Wednesday, December 5, 2018

AUG 18 IR UN development systeM SWEEDEN foreign policy manual.

UN DE V E LOPME NT SY STE M

Why in news?

The UN General Assembly (UNGA) has adopted a resolution on the repositioning of the UN development system.

More on the resolution

The   “repositioning”    process    began   with   an ECOSOC dialogue series in 2014-2015 on positioning the UN development system for a post-
2015 era.
Repositioning  is  required  in  order  to  align  the development  system  with the 2030  Agenda for Sustainable Development, especially to support developing countries.
It     calls     for     UN     Development     Assistance Frameworks  (UNDAFs) to better  reflect  country priorities  and  country  needs  as  they  would  be

Certain principles for repositioning of UN development system
The countries of operation should develop their own plans regarding how to maximize the contribution by the UN development system (UNDS) in support of their own plans. In this, the role of UNDS in mobilising means of implementation (including finance & capacity building) should be sufficiently emphasised.
UNDS     should     prioritize     economic     structural transformation in the programming and work of the UN Country Teams.
The participation of countries of operation should be there in the early stages of the selection of the new RCs.
For   those   sustainable   developmental   challenges which can be better addressed at regional level, regional capacities should be strengthened through the work of Regional Commissions.
The role of member states with respect to managing risks and ensuring oversight should be clear.


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prepared  in full consultation and agreement  with national governments,  through an open  and inclusive dialogue
In repositioning, an implementation plan for the inception of the reinvigorated Resident Coordinator (RC) system is presented. The functions of the Resident Coordinators (RCs) of the UN system in each country are separated from those of the resident representative of the UN Development Programme (UNDP).
It also endorses the transformation of the Development Operations Coordination Office (DOCO) as a stand- alone coordination office within the Secretariat to assume managerial and oversight functions of the RC system.
It also presents an implementation plan for operationalization of the funding arrangements for the new RC system – hybrid funding, i.e., through the United Nations regular budget as well as voluntary contributions by UN Member states.
•   It stresses on national ownership with strong focus on accountability and results.



 SWE DE N’S FE MI NI ST FOR E I GN POLI CY MANU AL

Why in news?

Sweden recently launched foreign policy manual.

More on News

In December 2014, Sweden became the first country to adopt a feminist foreign policy.  Led since its inception in 2014, its goals include the promotion of economic emancipation, fighting sexual violence and improving women's political participation.
•    As an example, In 2015, Sweden’s diplomatic ties with Riyadh were frozen after the Swedish Foreign Minister
called Saudi Arabia a "dictatorship", denouncing its treatment of women in particular in a way that other
western diplomats might have avoided while dealing with the oil-rich state.
•    The manual stated that while gender equality was "an object in itself," it was "essential" in achieving more
general government objectives, like peace, security and sustainable development.

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What is Feminist Foreign Policy?

It is a course of action towards those outside national boundaries that is guided by a commitment to gender equality. It takes a step outside the black box approach of traditional foreign policy thinking and its focus on military force, violence, and domination by offering an alternate and intersectional rethinking of security from the viewpoint of the most marginalised.
•    Traditional gender stereotypes exclude women from power or restrict them to governance of “soft” areas.
These stereotypes associate violence with men and portray it as an appropriate tool for solving conflicts and maintaining dominance. Feminist foreign policy seeks to counter these value preferences and stereotypes.











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