tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-396571161962287942.post8637599704464310534..comments2024-03-22T08:37:16.132-07:00Comments on Felix Dodds comments on sustainable development, coffee & life: John Ashe,the UN and the mediaFelix Doddshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15674368107771895857noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-396571161962287942.post-7987041271760991112015-10-10T05:31:28.861-07:002015-10-10T05:31:28.861-07:00the President of the UNGA in this case John Ashe w...the President of the UNGA in this case John Ashe was organized a number of events to look at some of the themes under discussion at the SDGs this helped give more government time to delve into the issues in more depth. The SDGs were agreed by 70 countries by consensus and then forwarded to the UN SG and the UNGA. In the case of the UNGA it was under the Uganda Presidency of the UNGA that they were negotiated.. I with two other authors wrote a good book which you might enjoy called from Rio+20 to the NEw Development Agenda which came out in 2014 before the SDGs were negotiated. My new book on the SDG negotiations with two colleagues will come out next year <br />Felix Doddshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15674368107771895857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-396571161962287942.post-39795701507699806542015-10-10T05:25:26.249-07:002015-10-10T05:25:26.249-07:00the un sg did not have the idea it came from gover...the un sg did not have the idea it came from governments the UN is run by member states the secretariat is there to support what governments ask for. Felix Doddshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15674368107771895857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-396571161962287942.post-83454350110538046802015-10-10T03:38:03.265-07:002015-10-10T03:38:03.265-07:00Ok, but it was UN SG who make out the idea.Ok, but it was UN SG who make out the idea.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04692375097861381433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-396571161962287942.post-5753512174727082062015-10-09T08:30:44.012-07:002015-10-09T08:30:44.012-07:00Hmm not sure your point the sdgs were negotiated b...Hmm not sure your point the sdgs were negotiated by member states under the ambassadors of Hungary and kenya and the. As part of a ga full process under the ambassadors of Ireland and kenya the ga negotiations happened under the unpga from Uganda so I am little confused by your point<br />Felix Doddshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15674368107771895857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-396571161962287942.post-29971632771513334302015-10-09T08:25:23.884-07:002015-10-09T08:25:23.884-07:00The sdgs were not put forward by the UN Secretary ...The sdgs were not put forward by the UN Secretary General they were put forward by the governments of Colombia, Guatemala, Peru and use in solo Indonesia in July 2011. The push for the sdgs came from member states and the UN supported the process. As far implementation is concerned that is up to governments and all of usFelix Doddshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15674368107771895857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-396571161962287942.post-48390040436710936112015-10-09T08:00:30.835-07:002015-10-09T08:00:30.835-07:00 Excellency John Ashe is an important personality ... Excellency John Ashe is an important personality to the SDGs and the HLPF.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04692375097861381433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-396571161962287942.post-80061429723623436512015-10-09T06:13:00.190-07:002015-10-09T06:13:00.190-07:00You know, the SDGs vision provided from the Ban-Ki...You know, the SDGs vision provided from the Ban-Ki-Moon who worked under many UNPGA. So I think that 's why he is glad for its adoption on september25 by world Leaders. Discipline Ban-Ki-Moon is too higher expression. Another thing is having vision and another one is its realisation.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04692375097861381433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-396571161962287942.post-15368905943471468472015-10-09T05:25:41.396-07:002015-10-09T05:25:41.396-07:00By the book he might have been a nominal leader wi...By the book he might have been a nominal leader without any real power, but that doesn't change the reality that he held significant responsibilities in the transition from Rio+20 to Post-2015. The UN and wider SD community purposely gave him the authority to oversee and manage the handover of the SDGs to the General Assembly. Unfortunately, we cannot disassociate John Ashe from the UN and the historic process he presided over during its most vulnerable period. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-396571161962287942.post-80038560155162960072015-10-07T23:33:42.308-07:002015-10-07T23:33:42.308-07:00The PGA is the highest ranking UN Official, precis...The PGA is the highest ranking UN Official, precisely because he represents the Member States. The Secretary-General is a mere administrative officer who has some good offices powers, but very little other substantive power. In this respect the PGA should br held to the highest standards of ethical action, but by the GA as you point out not by the US Justice Department. <br /><br />As the US has done with FIFA--where there are several US citizens and even administration officials implicated but not being prosecuted like the dozen of foreign FIFA officials--it is once again interfering in the work of an international organization.<br /><br />This is not the first time the US has interfered with the independence and impartiality of the UN or other bodies. I even felt their efforts a few times personally. American authorities once tried to preventive from practicing before international human rights bodies, including UN bodies claiming I had to get their permission to do so or I would be practicing law illegally. Could you imagine a foreign court or even an international body interfering with a US court's decision who appears before it...especially when the lives and well-being of people being represented are involved? The US does it.<br /><br />No doubt the UN needs reform. Unfortunately many are focusing their attention on the SG. That is like revising the terms of reference for the secretary of the President or CEO of a company, but doing nothing about the top spot. The Post of PGA needs reform. The President of the General Assembly should be elected for five or more years by the UN Member States, not merely choosen by regional rotation without much vetting by the whole GA; he or she should be paid by all these States from assessed contributions, not merely by one State; and, he or she should be respected as the most senior official representing the UN Member States and the Organisation that he or she is. Such change depends on Member States taking the Organization seriously, but we (the People) can influence it by letting our governments know we want it.<br /><br />As a start you can join the movement to discipline the UN's Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon for signing away copyright to SDGs icons and allowing abusive use of SDGs by a profit-making UK company by following Tweets with #SDGabuse and by writing to your government and the current PGA asking them to investigate this apparent abuse of authority. "We the People" need to take back the UN! <br />Human Rights Lawyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13812880038285333408noreply@blogger.com