Nigerian Voice’s Post

The Essential Collaboration Of Governmental Arms In Nation-Building

Respecting the rights of citizens as a voice for external accountability can be an effective tool to hold governments and UN entities accountable. Governments and UN entities as duty bearers are expected to implement development interventions for the common good of all citizens, especially, those with the greatest need. This expectation also encompasses the need to respect the rights of citizens as a voice for external accountability and the preparedness of governments in UN Program countries to be held accountable through the country’s citizens as a measure for strengthening accountability, transparency, and citizens' participatory oversight.   

"Missions are not just about brokering agreements across central government but also about working beyond SW1, finding new ways of mobilising the country to meet the challenges we face." Together with our Britain Renewed partners Future Governance Forum, we explore how missions can create a more open and collaborative approach to government.

A more collaborative approach is indeed needed…

📢 We are proud to launch our latest report, 'Play', Solace's take on the 'state of the local nation' in England which outlines all of our key policy asks of the new Government. The report highlights our headline asks of Ministers, which are to: 1. Deliver a truly sustainable multi-year funding settlement for local government. 2. Shift more spending towards social infrastructure, with a specific focus on prevention/early intervention initiatives. 3. Address the workforce capacity and capability crisis facing the local public sector. Solace President Matt Prosser said: "We hope our suggestions help set the long-term path forward and that we begin to see the fundamental reset of the relationship between central and local government that ministers have already pledged. The ‘Play’ report is a blueprint for success, not for local government, but the local communities and people we are proud to serve." Solace Managing Director Graeme McDonald said: “As apolitical public servants with granular expertise of the implementation of policies across a place, Solace members are unique placed to ensure that the new Government can achieve the best possible outcomes for communities across the UK." Read the full report here: https://bit.ly/4eVS1Pf #localgov #localgovernment #report #newgov #newgovernment #policies #policyasks #generalelection #publicsector

Sounds an interesting report. The first two of these points were also covered in my response to the 2021 Spending Review (https://lnkd.in/e6-kxvTw) and the Recommendations of my Fragmented Funding report (https://lnkd.in/e6E6z42b) for the Local Government Association.

The CRRF welcomes the announcement of “Changing Systems, Transforming Lives: Canada’s Anti-Racism Strategy 2024-2028.” The core of the CRRF’s commitment through the Strategy is to drive public policy change in the fields of justice, law enforcement, intelligence, and public safety systems reform, an area in which we have made significant strides, and will continue to be an accelerator of transformative change. 

A policy-capable and operationally efficient public service is any government’s best asset! Without political will and support from the top, this is never going to happen. 😞 #timetofixthefederalpublicservice

An incoming government should set ambitious missions to provide clear direction, while empowering partners, engaging communities and devolving powers to the local level. Missed IIPP and Future Governance Forum’s #MissionCritical launch? Watch the video here 🎥 https://lnkd.in/gxwATs4u

So proud of being part of the Biden-Harris Administration COFA negotiating team which helped negotiate these historic agreements and make significant legislative reforms to our relationship with the Freely Associated States. A huge shout out to the entire COFA negotiation team at State, Interior, and NSC who brought this over to the finish line! While the attention should rightly focus on the $7.1 billion of mandatory funding which is reflective of our steadfast commitment to the Pacific. I want to highlight a couple of other key important changes to the legislation which were not explicitly part of the negotiations but were part of the legislation we submitted to Congress. These important COFA reforms are now law: -The legislation codifies a Freely Associated States (FAS) unit within the East Asia Pacific Affairs (EAP) Bureau at State and ensures flexible hiring authorities to ensure the office is fully staffed. People are policy! -The legislation passed authorizes VA hospital and medical care to COFA veterans. The FAS has some of the highest rate of enlistment! (to learn more on why this is important read here https://lnkd.in/e3PyQWC3) -It codifies the Compact Impact Fairness Act, which would restore federal benefits to FAS migrants, which has been a decades-long fight to secure (for more read here: https://lnkd.in/eS_jBZy9) -It extends key educational benefits to the Freely Associated States such as head start and other programs -It makes national health service corps to the FAS mandatory as well as a few other health services -It established a high-level Interagency Group on Freely Associated States (State, Defense, Interior, others) -It expands the Marshall Islands plant and agricultural maintenance program to include Rongelap and Utrik (to include the four atolls Bikini, Enewetak, Rongelap and Utrik) as well as provide Sec. of Ag authorization. https://lnkd.in/epVbQX2Q