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The Essential Collaboration Of Governmental Arms In Nation-Building

📢 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 Essential Collaboration Of Governmental Arms In Nation-Building

With 160+ policy initiatives that we have already identified in the #europeancommission policy guidelines and the commissioner-candidates mission letters, it looks like policy-makers and PA professionals will be far from not having intellectual challenges to keep them busy already from the start of the cycle. Details here: https://lnkd.in/eT8kwbJ4 #eupublicaffairs #europeanparliament

Today was the first of three days of workshops prepping for SA’s 2025 G20 Presidency. As part of the Development Working Group’s Task Force, tomorrow SPI moderates the workshop on Social Protection. #G20SA #SolidarityEqualitySustainability #SPI

The Commission’s 2024-28 Corporate Plan outlines our priorities, targets and measures for success over a four-year horizon, and is closely tied to the commitments articulated in the Commission’s Portfolio Budget Statements. Following on from the Capability Review of the Commission, this Plan articulates our purpose as stewards of the Australian Public Service. In the coming year, we will implement the ‘Public Service Amendment Act 2024’. We are working collaboratively across the Public Service to reinforce all values, including the new value of stewardship, to support a mindset of practical and ethical delivery for Australians and Government by public servants. Read the plan here: https://lnkd.in/gxB8pkkP #OurAPS #AustralianPublicService

On Tuesday September 3, the South Sudanese Transitional Legislative Assembly passed two pieces of legislation in line with the countries’ transitional justice obligations set out in the 2018 Revitalized Peace Agreement.  The Committee for Peace and Reconciliation of the Transitional National Legislative Assembly allowed civil society organizations as observers in the 3 and 4th reading of the bills. The bills, once assented into law by the President, establish the Commission for the Truth, Reconciliation and Healing (CTRH) and the Compensation and Reparations Authority (CRA).  These measures are a huge step towards justice, reconciliation, and healing for those affected by grave violations during the conflict in South Sudan. PILPG commends the progress made as well as the tireless work of civil society, in particular PILPG Senior Peace Fellow and Centre for Inclusive Governance, Peace & Justice (CIGPJ) director, Jackline Nasiwa, in reviewing the bills and ensuring that they are victim-centered and inclusive. While this is a significant development, hopefully paving the way for establishment of the Hybrid Court for South Sudan (HCSS), South Sudanese civil society will continue to underline the importance in South Sudan’s transitional justice processes of: ⏺ A broad definition of victim(s); ⏺ Targeted reparations to victims through allocation of a Reparations Funds for compensating victims individually and collectively alongside memorials and victim centers; ⏺ Special attention to conflict related sexual violence (CRSV); ⏺ Special attention to children born out of rape during conflict;  ⏺ Not allowing for blanket amnesty for those responsible for grave human rights violations; ⏺ The mode of selection of commissioners and persons responsible for carrying out the mandates of these mechanisms 🔗Learn more about the new Bills here: https://lnkd.in/e2dKFP8A -Founder, Dr. Paul R. Williams

With 160+ policy initiatives that we have already identified in the hashtag #europeancommission policy guidelines and the commissioner-candidates mission letters, it looks like policy-makers and PA professionals will be far from not having intellectual challenges to keep them busy already from the start of the cycle. Details here: https://lnkd.in/eT8kwbJ4 hashtag #eupublicaffairs hashtag #europeanparliament

I am deeply honoured to have authored this report "Some Level of Peace: Addressing Intercommunal Violence Through Customary Justice in South Sudan". The report details the potential that customary and informal justice systems may have to complement a national-level transitional justice process in contexts such as South Sudan. Customary and informal justice is understood to be a key element of a people-centered approach to building peaceful, just, and inclusive societies. In South Sudan, it remains the primary way most communities resolve disputes.  The report acknoweldges that when it comes to addressing widespread human rights violations, customary justice faces various challenges due to the complexity of intercommunal violence and the lack of a clearly defined role. Further, it highlights how South Sudan’s transitional justice framework set up by the Revitalised Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan (R-ARCSS) can provide hybridity of opportunities to incorporate customary justice in a way that offers clarity, support, and guidance for both government and customary justice actors. Additionally, the report argues that customary justice can potentially play an important role in resolving disputes and repairing relationships, including through practices of acknowledgment, compensation, and accountability 🔍 Dive into the report published with support from Cordaid to learn more about possibilities to strengthen justice in South Sudan and address the justice needs of communities in meaningful ways. https://lnkd.in/eK8aPYEg