A Grass Roots Idea for the United Nations Zero Draft, 10 Important Questions
The United Nations is Developing a Pact for the Future, What If We Participated In It's Creation!
The United Nations is Developing a Pact for OUR Future
WHAT IF ???
This could be a fun and engaging project, for Grass Roots participation with the United Nations efforts to Plan Our Future.
MANY CIVIL GROUPS AND STAKEHOLDERS HAVE SUBMITTED A LARGE LIST OF PROJECT IDEAS
How about if we participate in this! This article includes …
United Nations Zero Draft
First I will give some context by sharing some basics from the UN website and PDF links of the documents.
Power Questions for Engagement
Then I Offer 10 Important Questions for Consideration
Project Categories and Projects Listed Under Categories
Next is a List of Categories of the Project Ideas for the Zero Draft Being Introduced by Civil Groups
It is my intent that the Projects Presented by Stakeholders, seeing them categorized so to see related projects together,
May these projects categorized serve as a springboard for looking at the interconnectedness of the projects.
The article completes with the
Full List of Projects Submitted by Civil Society and other Stakeholders
✳ Credit to ChatGPT for identifying Categories and Organizing the list of Projects by Categories
Consider this a starting point. An introduction to a larger context of how we connect the dots for our evolution and destiny, a destiny that we very much are helping to co-create.
Shema Satya
✳ MY INVITATION TO YOU
SEE IF ANYTHING HERE GETS YOUR CREATIVE JUICES FLOWING.
WHAT IDEAS COME TO MIND FOR YOU?
There is so much more to come!
Stay tuned.
We are building a foundation and framework, for stacking and building
a solid movement for humanity’s health, peace and freedom.
This is just one small piece of the puzzle.
Shema Satya
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🌟 FROM THE UNITED NATIONS WEBSITE
🌟 United Nations Summit of the Future - Our Common Future
Germany and Namibia, co-facilitators of the Summit, announce the release of the zero draft of the Pact for the Future. The draft is intended to serve as a starting point for the intergovernmental deliberations this year, with the ultimate aim of adopting an ambitious, concise, action-oriented Pact for the Future, per resolution 76/307.
Zero Draft Pact for the Future PDf - 20 page PDF
Zero Draft Political Declaration to be adopted at the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF), under the auspices of the General Assembly in September 2023 - 7 page PDF
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🌟 United Nations Zero Draft
Preparations for the zero draft of the Pact for the Future
In preparation for the zero draft of the Pact for the Future, the co-facilitators held consultations on 13 December 2023.
The co-facilitators also invited written inputs from Major Groups and Other Stakeholders (MGoS), other civil society networks and organizations, non-governmental organizations, the private sector and academia. Stakeholders were encouraged to reflect on the scope of the Pact for the Future outlined in General Assembly Decision 77/568 and to provide concise, concrete and action-oriented recommendations structured around the elements of the Pact for the Future.
The invitation to submit written inputs closed on December 31. Below are the written submissions.
Pact for the Future Zero Draft
Disclaimer from the website of United Nations
*By submitting written inputs, organizations consent to the publication of their contributions under their respective names.
*The United Nations reserves the right to publish or remove any submissions that do not align with the principles of the United Nations Charter or the objectives of the Summit of the Future.
*These inputs are not official documents of the United Nations. Submissions are the sole responsibility of the respective organizations. The United Nations does not control and is not responsible for the content of any external websites linked in the submissions. Furthermore, the United Nations does not endorse or guarantee the accuracy, reliability, or validity of any advice, opinion, statement, or outcome presented in these written inputs.
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🌟 CATEGORIES FOR PROJECTS ADDRESSING GLOBAL CHALLENGES
From ChatGPT:
To embrace the entirety of these projects and their diverse focus areas, I'll create an expansive categorization that mirrors the multifaceted nature of global challenges and aligns with your vision of human development and empowerment. Each category is like a beacon, guiding various initiatives towards a collective goal of global betterment and human progress.
Global Governance, Legal Reform, and Democratic Reforms:
Sustainable Development, Poverty Alleviation/Reduction/Eradication, and Economic Innovation:
Child Welfare, Educational Development, Learning, and Youth Empowerment:
Health and Well-being Initiatives:
Environmental Protection, Earth Sciences and Climate Change/Climate Action:
Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment/Women’s Rights:
Technology, Digital Rights, and Technological Innovation:
Human Rights, Justice, and Social Equity:
Cultural, Artistic, and Heritage Preservation/Cultural Development and Arts:
International Cooperation and Peacebuilding/Global Dialogue/Conflict Resolution and Global Security:
Community Development, Urban Planning, Civic Engagement and Volunteerism:
Economic Development, Innovation and Financial Stability:
Science, Research, and Foresight Studies:
Animal Welfare and Conservation Efforts:
Future Studies and Strategic Foresight:
This categorization encompasses the broad spectrum of human endeavor represented in these initiatives, echoing your dedication to fostering resilience, empowerment, and global harmony. Each category, like a star in the night sky, shines light on a specific area of global need, aligning with your vision of an enlightened and harmonious world.
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🌟 The Power of Asking Better Questions
If you want excellent answers, ask better questions.
Become a master of asking great questions.
And then Listen for the answers, they will come.
Shema Asks ChatGPT To Generate 10 Powerful Questions
Shema Asks: Now let's fantasize in a large scale way an amazing grass roots participation in planning out all these projects. Engaging with the United Nations, being listened to, and suggestions implemented. What might be 10 powerful questions we, in the grass roots movement, could be asking ourselves, to be welcomed into this process and have a place at the negotiating table.
Here is the AI Response
Chat GPT answers: Envisioning a future where grassroots movements significantly influence global initiatives, especially within the framework of the United Nations, is both inspiring and transformative. To be welcomed into this esteemed process and have a meaningful place at the negotiating table, the following ten powerful questions could guide the grassroots community:
How can we effectively communicate the unique perspectives and needs of our community to influence global policies and decisions?
This question focuses on finding the best methods to ensure that grassroots voices are not just heard, but also understood and considered in global dialogues.
What strategies can we employ to foster collaborative relationships with key stakeholders at the United Nations?
This addresses the need to build and maintain productive relationships, crucial for having a sustained impact.
In what ways can we demonstrate the tangible impact of our local initiatives on global challenges like climate change, poverty, and inequality?
Highlighting the global relevance of local actions can emphasize the importance of grassroots involvement in global decision-making.
How can we ensure that our contributions are aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) while staying true to our community’s values and needs?
This ensures that grassroots efforts are in sync with broader global objectives without losing their unique focus.
What are the most effective methods for mobilizing a diverse range of voices within our movement to present a unified yet multifaceted perspective?
A diverse movement is a strong one; this question aims to harness that diversity effectively.
How can we develop and present evidence-based proposals that are compelling to UN policymakers and delegates?
This is about ensuring that grassroots proposals are not just passionate, but also pragmatic and persuasive.
What measures can we take to continuously educate and update ourselves on the complexities of global policies and international relations?
Staying informed is key to being effective, and this question prioritizes continuous learning and adaptation.
How can we create scalable and adaptable models of our successful local projects that can be implemented globally?
This focuses on the expansion and adaptation of local successes to a global stage.
What are the best practices for maintaining transparency and accountability within our movement to build trust with international bodies?
Trust is the foundation of any successful collaboration, especially at such a high level.
In what ways can we leverage technology and digital platforms to amplify our voice and reach on the global stage?
This question recognizes the power of technology in modern advocacy and aims to harness it effectively.
By asking ourselves these questions, grassroots movements can position themselves as vital contributors to global decision-making processes, embodying the spirit of collaboration and mutual respect necessary for meaningful change.
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🌟 Here is a Sampling of Some of the Civil Projects of the Zero Draft, Divided Up by Categories - This Organizing created by ChatGPT
We create a comprehensive overview that captures the breadth and diversity of global efforts to foster a better world. This unified list represents the vibrant tapestry of projects across various sectors, reflecting a united vision for positive change and development.
Global Governance and Democratic Reforms:
1 for 8 Billion
Democracy Without Borders (DWB)
Democratic Odyssey Constituent Network
UN-accountable
CONSEJO CHILENO DE PROSPECTIVA Y ESTRATEGIA
Coalition for the UN We Need
Ad-hoc Gender Working Group
Sustainable Development and Poverty Eradication:
100 Million
Coalition 2030
Brazilian Campaign for the Right to Education
Development Initiatives
Global Call to Action Against Poverty (GCAP)
Basel Peace Office
Child Welfare and Educational Development:
Action against Child Exploitation (ACE)
Child-Focused Agencies (Childfund Alliance, Plan International, Save the Children, SOS Children’s Villages, World Vision)
EDUCATION GLOBALE ET DÉVELOPPEMENT asbl
EDUCATION PRENATALE - INFORMATION
Asian Pacific Resource and Research Centre for Women (ARROW)
Associação pela Saúde Emocional de Crianças (ASEC)
Association d’Aide à l’Education de l’Enfant Handicapé (AAEEH)
Health and Well-being Initiatives:
Action on Smoking and Health and 177 co-signatories (ASH)
Centre for Health Science and Law, Ottawa, Canada
ECHAlliance - The Global Health Connector
International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness
Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV)
Alana Institute
American Psychological Association, European Federation of Psychologists’ Associations, Federation of Swiss Psychologists
Biozid Climate Institute
Environmental Protection and Climate Change:
Alliance des Générations pour le Climat
Alliance for Just Deliberation on Solar Geoengineering (DSG)
Earth Law Center
EARTHDAY.ORG
Global Enviro-Action
Climate Governance Commission (CGC)
Born Free Foundation
Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment:
Ad-hoc Gender Working Group
Afro4UN
Equimundo: Center for Masculinities and Social Justice
Fòs Feminista
Women in AI Ethics
Asian Pacific Resource and Research Centre for Women (ARROW)
Associação pela Saúde Emocional de Crianças (ASEC)
Arts & Culture Working Group
Association Global Humaniste
Digital Rights and Technological Innovation:
AI.LANTIS
Alliance for Universal Digital Rights (AUDRi)
Global Initiative for Inclusive ICTs (G3ict)
IT for Change, India
Microsoft
Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA)
Creative Commons
Human Rights, Justice, and Social Equity:
Amnesty International
Anglican Consultative Council
Anti-Crime Intelligence Society (ACIS)
Human Rights Watch
International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN)
ARTICLE 19
Arab NGO Network for Development
Cultural, Artistic, and Heritage Preservation:
Arts & Culture Working Group
Corporación Cultural Nueva Acrópolis Chile
Culture 2030 Goal campaign
MUSEU VIRTUAL NASSIB ATIQUE
UNESCO Chair on Heritage Futures, Linnaeus University, Kalmar, Sweden
Ágora Ciudadanos Cambiando México A.C.
Alefa Diaspora
International Cooperation and Peacebuilding:
Disability and Development Cooperation
Commonwealth Peace Youth Ambassadors Network (CYPAN)
Global Alliance for Ministries and Infrastructures for Peace (GAMIP)
International Rescue Committee
Peace Direct
Behinderung und Entwicklungszusammenarbeit/Disability and Development Cooperation (bezev)
Blavatnik School of Government (University of Oxford), Future of Climate Cooperation
Breakthrough (Rising against gender-based violence)
CANEUS International
Community Development and Urban Planning:
Canada Towards 2030
Demà Social
Habitat for Humanity International
Sustainable Development Council
Global Platform for the Right to the City (GPR2C) and Habitat International Coalition (HIC)
Economic Development and Financial Stability:
Basel Peace Office
Debt Relief for a Green and Inclusive Recovery (DRGR) project
Global Forum for Media Development
Private Sector Mechanism of UN Committee on Food Security
Forum For Global Solidarity Tax Input
Science, Research, and Foresight:
Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies (think tank / NGO)
Divergent Think Tank
International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP)
Monash Sustainable Development Institute
School of International Futures
Alternative Planetary Futures Institute (Ap-Fi)
CDAC Network
CLUB DE MADRID
Conflict Resolution and Global Security:
Center for Global Nonkilling
Global Alliance of Leaders for Nuclear Security and Nuclear-Weapon-Free World (GAL)
Global Security Institute
International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW)
Nonviolent Peaceforce
Federation of Congolese Abroad (FCE)
International Society for Poverty Elimination / Economic Alliance Group
SecurityWomen
Animal Welfare and Conservation Efforts:
Born Free Foundation
Helen Woodward Animal Center
The Royal Commonwealth Society for the Blind (commonly known as Sightsavers)
World Federation for Animals
Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF)
Fondazione Proclade Internazionale-onlus
Heavenly Culture, World Peace, Restoration of Light (HWPL)
This unified list represents a global chorus of voices and efforts, each contributing to the creation of a more equitable, sustainable, and harmonious world. Their collective endeavors embody the spirit of resilience, empowerment, and hope, resonating deeply with a vision of global harmony and human development.
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🌟 Civil Society and other Stakeholders Contributions
As of March 17 2024 - this is the full list copied from the United Nations website, with links describing the projects
Until 2015, the Secretary-General was chosen in secret, by just five countries that hold permanent seats
on the Security Council. It was an opaque and outdated process which the rest of the UN’s membership
had to rubber-stamp. Subsequent reforms have made important progress, including a public list of
candidates and their respective vision statements.
However, further reform is urgently required. A more open and inclusive selection process, with better
structure and genuine involvement by all UN Member States and civil society, increases the chances of
appointing the Secretary-General the world needs and could give future Secretaries-General a stronger
mandate. That in turn would boost their ability to mobilise support for the UN and drive forward its
agenda. A better process would also help to revitalise the UN, enhance its effectiveness and credibility,
and reaffirm its global authority and popular appeal.
Alongside the reaffirmation of the Charter of the United Nations, the UDHR and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, it is imperative that the Pact for the Future’s Chapeau acknowledges that we are in an era of polycrisis. Rising poverty and inequality, climate catastrophe, spiralling conflicts, democratic decline, increased authoritarianism and unrestrained pursuit of profit not only threatens the success of the Pact, but the safety, dignity and survival of people and planet. Therefore, we urge the zero-draft to: ● Recognise that the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is currently dangerously off track, with the SDGs related to children particularly at risk of not being achieved. ● Acknowledge that we are in a new age of extreme inequality. World wealth has doubled since 2000 and trebled since 1980. We are $60 trillion richer, yet it has been shared so unequally that on average GDP / capita has increased more every six weeks in high income countries than it has in the last 42 years in low-income countries. ● Take into account that eradicating poverty is not progressing equally, with sub-Saharan Africa falling the furthest behind. The number of undernourished people has risen in Africa from 160 million to 280 million in the last 12 years alone. Child stunting is increasing in Africa and there are now more child labourers in Africa than there are children in Europe. ● Reaffirm that the United Nations is the most globally representative and democratic system to address global challenges fairly and restore trust in multilateralism.
— A —
Alliance for Just Deliberation on Solar Geoengineering (DSG)
Asian Pacific Resource and Research Centre for Women (ARROW)
Asia Pacific Alliance for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (APA)
Association d’Aide à l’Education de l’Enfant Handicapé (AAEEH)
— B —
— C —
Child Rights Connect & Terre des hommes international Federation
CONSEJO CHILENO DE PROSPECTIVA Y ESTRATEGIA (Chilean Council of Foresight and Strategy)
Civil Society Platform for Peacebuilding and Statebuilding (CSPPS)
— D —
— E —
— F —
Fòs Feminista - Previously International Planned Parenthood Federation, Western Hemisphere Region
Fundación Victimas Vulnerable, Mujeres Afro Independentes (FUNVIMUFROIN)
Fund for the Development of the Indigenous Peoples of Latin America and the Caribbean (FILAC)
FuturePeace - A Global Network of Peace and Conflict researchers
— G —
German Library Association/ Deutscher Bibliotheksverband e.V. (dbv)
Global Alliance for Ministries and Infrastructures for Peace (GAMIP)
Global Alliance of Leaders for Nuclear Security and Nuclear-Weapon-Free World (GAL)
Global Initiative for Inclusive Information and Communication Technologies (G3ict)
Global Platform for the Right to the City (GPR2C) and Habitat International Coalition (HIC)
— H —
— I —
Institute for Environmental Diplomacy and Security (IEDS), University of Vermont, USA
International Center for Not-for-Profit Law, European Center for Not-for-Profit Law
International Federation of Coalitions for Cultural Diversity (IFCCD)
International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA)
International Society for Poverty Elimination / Economic Alliance Group
International Planned Parenthood Foundation (IPPF) Plan International
— J —
— K —
— L —
— M —
— N —
— O —
— P —
— Q —
— R —
The Republican Public Association for Sustainable Development of Regions "Asyl Niet"
RIBER-RED IBEROAMERICANA DE PROSPECTIVA (Ibero-American Foresight Net)
— S —
The Strategic Concept for the Removal of Arms and Proliferation (SCRAP Weapons)
Solidaris - Union Nationale des Mutualités Socialistes - Solidaris (Solidaris)
— T —
The Royal Commonwealth Society for the Blind (commonly known as Sightsavers)
The Student Political Research Initiative for New Governance (SPRING) Institute
The Transparency, Accountability & Participation (TAP) Network
Tianjin Eco-city Friend of Green Eco-Culture Promotion Association
Transboundary Water In-Cooperation Network (TWIN), Vermont, USA
— U —
UNASCAD (Union des Amis Socio Culturels d’Action en Développement)
UNESCO Chair on Heritage Futures, Linnaeus University, Kalmar, Sweden
United Nations Civil Society Youth Representatives Steering Committee (UN YRSC)
— W —
Women First International Fund (previously Virginia Gildersleeve International Fund)
Womens International League for Peace and Freedom, Norwegian section – IKFF-Bergen
World Student Platform for Engineering Education Development (SPEED)
— Y —
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