOCIETY FOR POVERTY ELIMINATION                   ECONOMIC ALLIANCE GROUP

Achieving AAAA, SDG and COP21 Outcome Document Vision and Words with Action Agenda by 2030 in 306/193 Member States – Part 14

Commentary (1) on 6 May 2016 co-Facilitators Draft Resolution on Review of SG Report on Follow Up and Review: A New Landscape for Stakeholder Engagement in UN System – UNO, WBG and IMF?


We commend the effort of the co-Facilitators towards having a draft resolution on the follow up and review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development at the Global level ready for adoption by end May 2016.

We observe that Outcome of Consultation on Elements Paper on Follow Up and Review included regular consultation with co-facilitators of other processes, ensure coherent approach across the system etc that coincide with points we consistently advocate.

We observe the continuing improvement in language and text. This is good. However, we are concerned that the document remain Vision and Words without Action and will remain so for as long as How questions are avoided or evaded. It is not helpful to produce an impotent document that ensures past mistakes are re-occurring decimals.

We are in this paper making comment for improving the draft resolution. Commentary (1) addresses Gaps that need to be filled. We are working on Commentary (2) that will suggest edits and comments for improving the draft resolution.

Answer Monitoring and Evaluation How Questions

We are pleased that 2030 Agenda: Scope and Implications Strand has joined National Implementation Strand of the UNDP and UNDESA e-Discussion 2016 to adopt key points in NEHAP/ISPE/EAG submissions to UNDP and UNDESA e-Discussion 2016 that are crucial if Global Goals - AAAA, SDG, COP21 and Agenda 21 are to be Vision and Words with Action and if implementation as well as monitoring and evaluation of the implementation of all Agenda Items from Community to Global levels is to achieve increasing convergence between Vision Intention and Reality in each Community in each UN Member State by 2030 target date. 

It is our hope that the Integrated Report of the 3 Strands will produce a First Draft SG Report on e-Discussion 2016 that would be released soon. We do look forward to making contributions that could help improve the Draft SG Report on e-Discussion 2016.

We observe that the attendance of Heads of UNO, WBG and IMF at UN CEB April 2016 is evidence that our type of advocacy is being increasingly taken seriously by relevant UN Authorities. We urge relevant UN Authorities to speedily make UN CEB April 2016 Outcome Document available to the public.

It is pertinent to note that AAAA is essentially the Finance Dimension of all 17 SDGs and not just about Goal 17 alone; that the Finance Dimension of all 17 SDGs need to be complemented with Economic, Environment, Justice, Humanitarian, Corruption, Political, Social, Security and Reform Dimension of all 17 SDGs. These 10 Dimensions of all 17 SDGs each has Development Communication and Development Research, Planning and Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation, Data and Digitization, Performance Management and Measures of Success Components that are interconnected, interdependent and interlinked and that addressing all root problems from Community to Global levels individually and collectively underline urgent need for UN System – UNO, WBG and IMF; 306/193 UN Member States – Executive, Parliament and Judiciary and MGoS Member CSOs/NGOs and Non MGoS Member CSOs/NGOs on Developed and Developing Countries sides to find clear and correct answers to MSP, Lobbying, AAAA, SDG, COP21, Agenda 21 aligned and harmonized with Community and Country Development Plans How questions.

It is our hope that contributions that could help improve UN CEB April 2016 Outcome Document will also help improve the Draft SG Report on e-Discussion 2016 thus making Final Copy SG Report on e-Discussion 2016 the first UN Document to set out clear and correct answers to Economic, Environment, Justice, Humanitarian, Corruption, Political, Social, Security, Finance and Reform Dimension of all 17 SDGs and their respective Development Communication and Development Research, Planning and Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation, Data and Digitization, Performance Management and Measures of Success Components and related Global Goals and National Goals How questions.

UN CEB April 2016 and UNDP and UNDESA e-Discussion 2016 suggest that the idea of finding clear and correct answer to How questions is gaining increasing currency and more authorities on UN System - UNO, WBG and IMF; UN Member States and MGoS sides are recognizing urgent need to answer How questions - although language and text in some of these UN Documents is yet to be clear in stating specifically that How questions need to be answered. We note that this 2030 Agenda: Scope and Implications Summary used clear language in calling on Stakeholders to address urgent need to answer How questions.

We urge relevant authorities to recognize that without meaningfully involving the idea creator and as soon as possible, in the implementation and monitoring and evaluation of the implementation of ideas harvested from each UN System - UNO, WBG and IMF Entity Global Consultations avoidable error would be make and this could be very costly.

For example, it is not helpful to keep the UN CEB April 2016 Outcome Document outside public view. It is only when the document is in public domain that Institutions like ours could make comments on improving its provisions and in ways that help achieve better implementation of these provisions and it is not helpful to implement UNDP and UNDESA e-Discussion 2016 Outcome Document / SG Report on e-Discussion 2016 without meaningfully involving idea creators whose submissions have been synthesized into the Report.

It is clear that finding correct answer to How questions demands minimum certain levels of  Hard Competences: Learning and Skills and Soft Competences: Character, Courage and Mindset on Community to Global Stakeholders – 306/193 UN Member States – Executive, Parliament, Judiciary; UN System – UNO, WBG and IMF and MGos Member CSOs/NGOs and Non MGoS Member CSOs/NGOs sides and that these Community to Global Stakeholders need to work in improving Cooperation, Collaboration, Cohesion and Coordination within Master MSP and MSP Platforms on which Community to Global Internal Consultants and External Consultants provide the required levels of technical support and advise to UN System - UNO, WBG and IMF; 306/193 UN Member States – Executive, Parliament and Judiciary; MGoS Member CSOs/NGOs and Non MGoS Member CSOs/NGOs on Developed and Developing Countries sides.

We further urge the relevant authorities need to recognize that correct answer to How questions can only be found in the Doing and this would involve the type of capacity building we have described in 3PCM Model. It is our hope that these authorities will stop looking for solutions that exist and will not allow bright prospects of success to be squandered.

The Draft Resolution can only be potent – Vision and Words with Action, if clear and correct language and text set out specific provisions effectively and efficiently addressing all points made in this and other sections of this Paper.

Review of SG Report on Follow Up and Review

The co-Facilitators are making Giant Strides in the work towards delivering draft resolution ready for adoption by end May 2016. However to deliver potent draft resolution that is Vision and Words with Action they need to move away from Business as Usual and move towards Business Unusual – not only in effectively addressing How questions issues raised in earlier section of this Paper but related issues such as:-

UN System, UN Member States and MGoS Engagement Mechanism

We urge the co-Facilitators to recognize that MGoS (CSOs/NGOs) Engagement Mechanism is in Decay from Community to Global levels; that UN System - UNO, WBG and IMF Engagement Mechanism as well as UN Member States - Executive, Parliament and Judiciary Engagement Mechanism are also in Decay; that overhaul of MGoS Engagement Mechanism, UN System - UNO, WBG and IMF Engagement Mechanism and UN Member States - Executive, Parliament and Judiciary Engagement Mechanism is necessary condition for achieving increasing convergence between AAAA, SDG, COP21, Agenda 21 aligned and harmonized with Community and Country Development Plans in 306/193 Countries Vision Intention and Reality.

We urge the co-Facilitators to recognize that many Networks at Community, Sub-national, National, Sub-regional and Regional levels working on any aspect of Global Goals aligned and harmonized with Community and National Development Plans need to get effectively involved in Strengthening the UN System – UNO, WBG and IMF; 306/193 UN Member States – Executive, Parliament and Judiciary and MGoS and Non MGoS Engagement Mechanism. The reality is that many Community, Sub-national, National, Sub-regional and Regional and Global Networks are yet to establish Engagement Mechanism that effectively link each Community in each Country in each Region to UN Headquarters. 

The Acid Test of Credibility of the draft resolution is How it answers Community to Global UN System, UN Member States and MGoS Engagement Mechanism How questions within specific Community to Global Context of Global Goals - AAAA, SDG, COP21 and Agenda 21.

ECOSOC Accreditation

We refer to the Notice from DESA NGO Branch calling on those who may not yet have ECOSOC accreditation to submit their Registration Application by 1 June 2016.

6 Benefits have been listed for NGOs with ECOSOC accreditation. Records show over 4,000 NGOs have ECOSOC registration and that there are 9 MGs and 3 or 4 other Stakeholders, yet in Global Consultations of many UN Entities, less than 20 NGOs actually participate in Drafting Outcome Document and less than 50 endorse the Final Outcome Document. The fact that just a tiny fraction of accredited CSOs/NGOs deliver in this area is a Big Challenge. This and related problems underline the Decay in MGoS Engagement Mechanism from Community to Global levels that is exacerbated by Decay in UN System - UNO, WBG and IMF Engagement Mechanism and Decay in Member States - Executive, Parliament and Judiciary Engagement Mechanism.

It is pertinent to note that NEHAP/ISPE/EAG is yet to have ECOSOC accreditation but has contributed as much as any other CSO/NGO in the Final Push to achieve MDG by 2015 and Transition from MDG to SDG; that NEHAP/ISPE/EAG is the Only Institution in our World today Advocating for clear and correct answer to AAAA, SDG, COP21, Agenda 21 How questions and that there is difference between AAAA, SDG, COP21, Agenda 21 Implementation and Monitoring and Evaluation Model MGoS, UN System and UN Member States are interested in and AAAA, SDG, COP21, Agenda 21 Implementation and Monitoring and Evaluation Model that is in Interest of MGoS, UN System - UNO, WBG and IMF and UN Member States - Executive, Parliament, Judiciary working Jointly towards achieving increasing convergence between AAAA, SDG, COP21 and Agenda 21 Vision Intention and Reality by 2030 target date in each Community in each Country - 306/193 UN Member States.

It is sad that in the implementation and monitoring and evaluation of UNEP Vision, National Leaders and World Leaders on UN System - UNO, WBG and IMF; UN Member States and MGoS Member CSOs/NGOs and Non MGoS Member CSOs/NGO did not learn lessons from flaws and failures in implementation and monitoring and evaluation of Agenda 21 Vision that created the MG Concept 24 years ago and that in the implementation and monitoring and evaluation of AAAA, SDG and COP21 these National and World Leaders, once again did not learn lessons from flaws and failures in implementation and monitoring and evaluation of Agenda 21 Vision and UNEP Vision. The Result is that errors made in Agenda 21 and UNEP Visions are reoccurring decimals in AAAA, SDG and COP21 Visions. 

These National and World Leaders need to recognize that without going back to the Original Agenda 21 Vision and Original UNEP Vision, fully implementing these Original Visions with effective monitoring and evaluation of this implementation, it will be uphill task seeking the implementation and monitoring and evaluation of the implementation of AAAA, SDG and COP21 in ways that achieve increasing convergence between AAAA, SDG and COP21 Vision Intention and Reality on 306/193 UN Member States, UN System - UNO, WBG and IMF and MGoS sides using the MGoS Concept.

There is evidence to support the fact that MGs do not know what their Duties, Responsibilities and Rights can and should be in the work towards achieving Global Goals using Original MGoS Concept; that there is no Central Coordination of MGoS Engagement for Result in the UN System - UNO, WBG and IMF, that UNNGLS that should play this MGoS Central Coordination Role in the UN System has been undermined, that Multiple NGO Branches in the UN System is unhelpful - UN Entities in UNO Component of UN System have many NGO Branches, the WBG has less number of NGO Branches than UNO and the IMF is allergic to Constructively Engaging NGOs/CSOs (MGoS), and that MGoS participation in work towards achieving Global Goals is currently less than required for Total Success on Sustainable Basis in all 17 SDGs, AAAA, COP21 and Agenda 21.

It is pertinent to note that the Backbone of Community to Global Integrated, Interlinked, Interdependent and Interconnected MGoS Engagement Mechanism, UN System - UNO, WBG and IMF Engagement Mechanism and 306/193 UN Member States - Executive, Parliament and Judiciary Engagement Mechanism is Master MSP and MSPs that effectively and efficiently address all fundamental issues within Economic, Environment, Finance, Justice, Humanitarian, Corruption, Political, Social, Security and Reform Dimensions of all 17 SDGs, AAAA, COP21 and Agenda 21 as applicable within specific Community to Global Context and Location. 

At the moment some 17 SDGs, AAAA, COP21 and Agenda 21 Action Agenda Items are over covered, some are under-covered and some are not covered at all by MGoS Member CSOs/NGOs and Non MGoS Member CSOs/NGOs at Community, Sub-national, National, Sub-regional, Regional and Global levels. This should not be the case if the Global Goals are to be achieved by 2030 target date.

Let us consider a situation in which 100 CSOs/NGOs are working in one to all processes/components of Action Agenda Items in each of the 17 SDGs, AAAA, COP21 and Agenda 21 within Policy, Program, Project Intervention, 3PI and 3PI Training as One, that is, 1,700 CSOs/NGOs with 20% being Global CSOs/NGOs working in all Regions, Sub-regions, Countries and Communities in all 306/193 UN Member States; 40% being Regional CSOs/NGOs working in all Sub-regions, Countries and Communities in their Region and 40% being National CSOs/NGOs working in all Communities in their Country - will NY not be effectively connected to each Community and in ways that give Stronger Voice to the People and ensure that No One is Left Behind? Will these Structured, Organized, Oriented and Disciplined 1,700 CSOs/NGOs in this new scenario not do better than the over 4,000 CSOs/NGOs in current unstructured, non-orientated, unorganized and undisciplined scenario?

Is it not the Duty of OP in each of the MGs to take up any issue any CSO/NGO is having with any UN Entity with appropriate Duty Bearer or Policy Maker or Decision Maker in that UN Entity? Is it not the Duty of UNNGLS to effectively compliment the effort of the OP in this regard? Is such Mechanism in place now? Should there not be categories of ECOSOC Registration that relate to each ECOSOC accredited CSO/NGO (MGoS) level of Operation - Part or All Global Goals and Size of Coverage Area - Community to Global? Should there not be a Mechanism for Monitoring and Evaluation of each ECOSOC accredited CSO/NGO (MGoS) Performance as basis for annual renewal of ECOSOC Registration? Can CSOs/NGOs (MGoS) contribute meaningfully towards achieving AAAA, SDG, COP21, Agenda 21 aligned and harmonized with Community and Country Development Plans in 306/193 UN Member States if the Engagement Mechanism on MGoS, UN System - UNO, WBG and IMF and UN Member States are not urgently overhauled? Can MGoS, UN System - UNO, WBG and IMF and UN Member States do this on their own without Professional Support and Technical Advice from Institution that has built the Hard Competences: Learning and Skills and Soft Competences: Character, Courage and Mindset to effectively support Community to Global Stakeholders in this regard? 

The point we are making is that there is no point in continuing ECOSOC registration without first overhauling the CSO/NGO  (MGoS) Engagement Mechanism and simultaneously overhauling related Engagement Mechanism on UN System - UNO, WBG and IMF side as well as related Engagement Mechanism on UN Member States - Executive, Parliament, Judiciary side on one hand and establishing effective and efficient Community to Global Master MSP and MSPs covering all Action Agenda Items in all 17 SDGs, AAAA, COP21 and Agenda 21 aligned and harmonized with Community and Country Development Plans in 306/193 UN Member States on the other hand. 

In view of the above there is urgent need for clear and correct answer to Community to Global UN System, UN Member States and MGoS Engagement Mechanism How questions. Can this be done without answering all How questions we have consistently raised? Now that the idea of finding clear and correct answer to How questions is gaining currency in UN Entities, can these answers be fully implemented with effective monitoring and evaluation of this implementation without meaningfully involving idea creators whose suggestions are included in Community to Global Consultation on MGoS, UN System - UNO, WBG and IMF and UN Member States - Executive, Parliament and Judiciary sides?

2015 Agreements - AAAA, SDG and COP21 – Acid Test of Credibility

The Acid Test of Credibility of each of the 3 Global Agreements in 2015 – AAAA, SDG and COP21 is How it delivers:-
1.      Better National and Global Collective Action for Village to Global Sustainable Development
2.      Better UNO, WBG and IMF – UN System Delivering as One, DaO Driving Village to Global Sustainable Development
3.      Better Trade, Aid, Debts and Taxes in each of 306/193 UN Member States
4.      Better War on Poverty, Hunger, Disease and Environmental Degradation, PHDE and War on Terrorism, Insurgency, Slavery and Corruption, TISC in each of 306/193 UN Member States.

It is pertinent to note that for each Entity on 306/193 UN Member States – Executive, Legislature and Judiciary; UN System – UNO, WBG and IMF and Citizens – MGoS Member CSOs/NGOs; Non MGoS Member CSOs/NGOs; Traditional and Religious Institutions; Education and Training Institutions; Media Institutions; Business Enterprises, Social and Solidarity Enterprises sides to Pass this Acid Test of Credibility, clear and correct answers to How questions must be found and on time. The Draft Resolution need to contribute and be seen to contribute meaningfully towards strengthening UN System – UNO, WBG and IMF; 306/193 UN Member States – Executive, Parliament and Judiciary and Citizens – MGOs Member CSOs/NGOs and Non MGoS Member CSOs/NGOs to Pass this Acid Test of Credibility.

Strengthening Cooperation, Collaboration, Coherence and Coordination

Policy Makers and Decision Makers on 306/193 UN Member States, UN System including WBG and IMF and MGoS Member CSOs/NGOs and Non MGoS Member CSOs/NGOs in Developed and Developing Countries sides need to jointly adopt Inclusive P4CSD: Policy Cooperation, Collaboration, Coherence and Coordination for Sustainable Development.

The additional Challenges are those of Education, Capacity Building, Pro Poor Institutional Reform, Pro Poor Economic Growth and related matters all structured within:-
a)   Inclusive EAT4SD: Education and Training for Sustainable Development – 5 Linkages: EAT4SD Theoretical and Practical Instruction; EAT4SD and Industry; EAT4SD at Different Levels – Primary, Secondary, Tertiary, Vocational, Professional; EAT4SD at different Types of Institutions – Government, Private, NGO, Parochial, other’ EAT4SD and Extension – Government, Private, Pluralistic.
b)   Inclusive CAB4SD: Capacity Building for Sustainable Development – 3 Levels: Individual – Hard Competences: Learning and Skills and Soft Competences: Character, Courage and Mindset; Institution – Pro Poor Institution Reform Processes and Pro Poor Economic Growth Processes that Support Individuals practicing their Hard and Soft Competences in their Day to Day work and in ways that help achieve Corporate Goals and Vision and Society – Political & Cultural, Economic & Financial, Social & Environmental, Religious & Moral, Peace & Security Space for Institutions to Thrive on Chaos.
c)      3PI and 3PI Multidisciplinary Training, Research and Consultancy as One: Policy, Program, Project Intervention, 3PI and 3PI Training as One in each Action Agenda Item in AAAA, SDG, COP21 Outcome, Agenda 21 Aligned and Harmonized to National development Plans in 306/193 UN Member States, UN System including WBG and IMF and MGoS Member CSOs/NGOs and Non MGoS Member CSOs/NGOs in Developed and Developing Countries sides.
d)     Integrated Master Plans: Village to Global
e)     Internal and External Consultants Support System: Village to Global
f) Correct Diagnosis, Prescription, Surgery and Recovery Management System: Village to Global
g)     One Worldwide Approach to (a) – (f) and earlier part of (1).

Sustainable Development Intelligence and Sustainable Development Science

At EAG our Vision is a World without Hunger and Poverty. We have developed the most advance One Worldwide Approach – Policy, Program, Project Cycle Management, 3PCM to National and International Development Cooperation that is sufficiently “All Inclusive, All Embracing and Ambitious” to help Community to Global Stakeholders on UN System – UNO, WBG and IMF; 306/193 UN Member States – Executive, Parliament and Judiciary and Major Groups and other Stakeholders, MGoS Member CSOs/NGOs on Developed and Developing Countries sides work in better Cooperation, Collaboration, Cohesion and Coordination towards achieving increasing convergence between Global Goals – AAAA, SDG, COP21 and Agenda 21 aligned and harmonized with Community and Country Development Plans.

The 3PCM Approach include Sustainable Development Intelligence – the bridge between understanding the threat of collapse and decay and opportunities of creation and strengthening; Sustainable Development Science – Integrated Development Communication and Development Research, Planning and Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation, Data and Digitization, Performance Management and Measures of Success Sciences deployed in ways that meaningfully support physical scientists/researchers, natural scientists/researchers and social scientists/researchers to work better with themselves and Community to Global Stakeholders identified above to identify root problems on the ground in the work towards design and delivery of community, sub-national, national, sub-regional, regional and global system fit for the 21st century; find practical and sustainable solutions to these problems, fully implement these solutions with effective monitoring and evaluation of these solutions.

Extracts from 2030 Agenda Scope and Implication Strand of UNDP/ UNDESA e-Discussion

In the first phase of the implementation of the Agenda 2030, to make sure that the agenda takes root at a local level, each country’s government and its leaders should consider the following:
·        develop a clear strategy on how the SDGs will be implemented;
·        ensure that the process will be inclusive and participatory;
·        conduct future spending reviews to ensure a coherent cross-department SDGs delivery;
·        appoint a Government Minister for day-to-day responsibility of the SDGs; and
·        allow and support progress to be independently reviewed by academia, business and civil society.

The UN development system could provide coordinated and integrated support for the achievement of the 2030 Agenda through:
1.         Promoting immediate selection of One Worldwide Approach, Whole of the UN System including WBG and IMF Approach;
2.         Promoting an immediate shift from silos to synergy and fragmentation to Multi Stakeholder Partnership;
3.         Promoting Innovative Use of Science and Technology;
4.         Promoting Innovative Use of Monitoring and Evaluation results;
5.         Promoting Innovative Use of Finance for Development results;
6.         Promoting Change and Modernization in the UN System including WBG and IMF to become Fit for the 21st Century and to become more cost effective and deliver better;
7.         Promoting Attitudinal, Behavioral and Cultural Change within the UN System including WBG and IMF;
8.         Immediately addressing the current lack of clarity with regard to an overall point of integration to synthesize and oversee the implementation effort in its entirety; and
9.         Immediately addressing all How To(s) and Know How(s) within (1) – (8).

The draft Resolution needs to clearly address and be seen to address points made in this section and other sections of this Paper.

Conclusion

The draft resolution has many good and well intended provisions. But god intention is not enough. Accommodation has been provided for CSOs/NGOs, but do CSOs/NGOs have the Hard Competences: Learning and Skill and Soft Competences: Character, Courage and Mindset to deliver on their Duties and Responsibilities in the new dispensation? If all aspect of Monitoring and Evaluation is left entirely to Voluntary Initiatives of UN Member States, can Global Goals Vision Ambitions become reality by 2030 Target date? Can clear and correct answers to these and related questions be found on UN System, UN Member States and MGoS sides without fully addressing all points raised in this and earlier Papers?

Valuable time has been wasted. The SG Report on e-Discussion 2016 shed light on way forward in the Common Interest and Common Future of Citizens in 306/193 UN Member States. It is up to National Leaders, World Leaders, UNO Executives, WBG Executives, IMF Executives, MGoS Executives, Non MGoS Executives and other Stakeholders Executives to give necessary endorsement to the SG Report on e-Discussion 2016 and press forward to effectively support full implementation as well as effective monitoring and evaluation of the implementation of all Recommendations set out in SG Report on e-Discussion 2016.


We are willing to offer a more detailed information / clarification on any of the points made in this Paper.


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