This document provides a summary of Lee Anthony Brudvig's background and experience. It outlines his career as an economist, diplomat, and mentor with extensive field experience in regions undergoing rapid economic and political transformation. As a seasoned development economist and diplomat, he has directed large diplomatic missions and ensured effective use of billions in US funding for global initiatives. He has held positions in China, India, South Africa, Kenya, and other countries, overseeing policy, planning, and management.
Thursday 2nd July
This meeting contributed as oral evidence to the larger Africa APPG Ebola inquiry which resulted in the report- Lessons from Ebola affected communities: being prepared for future health crises. Available here-http://bit.ly/1U4rsef
Follow the Africa APPG on Twitter @AfricaAPPG
For more information on the Africa APPG visit- http://bit.ly/1SSrIcR and to sign up to the APPG public mailing list register here- http://bit.ly/1oF83Cp
The Africa APPG is supported by the Royal African Society.
WEEKLY JOB BULLETIN - WEEK 13
Dear Colleagues,
Please find attached our weekly bulletin, in which we feature the World Tuberculosis Day. Each year, on March 24 we memorialize World Tuberculosis (TB) Day to raise public awareness about the disastrous health, social and economic consequences of TB, and to boost efforts to end the global TB epidemic.
Have a nice weekend!
Kind regards,
Andras
COVID-19: Truths, Myths & Possible Consequences.Dito Bukia
This presentation provides all the necessary information about COVID-19: general facts about coronavirus, how it spreads, how it affects the human, how to prevent infection and what are the possible pandemic scenarios.
Hi, friends,
Please, find a new private presentation to review the covid 19 objectives in 2020-2021, particularly when the leaders are preparing to turn the page of covid 19, we are inviting to celebrate and to be united. So, in reviewing the covid 19 with the basic terms, so we can have a quick summary on the expected results of the covid 19 journey, with the issues and the impacts as they are coming out in 2021. Particularly, I had a much better focus on the technical and economic efficiency and how we are going to move forward. Thank you friends.
Revisiting the Types of Tourism Promotion & Development in India during the P...DebasishBatabyal
This document discusses the types of tourism that should be promoted in India during the post-COVID 19 era. It notes that the pandemic has caused health, economic, political, social, and travel emergencies globally. Going forward, it recommends focusing on health tourism, business tourism, employment-based tourism, and domestic tourism. It suggests these sectors will be important as travel resumes and the economy recovers. The document emphasizes accelerating domestic tourism in India and addressing the indispensable need to restart travel, while continuing existing health control measures until full recovery.
The document discusses building an inclusive green economy that can reduce poverty and inequality. It argues that [1] current economic, social, and environmental challenges facing developing countries are unprecedented in scale and complexity, with ecosystem degradation and climate change posing major threats; [2] transitioning to an "inclusive green economy" focused on low-carbon and sustainable development could provide new solutions by generating more inclusive and sustainable growth; and [3] evidence suggests investing in improved natural resource management can benefit the poor and have high social returns, but supportive policies and targeted investments are needed to enable the poor and vulnerable to participate in and benefit from this transition.
The document discusses the major impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the global tourism industry. Some key points:
1) International travel has come to a standstill due to the pandemic, posing major challenges for the tourism sector and risking a global recession with massive job losses.
2) The UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) is strengthening collaboration with the WHO to coordinate the response. UNWTO calls for international leadership and for tourism to be prioritized in recovery efforts.
3) Three scenarios presented by UNWTO forecast steep declines in international tourist arrivals in 2020 compared to previous years. The recovery of tourism demand is uncertain and will depend on factors like new medical treatments.
Thursday 2nd July
This meeting contributed as oral evidence to the larger Africa APPG Ebola inquiry which resulted in the report- Lessons from Ebola affected communities: being prepared for future health crises. Available here-http://bit.ly/1U4rsef
Follow the Africa APPG on Twitter @AfricaAPPG
For more information on the Africa APPG visit- http://bit.ly/1SSrIcR and to sign up to the APPG public mailing list register here- http://bit.ly/1oF83Cp
The Africa APPG is supported by the Royal African Society.
WEEKLY JOB BULLETIN - WEEK 13
Dear Colleagues,
Please find attached our weekly bulletin, in which we feature the World Tuberculosis Day. Each year, on March 24 we memorialize World Tuberculosis (TB) Day to raise public awareness about the disastrous health, social and economic consequences of TB, and to boost efforts to end the global TB epidemic.
Have a nice weekend!
Kind regards,
Andras
COVID-19: Truths, Myths & Possible Consequences.Dito Bukia
This presentation provides all the necessary information about COVID-19: general facts about coronavirus, how it spreads, how it affects the human, how to prevent infection and what are the possible pandemic scenarios.
Hi, friends,
Please, find a new private presentation to review the covid 19 objectives in 2020-2021, particularly when the leaders are preparing to turn the page of covid 19, we are inviting to celebrate and to be united. So, in reviewing the covid 19 with the basic terms, so we can have a quick summary on the expected results of the covid 19 journey, with the issues and the impacts as they are coming out in 2021. Particularly, I had a much better focus on the technical and economic efficiency and how we are going to move forward. Thank you friends.
Revisiting the Types of Tourism Promotion & Development in India during the P...DebasishBatabyal
This document discusses the types of tourism that should be promoted in India during the post-COVID 19 era. It notes that the pandemic has caused health, economic, political, social, and travel emergencies globally. Going forward, it recommends focusing on health tourism, business tourism, employment-based tourism, and domestic tourism. It suggests these sectors will be important as travel resumes and the economy recovers. The document emphasizes accelerating domestic tourism in India and addressing the indispensable need to restart travel, while continuing existing health control measures until full recovery.
The document discusses building an inclusive green economy that can reduce poverty and inequality. It argues that [1] current economic, social, and environmental challenges facing developing countries are unprecedented in scale and complexity, with ecosystem degradation and climate change posing major threats; [2] transitioning to an "inclusive green economy" focused on low-carbon and sustainable development could provide new solutions by generating more inclusive and sustainable growth; and [3] evidence suggests investing in improved natural resource management can benefit the poor and have high social returns, but supportive policies and targeted investments are needed to enable the poor and vulnerable to participate in and benefit from this transition.
The document discusses the major impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the global tourism industry. Some key points:
1) International travel has come to a standstill due to the pandemic, posing major challenges for the tourism sector and risking a global recession with massive job losses.
2) The UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) is strengthening collaboration with the WHO to coordinate the response. UNWTO calls for international leadership and for tourism to be prioritized in recovery efforts.
3) Three scenarios presented by UNWTO forecast steep declines in international tourist arrivals in 2020 compared to previous years. The recovery of tourism demand is uncertain and will depend on factors like new medical treatments.
Margot Ellis has over 25 years of experience in international development and humanitarian response. She currently serves as the Senior Deputy Assistant Administrator for the Bureau for Food Security at USAID, managing a $1 billion budget. Previously, she was the Deputy Commissioner-General of UNRWA, overseeing programs for 5 million Palestinian refugees. She also held leadership roles at USAID, including as Mission Director in Uganda and Acting Assistant Administrator for Asia.
Development from Below: Social Accountability in Natural Resource ManagementUNDP Policy Centre
We live in a time of transformational change, with society, economy, ecology and politics in a state of flux the world over. Of particular focus in this new Working Paper by the International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth (IPC-IG) are the implications for mineral-dependent economies of living in an increasingly resource-constrained world. Both countries for which growth depends on the extraction, refinement and export of such minerals, and those whose growth depends indirectly on the use of minerals in other resource-dependent industrial processes are considered. Attention is also placed on countries newly emerging as mineral-rich economies and for whom mineral exploitation will begin to play an increasing role in the structure and scale of growth. In the broader policy context, the focus of this paper is on the transition to a model of natural resource governance where goals of inclusion and sustainability are no longer secondary considerations but rather central ones.
Guido Bertucci is the Executive Director of Governance Solutions International. Previously, he was the Director of the United Nations Programme on Public Administration, Finance and Development from 1993 to 2008. In this role, he launched the flagship World Public Sector Report and advocated for sound public policy, good governance, and efficient public administration worldwide.
This document summarizes the recommendations of a panel on establishing post-2015 development goals. The panel recommends:
1. Focusing post-2015 goals on five transformative shifts: leaving no one behind, sustainable development, transforming economies for jobs and inclusive growth, building peace and accountable institutions, and forging a new global partnership.
2. Illustrative goals and targets are provided in annexes to demonstrate how the shifts could be operationalized, focusing on issues like poverty, health, education, climate change, and governance.
3. A new framework must be universal, ambitious yet practical, and supported by robust monitoring and data to track progress and ensure accountability. The panel's vision is that these shifts can help
A New Global Partnership: Eradicate Poverty and Transform Economies through S...Andy Dabydeen
The High Level Panel on the Post-2015 Development Agenda today released “A New Global Partnership: Eradicate Poverty and Transform Economies through Sustainable Development,” a report which sets out a universal agenda to eradicate extreme poverty from the face of the earth by 2030, and deliver on the promise of sustainable development. The report calls upon the world to rally around a new Global Partnership that offers hope and a role to every person in the world.
The Panel was established by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and co-chaired by Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and United Kingdom Prime Minister David Cameron.
http://www.post2015hlp.org/the-report/
The Report of the High-Level Panel of Eminent Persons on the Post-2015 Develo...Dr Lendy Spires
Post-2015 “Our vision and our responsibility are to end extreme poverty in all its forms in the context of sustainable development and to have in place the building blocks of sustained prosperity for all.” i ThePanelcametogetherwithasenseofoptimismandadeeprespectfortheMillennium Development Goals (MDGs). The 13 years since the millennium have seen the fastest reduction in poverty in human history: there are half a billion fewer people living below an international poverty line of $1.25 a day. Child death rates have fallen by more than 30%, with about three million children’s lives saved each year compared to 2000. Deaths from malaria have fallen by one quarter. This unprecedented progress has been driven by a combination of economic growth, better policies, and the global commitment to the MDGs, which set out an inspirational rallying cry for the whole world. Given this remarkable success, it would be a mistake to simply tear up the MDGs and start from scratch.
The 2014 Human Development Report from the UNDP focuses on sustaining human progress by reducing vulnerabilities and building resilience. It is the latest in a series of annual reports analyzing major development issues and policies. The report examines factors contributing to risks facing human development and ways to strengthen resilience to various evolving risks. It takes a people-centered approach and considers vulnerabilities across different stages of life. The report makes recommendations for policies to address vulnerabilities and build resilience, including universal access to basic services, stronger social protection, and commitments to full employment and responsive institutions.
In this 10th annual performance report of the UNDP Global Environmental Finance (UNDP-GEF) Unit, we show how investments in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)—on affordable and clean energy (7), climate action (13), life below water (14), and life on land (15)—accelerate the achievement of other goals aimed at eradicating poverty (1), achieving zero hunger (2), achieving gender equality (5), reducing inequalities (10), and building strong institutions (16).
Throughout this report, we weave a story of transformational change that can be realized by addressing the key drivers of environmental degradation through multifaceted and integrated approaches. From the global to the local level, the impacts emerging from our work demonstrate progress being made toward realizing environmental and development benefits.
Our work contributes to advancing gender equality and women’s empowerment—as outlined in the Gender in Action section of this report—and the Agenda 2030 principle to ‘leave no one behind’.
The document discusses the advocacy achievements of the Bridging the Gaps global partners from 2011-2014. It describes the program's establishment in 2011 with funding from the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs to achieve universal access to HIV services for key populations. Through the efforts of global and local partner organizations, nearly 700,000 people received HIV services, over 200 organizations engaged in human rights advocacy, and key population services were integrated into nearly 100 health facilities. The document provides details on the program's approach and a theory of change to guide advocacy work.
Taking Action: Gender Equality and Women's EmpowermentDr Lendy Spires
The document summarizes the work of the UN Millennium Project's Task Force on Education and Gender Equality. It discusses seven strategic priorities for achieving gender equality and empowering women: 1) strengthen opportunities for girls' postprimary education, 2) guarantee sexual and reproductive health and rights, 3) invest in infrastructure to reduce women's time burdens, 4) guarantee women's property and inheritance rights, 5) reduce gender inequality in employment, 6) increase women's political representation, and 7) combat violence against women. The task force conducted analyses and made policy recommendations to achieve these priorities and help meet UN Millennium Development Goal 3 on promoting gender equality and empowering women.
The document summarizes the work of the UN Millennium Project's Task Force on Education and Gender Equality. It outlines 7 strategic priorities for achieving gender equality and empowering women: 1) Strengthening girls' access to post-primary education, 2) Guaranteeing sexual and reproductive health and rights, 3) Investing in infrastructure to reduce women's time burdens, 4) Guaranteeing women's property and inheritance rights, 5) Reducing gender inequality in employment, 6) Increasing women's political representation, and 7) Combating violence against women. For each priority, the document discusses the importance, progress to date, challenges remaining, and recommended policy interventions. The overall aim is to place women's
This document discusses the challenges of addressing climate change in a way that benefits the poor and vulnerable. It argues that while progress has been made in international climate policy, fundamental political issues around burden sharing between countries and ensuring social equity have not been fully resolved. A market-driven approach has not created enough accountability or prioritized the needs of disadvantaged communities. The paper analyzes how historical inequalities shape debates around responsibility and participation in climate mitigation and adaptation efforts. It calls for policies that promote inclusive growth by both enabling meaningful participation in decision-making and ensuring all people equitably share in the benefits of actions to address climate change.
The document is USAID's policy framework for 2011-2015. It outlines USAID's core development priorities and expected impacts across 7 objectives: increasing food security; promoting sustainable economic growth; improving global health and health systems; reducing climate change impacts; expanding access to clean water and sanitation; strengthening democratic governance and civil society; and providing humanitarian assistance. It discusses key global trends shaping development and USAID's operational principles and institutional reforms. The framework was created through extensive consultation to guide USAID's work over the next 4 years.
The document provides profiles for speakers at an event on using sport to promote peaceful and inclusive societies. It introduces Maher Nasser, the director of outreach at the UN Department of Global Communications, and John Wilmoth, the director of the UN Population Division. It also provides short biographies for several other speakers from organizations such as the UN, FIFA, national soccer federations, and NGOs. The profiles describe the speakers' roles and experiences in areas like sport, social development, advocacy, and international cooperation.
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2014 (UNDP-INDIA)GK Dutta
The 2014 Human Development Report is the latest in the series of global Human Development Reports published by UNDP since 1990 as independent, empirically grounded analyses of major development issues, trends and policies.
The 2014 Human Development Report from the UNDP focuses on sustaining human progress by reducing vulnerabilities and building resilience. It is the latest in a series of annual reports analyzing major development issues and policies. The report examines factors contributing to risks facing human development and ways to strengthen resilience to evolving risks. It takes a holistic, people-centered approach, considering disparities and the vulnerabilities of structurally disadvantaged groups. The report provides recommendations for policies to address vulnerabilities and build resilience, including universal access to basic services, stronger social protection, and commitments to full employment and responsive institutions.
This document discusses maximizing co-benefits between climate change adaptation and reducing inequality and poverty. It argues that traditional development frameworks have focused too narrowly on economic growth and failed to adequately address social and environmental issues. The climate crisis presents an opportunity to achieve more sustainable and equitable development goals. A co-benefits approach to climate adaptation can help mainstream climate change into development planning while fostering poverty reduction and greater equality.
The report reveals that many governments are not paying enough attention to the social implications of their economic policies geared towards recovery from the economic crisis. According to the report, recovery has been uneven and continues to be fragile, with a wide range of negative social impacts lingering from the economic downturn. Poverty and unemployment have for instance been linked to crime, gender-based violence, substance abuse and mental illness.
The document summarizes the recommendations of a UN panel on developing new global development goals after 2015. The panel recommends focusing on 5 transformative shifts: 1) Leave no one behind by ending poverty and inequality. 2) Put sustainable development at the core of the new agenda. 3) Transform economies to create jobs and inclusive growth. 4) Build peace and accountable institutions. 5) Forge a new global partnership for cooperation and mutual accountability. The panel provides illustrative new development goals and targets to show how the 5 shifts could be implemented in a post-2015 development agenda.
Margot Ellis has over 25 years of experience in international development and humanitarian response. She currently serves as the Senior Deputy Assistant Administrator for the Bureau for Food Security at USAID, managing a $1 billion budget. Previously, she was the Deputy Commissioner-General of UNRWA, overseeing programs for 5 million Palestinian refugees. She also held leadership roles at USAID, including as Mission Director in Uganda and Acting Assistant Administrator for Asia.
Development from Below: Social Accountability in Natural Resource ManagementUNDP Policy Centre
We live in a time of transformational change, with society, economy, ecology and politics in a state of flux the world over. Of particular focus in this new Working Paper by the International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth (IPC-IG) are the implications for mineral-dependent economies of living in an increasingly resource-constrained world. Both countries for which growth depends on the extraction, refinement and export of such minerals, and those whose growth depends indirectly on the use of minerals in other resource-dependent industrial processes are considered. Attention is also placed on countries newly emerging as mineral-rich economies and for whom mineral exploitation will begin to play an increasing role in the structure and scale of growth. In the broader policy context, the focus of this paper is on the transition to a model of natural resource governance where goals of inclusion and sustainability are no longer secondary considerations but rather central ones.
Guido Bertucci is the Executive Director of Governance Solutions International. Previously, he was the Director of the United Nations Programme on Public Administration, Finance and Development from 1993 to 2008. In this role, he launched the flagship World Public Sector Report and advocated for sound public policy, good governance, and efficient public administration worldwide.
This document summarizes the recommendations of a panel on establishing post-2015 development goals. The panel recommends:
1. Focusing post-2015 goals on five transformative shifts: leaving no one behind, sustainable development, transforming economies for jobs and inclusive growth, building peace and accountable institutions, and forging a new global partnership.
2. Illustrative goals and targets are provided in annexes to demonstrate how the shifts could be operationalized, focusing on issues like poverty, health, education, climate change, and governance.
3. A new framework must be universal, ambitious yet practical, and supported by robust monitoring and data to track progress and ensure accountability. The panel's vision is that these shifts can help
A New Global Partnership: Eradicate Poverty and Transform Economies through S...Andy Dabydeen
The High Level Panel on the Post-2015 Development Agenda today released “A New Global Partnership: Eradicate Poverty and Transform Economies through Sustainable Development,” a report which sets out a universal agenda to eradicate extreme poverty from the face of the earth by 2030, and deliver on the promise of sustainable development. The report calls upon the world to rally around a new Global Partnership that offers hope and a role to every person in the world.
The Panel was established by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and co-chaired by Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and United Kingdom Prime Minister David Cameron.
http://www.post2015hlp.org/the-report/
The Report of the High-Level Panel of Eminent Persons on the Post-2015 Develo...Dr Lendy Spires
Post-2015 “Our vision and our responsibility are to end extreme poverty in all its forms in the context of sustainable development and to have in place the building blocks of sustained prosperity for all.” i ThePanelcametogetherwithasenseofoptimismandadeeprespectfortheMillennium Development Goals (MDGs). The 13 years since the millennium have seen the fastest reduction in poverty in human history: there are half a billion fewer people living below an international poverty line of $1.25 a day. Child death rates have fallen by more than 30%, with about three million children’s lives saved each year compared to 2000. Deaths from malaria have fallen by one quarter. This unprecedented progress has been driven by a combination of economic growth, better policies, and the global commitment to the MDGs, which set out an inspirational rallying cry for the whole world. Given this remarkable success, it would be a mistake to simply tear up the MDGs and start from scratch.
The 2014 Human Development Report from the UNDP focuses on sustaining human progress by reducing vulnerabilities and building resilience. It is the latest in a series of annual reports analyzing major development issues and policies. The report examines factors contributing to risks facing human development and ways to strengthen resilience to various evolving risks. It takes a people-centered approach and considers vulnerabilities across different stages of life. The report makes recommendations for policies to address vulnerabilities and build resilience, including universal access to basic services, stronger social protection, and commitments to full employment and responsive institutions.
In this 10th annual performance report of the UNDP Global Environmental Finance (UNDP-GEF) Unit, we show how investments in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)—on affordable and clean energy (7), climate action (13), life below water (14), and life on land (15)—accelerate the achievement of other goals aimed at eradicating poverty (1), achieving zero hunger (2), achieving gender equality (5), reducing inequalities (10), and building strong institutions (16).
Throughout this report, we weave a story of transformational change that can be realized by addressing the key drivers of environmental degradation through multifaceted and integrated approaches. From the global to the local level, the impacts emerging from our work demonstrate progress being made toward realizing environmental and development benefits.
Our work contributes to advancing gender equality and women’s empowerment—as outlined in the Gender in Action section of this report—and the Agenda 2030 principle to ‘leave no one behind’.
The document discusses the advocacy achievements of the Bridging the Gaps global partners from 2011-2014. It describes the program's establishment in 2011 with funding from the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs to achieve universal access to HIV services for key populations. Through the efforts of global and local partner organizations, nearly 700,000 people received HIV services, over 200 organizations engaged in human rights advocacy, and key population services were integrated into nearly 100 health facilities. The document provides details on the program's approach and a theory of change to guide advocacy work.
Taking Action: Gender Equality and Women's EmpowermentDr Lendy Spires
The document summarizes the work of the UN Millennium Project's Task Force on Education and Gender Equality. It discusses seven strategic priorities for achieving gender equality and empowering women: 1) strengthen opportunities for girls' postprimary education, 2) guarantee sexual and reproductive health and rights, 3) invest in infrastructure to reduce women's time burdens, 4) guarantee women's property and inheritance rights, 5) reduce gender inequality in employment, 6) increase women's political representation, and 7) combat violence against women. The task force conducted analyses and made policy recommendations to achieve these priorities and help meet UN Millennium Development Goal 3 on promoting gender equality and empowering women.
The document summarizes the work of the UN Millennium Project's Task Force on Education and Gender Equality. It outlines 7 strategic priorities for achieving gender equality and empowering women: 1) Strengthening girls' access to post-primary education, 2) Guaranteeing sexual and reproductive health and rights, 3) Investing in infrastructure to reduce women's time burdens, 4) Guaranteeing women's property and inheritance rights, 5) Reducing gender inequality in employment, 6) Increasing women's political representation, and 7) Combating violence against women. For each priority, the document discusses the importance, progress to date, challenges remaining, and recommended policy interventions. The overall aim is to place women's
This document discusses the challenges of addressing climate change in a way that benefits the poor and vulnerable. It argues that while progress has been made in international climate policy, fundamental political issues around burden sharing between countries and ensuring social equity have not been fully resolved. A market-driven approach has not created enough accountability or prioritized the needs of disadvantaged communities. The paper analyzes how historical inequalities shape debates around responsibility and participation in climate mitigation and adaptation efforts. It calls for policies that promote inclusive growth by both enabling meaningful participation in decision-making and ensuring all people equitably share in the benefits of actions to address climate change.
The document is USAID's policy framework for 2011-2015. It outlines USAID's core development priorities and expected impacts across 7 objectives: increasing food security; promoting sustainable economic growth; improving global health and health systems; reducing climate change impacts; expanding access to clean water and sanitation; strengthening democratic governance and civil society; and providing humanitarian assistance. It discusses key global trends shaping development and USAID's operational principles and institutional reforms. The framework was created through extensive consultation to guide USAID's work over the next 4 years.
The document provides profiles for speakers at an event on using sport to promote peaceful and inclusive societies. It introduces Maher Nasser, the director of outreach at the UN Department of Global Communications, and John Wilmoth, the director of the UN Population Division. It also provides short biographies for several other speakers from organizations such as the UN, FIFA, national soccer federations, and NGOs. The profiles describe the speakers' roles and experiences in areas like sport, social development, advocacy, and international cooperation.
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2014 (UNDP-INDIA)GK Dutta
The 2014 Human Development Report is the latest in the series of global Human Development Reports published by UNDP since 1990 as independent, empirically grounded analyses of major development issues, trends and policies.
The 2014 Human Development Report from the UNDP focuses on sustaining human progress by reducing vulnerabilities and building resilience. It is the latest in a series of annual reports analyzing major development issues and policies. The report examines factors contributing to risks facing human development and ways to strengthen resilience to evolving risks. It takes a holistic, people-centered approach, considering disparities and the vulnerabilities of structurally disadvantaged groups. The report provides recommendations for policies to address vulnerabilities and build resilience, including universal access to basic services, stronger social protection, and commitments to full employment and responsive institutions.
This document discusses maximizing co-benefits between climate change adaptation and reducing inequality and poverty. It argues that traditional development frameworks have focused too narrowly on economic growth and failed to adequately address social and environmental issues. The climate crisis presents an opportunity to achieve more sustainable and equitable development goals. A co-benefits approach to climate adaptation can help mainstream climate change into development planning while fostering poverty reduction and greater equality.
The report reveals that many governments are not paying enough attention to the social implications of their economic policies geared towards recovery from the economic crisis. According to the report, recovery has been uneven and continues to be fragile, with a wide range of negative social impacts lingering from the economic downturn. Poverty and unemployment have for instance been linked to crime, gender-based violence, substance abuse and mental illness.
The document summarizes the recommendations of a UN panel on developing new global development goals after 2015. The panel recommends focusing on 5 transformative shifts: 1) Leave no one behind by ending poverty and inequality. 2) Put sustainable development at the core of the new agenda. 3) Transform economies to create jobs and inclusive growth. 4) Build peace and accountable institutions. 5) Forge a new global partnership for cooperation and mutual accountability. The panel provides illustrative new development goals and targets to show how the 5 shifts could be implemented in a post-2015 development agenda.
1. Lee Anthony Brudvig
Economist, Diplomat, Mentor
+1 (651) 415-0140 linkedin.com/in/leeanthonybrudvig brudvigleeanthony@gmail.com
Seasoneddevelopmenteconomistanddiplomatwithextensivefieldexperience inregionsundergoing
rapideconomicandpolitical transformation. Facilitatorof bilateral,regional,andmultilateral
collaborationforimpact. Directedpilot“Presidential Initiatives”targetingyouth,women,andthe rural
poor: Trade Facilitation,FoodSecurity,andGlobal Health. Vastnetworkof relationshipsingovernment,
and amongNGOs andmultilateral organizations. Outstandingleadership,mentoring,andpublic
advocacy skills. Active TopSecret/SCIclearance.
Multilingual survivor of revolutions, terrorist attacks, and deadly diseases .
Translating Aspirations into Operations
Directedpolicy,planningandoverall management of
several of the largest diplomaticMissionsworldwide in
termsof employees,programmaticbudgets,andregional
operations.
Assuredthe coherence andeffectiveuse of billionsof
dollarsof U.S funding forglobal initiativesinfoodsecurity
global health,trade,andclimate change.
Developedaninnovative“3D”(Diplomacy,Development
and Defense)coordinationarchitecturetoincrease
collaborationandeliminate programmaticduplication
amongthe Departmentof State, USAIDand Departmentof
Defense.
Skilledinconceptualizingandimplementingregional
public-private partnerships,managingresources,and
consolidatingstakeholderbuy-inneededto achieve broad-
basedgrowthand employment.
Advocatedamongstakeholdersforregional trade and
investmentpolicies topromote economicintegration,
growth,and employment.
Diplomatic Postings to:
China
India
South Africa
Kenya
Swaziland
The Philippines
Austria
Italy (WFP and FAO)
USA
2. Skills Highlights
Deputy Chief of Mission (Deputy Ambassador) - U.S. Embassies in Vienna, Nairobi, and the
U.S. Mission to the United Nations in Rome 2006-2015
OversawU.S.governmentengagementonregional andglobal issues,includingpolitical,securityand
peacekeepingoperations,lawenforcement,andeconomic/commercialdevelopment. Managedbillion-
dollarbudgetsandover4,000 Americanandlocal hire employees. Maintainedgoodrelationswithhost
government, non-governmental,andbusinesscontacts;membersof the diplomatic community,
academia,publicmediaorganizations,parliamentarians,etc.,representingU.S.policyandoverseeing
U.S. resourcesandprograms.
Vision:Settop-downaspirationalgoalsandobjectivestoreduce global hungerandpovertyas:elected
Chairof the Foodand Agricultural Organization (FAO) Conference (highestUN governingbodyinRome),
memberof the WorldFood Program (WFP) Executive Board,andnegotiatorof the L’Aquila Declaration
on global foodsecurity.
Leadership:Conceptualized bottom-upstrategic/partnershippilotprograms inKenyawhich
operationalized“PresidentialInitiatives”andmultilateral declarations. Chair onwhole-of-Mission
workinggroupsonfoodsecurity, healthandnutrition,trade,andclimate change;advisortothe Global
HealthCoordinatorinWashington,andconvenerof rural youthadvocacygroupsunderan innovative
multi-milliondollar“Yes,YouthCan”program.
Management: OversawpolicyandstrategicplanningamongU.S.governmentagenciesoperating
bilaterallyandmultilaterally whichassuredpolicycoherence,efficiencyof programdelivery,and
effectivecollaborationwithotherdonors,grantrecipients,andpartners.
Human rights: In the aftermathof electionviolence in2007/8 inKenya,developedawide-rangeof
outreachprograms,especiallyforyouthandwomeninrural areas,which promotedgrowthand
fosteredinter-ethniccommunications;intervenedatahighlevel with governmentleaders,
parliamentarians,the InternationalCriminalCourt, andotherdiplomaticmissions,tostrengthen
governance andassistKenyansinthe implementationof anew Constitution.
Crisisresponse:OversawU.S.crisisresponse tofamine inEastAfricaand cross borderterroristthreats
emanatingfromSomalia. Advisortothe CrisisManagementCentersetupat FAOas the interface with
the World HealthOrganizationonpandemicdiseaseresponse.
Trade and InvestmentPromotion: Articulatedthe benefitsof the TransatlanticTradeand investment
Partnership intermsof growthand employment viasocial mediaandspeakingengagementsthat
reachedtargeted Europeanaudiencesnumbering several hundredthousand.
Governance:Representedthe U.S.governmentinthe developmentand implementationof the FAO
IndependentExternalEvaluation and ImmediatePlan of Action,the largestcomprehensive reform
program everundertakenbyaUN agency. Participated inthe UN Secretary General’sHigh Level Task
Force on the Global Food SecurityCrisis and numerous G8/G20+ consultative meetingsin2007-2009.
RepresentedU.S.policyandoversawU.S.contributions andprograms.
3. Publicrelations: Developed“Media Tour”and“Country Field Visit” programsthat facilitated
collaborationamongOECDand G77 representatives byvisitingfieldprogramsandassessingprogram
delivery,humanitarianneeds,andcollaborationamongthe Rome-basedagencies. Frequentspeaking
engagements,pressbriefings,andsocial mediaactivities.
Economic Minister Counselor - U.S. Embassy in New Delhi 2003 -2006
Directedthe operational, policy,andpublicrelationsworkof the EconomicSectionof the U.S.Embassy
inNewDelhi,including programoversightof commercial (ForeignCommercialService),environmental
(U.S.Environmental ProtectionAgencyandotherU.S.science,health,andresearchagencies),
agricultural (U.S.Departmentof Agriculture),anddevelopment(U.S.AgencyforInternational
Development).
Strategic Planning:Overall coordinatorof the U.S.-India EconomicDialogue,includingMinisterial-level
sub-groupsdealingwith Agriculture,Environment,Finance,HighTechnology,Infrastructure,andTrade.
Designed Embassy Medium-TermEconomic/CommercialStrategy andCEOForum adoptedbyWhite
House to guide the U.S.-India EconomicDialogue. Createdblueprintforthe $100 millionU.S.-India
AgriculturalKnowledgeInitiative, aimedatreformingIndia’sstatistagriculture sector.
Economic Officer -U.S. Embassies in Vienna, Pretoria, Manila, Mbabane, and U.S. Consulates
in Johannesburg and Guangzhou 1984 -2003
EconomicOfficerinvariousU.S.diplomaticmissions, conceptualizingandadministering clearing house
networkswhichfacilitated trade andinvestment,commercialdevelopment, responsible natural
resource management,healthandeducation,andregionaleconomicintegration.
Regional Economic Integration: Coordinatorof the U.S.-SouthAfrica Bi-nationalCommission Energy
and Environmental Committees. DevelopedandapprovedCommissiongrantsasthe U.S. government
representative inSouthernAfricaforthe U.S.Departmentof Energyand the U.S. Environmental
ProtectionAgency. AsRegional ResourcesOfficer inSouthernAfrica,administered cross-border
macroeconomic,financialandcommoditymarketdevelopment,andpolicy/regulatoryprogramsthat
supportedregional integration,growthandsustainable use of natural resources.
Financial reform: Advisedthe Chinese governmentonregulatorymattersrelatedtothe establishment
of the firststockexchange inShenzhen,China. DraftedreportsonChinesefinancial market
development,liberalizationof agricultural markets,trade andinvestment,special economiczones,
infrastructure projectfinancing.
Corporate Finance Officer - Bank of America New York 1982 -1984
Put togethersyndicatedfinancingpackagesforlarge internationalprojects,primarilyinthe
transportationandminingsectors. Primaryaccountofficer fortoptop-tierinvestmentbanksproviding
financingof capital andcommoditymarkettradingoperations,includingoptionstrading.
English Teacher - Schottengymnasium in Vienna, Austria 1978 – 1980
Taught EnglishandAmericanstudies withthe U.S. FulbrightCommission.
4. Education
College/University Degree Major
Yale University MA Economics
GeorgetownUniversity MSFS ForeignService
Universityof Minnesota BA International Relations
Languages
German advanced Chinese intermediate
Norwegian intermediate Italian basic
The Person Behind the Resume: a Videography
IntroducingNorthDakota
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ywhXnYJf3nY
Tolerance and Diversity - The Memoryof Daniel Pearl:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clHdBatbtEs
Farewell Videoby USEmbassyViennaStaff:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=R0Emc_34DuE