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There used to be an NGO coalition formed just for that purpose. The US Fund for UNICEF was a member, and UNICEF left the lobbying to them.
On Nov 9, 2020, at 11:26 AM, Richard Jolly <R.J...@ids.ac.uk> wrote:Dear Marta,Good idea about lobbying for the CDC. Who do we lobby for this? Will anyone in UNICEF give a lead? Richard
Sent from my iPhoneTotally agree with Janet and Mary. The demographic change that is taking place in the US will not help. Trumpism in terms of radical nationalism and autocratic tendencies may begin to wither but not what is behind, as Janet points out. Especially if Mitch McConnel continues his special brand of obstructionism.
I think we should be campaigning in these early days for Biden and Kamala to ratify the CRC. 196 states have done it! If Biden wants to start mastering some international respect, that is a place to start!
Love to all with great relief still,
Marta
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I may be wrong about this but I have a different and perhaps more optimistic sentiment about the CRC under a Biden-Harris administration. I certainly think its a good time to make some advances because I think that both Biden and Harris are about the take on the rights of immigrant children and are both very attentive to family issues. I think it is a good time to put the CRC on the table and they have substantial bipartisan negotiations on the horizon. I think it perhaps one of the best times to look at this issue because they are both likely to be very inward-looking as the USA is not in a good place.
On 9 Nov 2020, at 1:12 PM, Kul Gautam <kulg...@hotmail.com> wrote:Sadly, I tend to agree with Carlos. My understanding is that the timing is not at all ripe for a push to get the US to ratify the CRC, until the Democrats have a more solid majority in the Senate. Even Clinton and Obama with a more favorable Senate did not prioritize CRC ratification. Biden would not use his limited political capital on CRC when he has so many other battles ahead.On the positive side, the new President/CEO of UNICEF USA is very supportive of child rights and has taken a strategically sound approach to build up the momentum for the eventual ratification of CRC from the grassroots up through a child-friendly cities approach.My conclusion is based on having addressed this issue multiple times with both recent UNICEF ExDirs & CEOs of UNICEF USA publicly as well as privately. The US State Department and even the more CRC-friendly recent UNICEF ExDirs considered the effort needed to get the US ratification of CRC not worth spending their political capital in the US Congress, compared to securing US funding for UNICEF operations in the field.Sad but true.======================Kul Chandra GautamFrom: allme...@xunicef.com <allme...@xunicef.com> on behalf of carlos Santos-Tejada <csantos...@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: President Biden,With Republicans in control of the Senate (particularly under McConnel), l would venture to say that the Biden Administration would not invest any political capital in attempting to ratify the CRC, there are other more pressing domestic issues to tackle. Let’s also remember that Biden had 8 years to have the CRC ratified (some of them with full control of the US Senate)Just sayingCarlos
On Mon, Nov 9, 2020 at 11:27, Richard Jolly <R.J...@ids.ac.uk> wrote:
Dear Marta,
Good idea about lobbying for the CDC. Who do we lobby for this? Will anyone in UNICEF give a lead? RichardSent from my iPhone
Totally agree with Janet and Mary. The demographic change that is taking place in the US will not help. Trumpism in terms of radical nationalism and autocratic tendencies may begin to wither but not what is behind, as Janet points out. Especially if Mitch McConnel continues his special brand of obstructionism.
I think we should be campaigning in these early days for Biden and Kamala to ratify the CRC. 196 states have done it! If Biden wants to start mastering some international respect, that is a place to start!Love to all with great relief still,
Marta
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Date: Mon, Nov 9, 2020 at 9:34 AM
Subject: Re: President Biden,
To: Richard Jolly <R.J...@ids.ac.uk>
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From: carlos Santos-Tejada <csantos...@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, Nov 9, 2020 at 9:34 AM
Subject: Re: President Biden,
To: Richard Jolly <R.J...@ids.ac.uk>
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With Republicans in control of the Senate (particularly under McConnel), l would venture to say that the Biden Administration would not invest any political capital in attempting to ratify the CRC, there are other more pressing domestic issues to tackle. Let’s also remember that Biden had 8 years to have the CRC ratified (some of them with full control of the US Senate)
Just saying
Carlos
On Mon, Nov 9, 2020 at 11:27, Richard Jolly <R.J...@ids.ac.uk> wrote:
Dear Marta,
Good idea about lobbying for the CDC. Who do we lobby for this? Will anyone in UNICEF give a lead? Richard
Sent from my iPhone
Totally agree with Janet and Mary. The demographic change that is taking place in the US will not help. Trumpism in terms of radical nationalism and autocratic tendencies may begin to wither but not what is behind, as Janet points out. Especially if Mitch McConnel continues his special brand of obstructionism.
I think we should be campaigning in these early days for Biden and Kamala to ratify the CRC. 196 states have done it! If Biden wants to start mastering some international respect, that is a place to start!
Love to all with great relief still,
Marta
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Subject: Re: President Biden,
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From: Kul Gautam <kulg...@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, Nov 9, 2020 at 10:12 AM
Subject: Re: President Biden,
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Sadly, I tend to agree with Carlos. My understanding is that the timing is not at all ripe for a push to get the US to ratify the CRC, until the Democrats have a more solid majority in the Senate. Even Clinton and Obama with a more favorable Senate did not
prioritize CRC ratification. Biden would not use his limited political capital on CRC when he has so many other battles ahead.
On the positive side, the new President/CEO of UNICEF USA is very supportive of child rights and has taken a strategically sound approach to build up the momentum for the eventual ratification of CRC from the grassroots up through a child-friendly cities approach.
My conclusion is based on having addressed this issue multiple times with both recent UNICEF ExDirs & CEOs of UNICEF USA publicly as well as privately. The US State Department and
even the more CRC-friendly recent UNICEF ExDirs considered the effort needed to get the US ratification of CRC not worth spending their political capital in the US Congress, compared to securing US funding for UNICEF operations in the field.
Sad but true.
======================
Kul Chandra Gautam
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Subject: Re: President Biden,
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Subject: Re: President Biden,
With Republicans in control of the Senate (particularly under McConnel), l would venture to say that the Biden Administration would not invest any political capital in attempting to ratify the CRC, there are other more pressing domestic issues
to tackle. Let’s also remember that Biden had 8 years to have the CRC ratified (some of them with full control of the US Senate)
Just saying
Carlos
On Mon, Nov 9, 2020 at 11:27, Richard Jolly <R.J...@ids.ac.uk> wrote:
Dear Marta,
Good idea about lobbying for the CDC. Who do we lobby for this? Will anyone in UNICEF give a lead? Richard
Sent from my iPhone
Totally agree with Janet and Mary. The demographic change that is taking place in the US will not help. Trumpism in terms of radical nationalism and autocratic tendencies may begin to wither but not what is behind, as Janet points out. Especially if Mitch McConnel continues his special brand of obstructionism.
I think we should be campaigning in these early days for Biden and Kamala to ratify the CRC. 196 states have done it! If Biden wants to start mastering some international respect, that is a place to start!
Love to all with great relief still,
Marta
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Subject: Re: President Biden,
From: kimberly gamble-payne <kgambl...@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, Nov 9, 2020 at 11:10 AM
Subject: Re: President Biden,
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Dear All,
Another concern is the absence of the CRC in the Democratic Party Platform. CEDAW, the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and LGBTQ rights are strongly supported in the Platform, but not the CRC……
There will be an all out push for CEDAW for sure (along with the Equal Rights Amendment to the constitution), maybe even with support from some of the new Republican women in the House. There is also momentum building behind disability rights.
Both of those efforts would require the State Dept to embrace economic, social and cultural rights and that in turn could open a path for the CRC, eventually.
You all have probably seen this, but Philip Alston’s report on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights in the US made a strong case for a policy change on economic social and cultural rights. That could be an important first step. The right to health and the right to education could lead the way for a coalition effort to “evolve” the policy.
Here’s a short interview with Philip on his tour of the US and US policy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5gVsj21uiQ
It feels so good just to have this conversation after such a long time.....
Kimberly
On Mon, Nov 9, 2020 at 12:32 PM Marta Mauras <marta...@gmail.com> wrote:
Dear Kul and all,Of course agree that with a hostile Senate there is no hope. But, two things to consider: one, there is currently a political momentum that is blowing on the more progressive direction. Two, we may have a surprising result from Georgia’s election. Plus, one of the things Biden will do is to engage again with the UN and possibly return soon to the Human Rights Council. If so, UNICEF should be supporting a movement towards CRC ratification. Bet you UN Women might try with CEDAW and Harris will listen!Fondly,MartaMarta Maurás PérezDirector Permanent Forum on Foreign Policy-Chile (2019- )Chair of Unitaid Executive Board (2017-2018)Former Ambassador/Permanent Representative of Chile at UN, other International Organizations and the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva (2014-2018)Member of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child (2009-2013)@mmaurasSent from my iPhoneOn Nov 9, 2020, at 2:12 PM, Kul Gautam <kulg...@hotmail.com> wrote:
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From: Kul Gautam <kulg...@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, Nov 9, 2020 at 11:30 AM
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To: kimberly gamble-payne <kgambl...@gmail.com>, Marta Mauras <marta...@gmail.com>
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Completely agree, dear Kimberly,
CEDAW and CRPD are very likely to be ratified earlier than the CRC.
The public momentum for CRC is weaker and less well-organized at present.
Even if both Democratic candidates win in Georgia, a razor-thin majority in the Senate is not enough, we will need an overwhelming majority to turn things around on a subject like CRC that is not currently a political priority.
I find UNICEF USA's approach very strategic for steering the eventual ratification of the CRC. Its new CEO Michael Nyenhuis is very committed and tactful.
Fondly from KG to KG -
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Kul Chandra Gautam
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Dear All,
Another concern is the absence of the CRC in the Democratic Party Platform. CEDAW, the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and LGBTQ rights are strongly supported in the Platform, but not the CRC……
There will be an all out push for CEDAW for sure (along with the Equal Rights Amendment to the constitution), maybe even with support from some of the new Republican women in the House. There is also momentum building behind disability rights.
Both of those efforts would require the State Dept to embrace economic, social and cultural rights and that in turn could open a path for the CRC, eventually.
You all have probably seen this, but Philip Alston’s report on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights in the US made a strong case for a policy change on economic social and cultural rights. That could be an important first step. The right to health and the right to education could lead the way for a coalition effort to “evolve” the policy.
Here’s a short interview with Philip on his tour of the US and US policy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5gVsj21uiQ
It feels so good just to have this conversation after such a long time.....
Kimberly
On Mon, Nov 9, 2020 at 12:32 PM Marta Mauras <marta...@gmail.com> wrote:
Dear Kul and all,Of course agree that with a hostile Senate there is no hope. But, two things to consider: one, there is currently a political momentum that is blowing on the more progressive direction. Two, we may have a surprising result from Georgia’s election. Plus, one of the things Biden will do is to engage again with the UN and possibly return soon to the Human Rights Council. If so, UNICEF should be supporting a movement towards CRC ratification. Bet you UN Women might try with CEDAW and Harris will listen!Fondly,
Marta
Marta Maurás Pérez
Director Permanent Forum on Foreign Policy-Chile (2019- )Chair of Unitaid Executive Board (2017-2018)Former Ambassador/Permanent Representative of Chile at UN, other International Organizations and the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva (2014-2018)Member of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child (2009-2013)
@mmauras
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On Nov 9, 2020, at 2:12 PM, Kul Gautam <kulg...@hotmail.com> wrote:
Sadly, I tend to agree with Carlos. My understanding is that the timing is not at all ripe for a push to get the US to ratify the CRC, until the Democrats have a more solid majority in the Senate. Even Clinton and Obama with a more favorable Senate did not prioritize CRC ratification. Biden would not use his limited political capital on CRC when he has so many other battles ahead.
On the positive side, the new President/CEO of UNICEF USA is very supportive of child rights and has taken a strategically sound approach to build up the momentum for the eventual ratification of CRC from the grassroots up through a child-friendly cities approach.
My conclusion is based on having addressed this issue multiple times with both recent UNICEF ExDirs & CEOs of UNICEF USA publicly as well as privately. The US State Department and even the more CRC-friendly recent UNICEF ExDirs considered the effort needed to get the US ratification of CRC not worth spending their political capital in the US Congress, compared to securing US funding for UNICEF operations in the field.
Sad but true.
Tom McDermott
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Date: Mon, Nov 9, 2020 at 11:37 AM
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To: Kul Gautam <kulg...@hotmail.com>
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I salute and congratulate all our colleagues who still continue to advocating for the ratification of the CRC.
Frankly, in most of the political, technical and research related meetings on child rights issues I’m still involved in, the question on why the USA did not ratify yet the CRC is always raised.
I feel we are already brainstorming on how to help through these e-mail messages. Therefore, I wish to humbly share few ideas.
Is it a good time to lobby for the CRC ratification? Yes.
Why?
1-The current political priorities put on the table are good opportunities to ensure we consider the holistic approach of the CRC and the fact that child rights are fully integrated into human rights principles and sustainable development standards.
2- This transition period where the President elect is strategizing his priority programs is a high opportunity that can be used.
How?
1- We may advocate for both, the CRC and the CEDAW which are mutually reinforcing each other. The successful implementation of one depends on the other instrument
2- We may need to avoid advocating on these 2 instruments as a singly isolated topic but as key sources of commitment to consider in relation to the key biggest challenges: Covid 19 pandemic, climate change, sustainable development ……etc
UNICEF has relevant data to share and can guide the advocacy strategy.
Who may lead? Together, the USA Committee for UNICEF and UNICEF. UNICEF is the only UN institutions which has been, for the first time in the history of human rights clearly mentioned in the CRC as the lead organ.
Which mechanism? A coalition comprised of UN, states, NGOs and experts.
I’ m thinking of the CRC and CEDAW Committees, the Offices of the Special Representatives of the UN S.G on violence against children and on children in armed conflicts, the High Commissioner on Human Rights, a lead state from each geographical region, Defense for Children International which led the NGO coalition on child rights, US NGOs, former Chairpersons or members of the CRC-x-UNICEF…..………etc
A combination of political and technical expertise from the UN, the states, the NGOs and the experts would re-energize the process and propose the best way to do.
Full absolute ratification of the CRC may be impossible at this time but the coalition shall study further the situation and advice on the steps to go through and the best way to handle, at least ensure this subject is on the high political agenda of the coming government.
We may expect that as soon as UNICEF takes the lead at the highest level, others will be honored to engage.
I’m , may be,dreaming while awake. Sorry.
As Kimblerly mentioned this discussion is already a good start.
Warmest regards
Tom McDermott
Nov 9, 2020, 3:58:59 PM11/9/20
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From: Bilge Bassani <bilge....@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, Nov 9, 2020 at 1:11 PM
Subject: Re: President Biden,
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I agree with Kul, Kimberly and Carlos. My organization carefully studied this issue from a civil society engagement angle. Also US youth is seized with climate change and structural poverty for the near future. We can keep our radars open for the long term opportunities.
Bilgé Ögün Bassani
Chair, FXB USA
Vice Chair, Advisory Committee , FXB Health and Human Rights Center at Harvard
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I have wondered for years whether the NGO coalition group pushing for US ratification of CRC has followed too cautious an approach, fearing provoking the wrath of the right and perhaps making ratification even more difficult. But what has been the result of thirty years of caution? One result, I suspect is that the overwhelming majority of the US public has little if any awarness of the CRC, much less of its contant and purpose. In spite of all the admirable education activities and stategizing are we really any closer to US ratification then we were when it was signed by Clinton.
Kul, your comment about the new leadership of UNICEF-US and its intentions to pursue wider education within the US, is encouraging. But I am still concerned that it may be too low profile. Might it not be the time to bring the subject right out on the table and let the ideological opposition spew forth all they have to say. This would then enable a much more open and hopefully far reaching education on what the CRC is and why it is good for the US and for the world. If those pushing for ratificaction continue the "keep your head down" strategy, then we may face another thirty years with little de facto progress. Waiting for the "right time" to open up the debate, may mean that we will be waiting a long, long, long time. Steve
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Kul,
The ultimate Georgia senate results are basically irrelevant to gearing up pressure for CRC ratification. What is needed is convincing perhaps a dozen member of the Senate and House to embrace ratification AND begin articulating in public what the CRC is (and what it IS NOT), and why the US should be part of it. Gay marriage rights were not achieved by keeping heads down waitng for the "RIGHT" moment arrive. The issued was openly debated so that the younger generation in particular knew what it was all about and began to educate their elders. Child rights and the CRC need to be out there in the public debate, execting all sort of arguments, misinformation and even vitriol, but getting the discussion and debate on the widest possible forum. And the forces for ratification should expect to be in for YEARS of rancour and debate ..... but with a lot of people and policymakers getting educated in the process.
Completely agree, dear Kimberly,
CEDAW and CRPD are very likely to be ratified earlier than the CRC.
The public momentum for CRC is weaker and less well-organized at present.
Even if both Democratic candidates win in Georgia, a razor-thin majority in the Senate is not enough, we will need an overwhelming majority to turn things around on a subject like CRC that is not currently a political priority.
I find UNICEF USA's approach very strategic for steering the eventual ratification of the CRC. Its new CEO Michael Nyenhuis is very committed and tactful.
Fondly from KG to KG -
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Subject: Re: President Biden,
Subject: Re: President Biden,
Dear All,
Another concern is the absence of the CRC in the Democratic Party Platform. CEDAW, the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and LGBTQ rights are strongly supported in the Platform, but not the CRC……
There will be an all out push for CEDAW for sure (along with the Equal Rights Amendment to the constitution), maybe even with support from some of the new Republican women in the House. There is also momentum building behind disability rights.
Both of those efforts would require the State Dept to embrace economic, social and cultural rights and that in turn could open a path for the CRC, eventually.
You all have probably seen this, but Philip Alston’s report on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights in the US made a strong case for a policy change on economic social and cultural rights. That could be an important first step. The right to health and the right to education could lead the way for a coalition effort to “evolve” the policy.
Here’s a short interview with Philip on his tour of the US and US policy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5gVsj21uiQ
It feels so good just to have this conversation after such a long time.....
Kimberly
On Mon, Nov 9, 2020 at 12:32 PM Marta Mauras <marta...@gmail.com> wrote:
Dear Kul and all,Of course agree that with a hostile Senate there is no hope. But, two things to consider: one, there is currently a political momentum that is blowing on the more progressive direction. Two, we may have a surprising result from Georgia’s election. Plus, one of the things Biden will do is to engage again with the UN and possibly return soon to the Human Rights Council. If so, UNICEF should be supporting a movement towards CRC ratification. Bet you UN Women might try with CEDAW and Harris will listen!Fondly,
Marta
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Akila,
A very thoughtful and well reasoned piece. I would only add that the debate on CRC ratification needs to move considerably beyond the meeting rooms of UNICEF-US and those dedicated NGOs. It needs to get into the broader US political,social and cultural debate.... and to do this is probably needs some high profile politicians and celebrities to come on board. If Taylor Swift or LeBron James or Pete Buttigieg were to mention it, then all of a sudden America would begin learning about CRC.
Kul and Richard, Could the Child Survival Revolution ever have taken off and have the impact it did have, if Jim Grant had not recognized the need to create a media circus (meant in a most positve way) around it. Many of us helped him recruit Presidents, Prime Ministers, religious leaders and celebrities. Cheers, Steve
I salute and congratulate all our colleagues who still continue to advocating for the ratification of the CRC.
Frankly, in most of the political, technical and research related meetings on child rights issues I’m still involved in, the question on why the USA did not ratify yet the CRC is always raised.
I feel we are already brainstorming on how to help through these e-mail messages. Therefore, I wish to humbly share few ideas.
Is it a good time to lobby for the CRC ratification? Yes.
Why?
1-The current political priorities put on the table are good opportunities to ensure we consider the holistic approach of the CRC and the fact that child rights are fully integrated into human rights principles and sustainable development standards.
2- This transition period where the President elect is strategizing his priority programs is a high opportunity that can be used.
How?
1- We may advocate for both, the CRC and the CEDAW which are mutually reinforcing each other. The successful implementation of one depends on the other instrument
2- We may need to avoid advocating on these 2 instruments as a singly isolated topic but as key sources of commitment to consider in relation to the key biggest challenges: Covid 19 pandemic, climate change, sustainable development ……etc
UNICEF has relevant data to share and can guide the advocacy strategy.
Who may lead? Together, the USA Committee for UNICEF and UNICEF. UNICEF is the only UN institutions which has been, for the first time in the history of human rights clearly mentioned in the CRC as the lead organ.
Which mechanism? A coalition comprised of UN, states, NGOs and experts.
I’ m thinking of the CRC and CEDAW Committees, the Offices of the Special Representatives of the UN S.G on violence against children and on children in armed conflicts, the High Commissioner on Human Rights, a lead state from each geographical region, Defense for Children International which led the NGO coalition on child rights, US NGOs, former Chairpersons or members of the CRC-x-UNICEF…..………etc
A combination of political and technical expertise from the UN, the states, the NGOs and the experts would re-energize the process and propose the best way to do.
Full absolute ratification of the CRC may be impossible at this time but the coalition shall study further the situation and advice on the steps to go through and the best way to handle, at least ensure this subject is on the high political agenda of the coming government.
We may expect that as soon as UNICEF takes the lead at the highest level, others will be honored to engage.
I’m , may be,dreaming while awake. Sorry.
As Kimblerly mentioned this discussion is already a good start.
Warmest regards
Le lun. 9 nov. 2020 à 13:30, Kul Gautam <kulg...@hotmail.com> a écrit :
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Bilge,
I fear that those "long term opportunities" may not arrive for another thirty years. The issues of climate change and structural poverty will not be resolved for a long, long time. We have to hope that US youth activities is broad enough, and deep enough, that it can push on a number of fronts at the same time. Steve
I agree with Kul, Kimberly and Carlos. My organization carefully studied this issue from a civil society engagement angle. Also US youth is seized with climate change and structural poverty for the near future. We can keep our radars open for the long term opportunities.
Bilgé Ögün Bassani
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I fully agree and add my voice to Detlef and others!
With Biden and Harris in charge we can push the CRC and CEDAW agendas and the US ratifying these Conventions!
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I cannot but agree with Steve: ‘Child rights and the CRC need to be out there in the public debate’, helped by retirees and the Natcom. But it is certainly also UNICEF’s job. UNICEF-US and those dedicated NGOs. It needs to get into the broader US political,social and cultural debate.... and not only in the US. Also UNICEF needs to change.
Detlef
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On CRC ratification, clearly it will make a difference if the US Senate turns Democratic in January after the Georgia run-off election for Senate representation. That will allow a clearer picture of how to move from there on CRC ratification within the next four years.
Whichever party dominates the Senate, however, I do believe in the already mentioned strategy of concentrating immediate efforts at the grassroots level. A target date/year, e.g. 2023 could be set for ratification to coincide with something significant for children and/or the UN.
That would mean getting communities to examine and mobilize first around their own children's issues, then expand that to children throughout the US. That effort would definitely fall into the Biden-Harris focus already in their first year. As we XUNICEFs already know, children's needs are the one issue that brings warring groups together to work on a common plan, Democrat or Republican, Blue or Red. Aren't we after all the "experts" on "Children as Zones of Peace." "Stop the war to vaccinate children, etc.."
With the CRC concepts operationalized in the US context through active community-based movements pushed by NGOs, faith-based groups, and humanitarian organizations, the international implications would then emerge -- with UNICEF assisting. The point is to build a strong grassroots movement in the US progressively committed to children 1) locally 2) across the US and 3) the world.
Pressures from organized community group alliances
across the US, with the US Committee facilitating, would then have the organizational clout to press for, even demand, CRC ratification. If thousands of Mayors have signed for their communities, can Senators and Congresspersons be far behind?.
A project for US based XUNICEFers in partnership with the US Committee?
Mary
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Colleagues,
I agree with Jim Himes and Steve Umemoto, that there is a greater chance of success for expediting ratification of CRC by creating a groundswell of public discourse and activism involving a network of NGOs, celebrities, faith groups, youth groups, mayors and
governors - as has been the case with the climate movement - rather than focusing on the Senate and the State Department, initially.
UNICEF need not always be at the forefront, just like the UN was not the most visible or the front row player (in the US) in getting the Paris Accord or the Iran Nuclear Deal or any number of worthy causes pushed to the successful finale (in the US). But the
UN was always reliably there to be an authoritative voice whenever needed in the background.
Re JPG and the Child Survival Revolution, remember when Jim had difficulty even convincing WHO (when Halfdan Mahler initially took a swipe at it as being a "vertical", "mono-focal", "selective PHC" that was contrary to the "holistic PHC"), Jim helped establish
an independent non-UN-based, Child Survival Task Force led by Bill Foege at Emory University in Atlanta, comprising senior officials from USAID, CDC, Rockefeller Foundation, UNDP and UNICEF (not visibly led by UNICEF, nor funded or serviced by UNICEF). That
was extremely helpful to make the case for CSDR at the US Congress. As was the advocacy of the RESULTS.org's grassroots network (that organized the amazing Candlelight Vigil in support of the Summit for Children).
I know the current UNICEF USA CEO's strategy (with the tacit blessings of UNICEF ExDir) is precisely along this line. So, I encourage UNICEF retirees - especially the Americans - to press along this line with the rest of us supporting them when and where useful.
But I would NOT press UNICEF as such to make ratification of CRC in the US its big, visible priority at this stage.
As they say, many roads lead to Rome. There is not just one single highway.
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Kul Chandra Gautam
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Subject: Re: President Biden,
Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2020 5:37 AM
To: Stephen Umemoto <sume...@yahoo.co.uk>
Cc: Kul Gautam <kulg...@hotmail.com>; Bilge Bassani <bilge....@gmail.com>; kimberly gamble-payne <kgambl...@gmail.com>; Marta Mauras <marta...@gmail.com>; carlos Santos-Tejada <csantos...@gmail.com>; Richard Jolly <r.j...@ids.ac.uk>; Debra Fox <hike...@comcast.net>; Eileen <etr...@optonline.net>; Eimi Watanabe <eimi.w...@fasttvnet.dk>; Emma Garcia <eigarc...@hotmail.com>; Fred Fox <foxfi...@aol.com>; George Kassis <gka...@gmail.com>; George Mills <gsmi...@comcast.net>; Hamaspyur Karapetyan <hamas...@gmail.com>; James Mohan <jjm...@hotmail.com>; Jerry Lewis <jgcl...@yahoo.com>; Jim Mayrides <jimma...@gmail.com>; John Williams <jlwng...@yahoo.com>; Linda Holt <li...@lindaholt.com>; Linda Tawfik <lta...@comcast.net>; Lisa Chase <lisa.m...@gmail.com>; Marian Clare <mcla...@gmail.com>; Marina Kmentt <marina...@skynet.be>; Mary Racelis <maryr...@gmail.com>; Merle Moore <m3...@estesvalley.net>; Penelope Rogers <falling...@outlook.com>; Per Engebak <peng...@hotmail.com>; Tom McDermott <mcderm...@gmail.com>; Zeina Hakim <zeina...@hotmail.com>; blanca_s...@yahoo.com <blanca_s...@yahoo.com>; hamasi.k...@gmail.com <hamasi.k...@gmail.com>; jim swanson <swanson...@hotmail.com>; margaret harrell <marha...@hotmail.com>; moira hart-poliquin <moira...@gmail.com>; xUNICEFers <allme...@xunicef.com>; Susan Bissell <drsbi...@outlook.com>
Subject: Re: President Biden,
I agree this is a good 'conversation' and one that needs to become much broader and with a much higher profile. That said, I find myself in the camp of those who don't see the likelihood of an early CRC ratification by the USA. I suspect, with
Kimberly, that CEDAW and CRPD are likely to have more traction in the Biden/Harris Administration. Thanks to those famous Founding Fathers, we're stuck with a highly unrepresentative Senate, with arcane rules of seniority and procedures, not to mention the
Electoral College. which will continue to make the CRC an uphill battle, to say the least, for years to come. But that's of course no reason to back away from the specific steps Kul, Steve and others have proposed.
The good news is that a Biden Administration -- and who knows, perhaps a Harris Administration starting in 2025 !-- should be able to nail down a number of legislative achievements in areas central to child rights and well-being, including more affordable
health care, maternal and child nutrition, juvenile and racial justice reform, equity in education, etc which are of course among the ultimate impacts we are all striving for. As Philip Alston has pointed out for years, the principles of economic, social
and cultural rights are hard sells in the USA. Those advances in these areas in this country, going back to the Progressive Era and FDR's New Deal, have been achieved partly under the "rights" banner but sustained achievements, such as Child Labour Laws,
School Desegregation, Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid have resulted from grass roots and other political and social pressures and not so much as advocacy for economic and social rights. But they have gained widespread popular support.
'Thanks' to Covid-19, we're starting to see that change in the area of affordable and accessible health care in the USA, and not just from Bernie and his followers. But in the often dysfunctional US political system, we'll need a multi-pronged strategy
on critical issues of child survival, development and protection to attain our goals. Eventual CRC ratification may finally come more as a result than a cause of important achievements in child rights and well being.
May the conversation continue and the outreach flourish!
Best to all,
Jim
Tom McDermott
Nov 10, 2020, 10:46:14 AM11/10/20
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From: Stephen Umemoto <sume...@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, Nov 9, 2020 at 2:34 PM
Subject: Re: President Biden,
From: Stephen Umemoto <sume...@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, Nov 9, 2020 at 2:34 PM
Subject: Re: President Biden,
Tom McDermott
Nov 10, 2020, 10:46:14 AM11/10/20
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From: tewabech bishaw <bishawt...@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, Nov 10, 2020 at 8:31 AM
Subject: Re: AW: President Biden,
To: Stephen Umemoto <sume...@yahoo.co.uk>, kimberly gamble-payne <kgambl...@gmail.com>, Marta Mauras <marta...@gmail.com>, Kul Gautam <kulg...@hotmail.com>, Detlef Palm <detlef...@gmail.com>
Cc: carlos Santos-Tejada <csantos...@gmail.com>, Richard Jolly <r.j...@ids.ac.uk>, Debra Fox <hike...@comcast.net>, Eileen <etr...@optonline.net>, Eimi Watanabe <eimi.w...@fasttvnet.dk>, Emma Garcia <eigarc...@hotmail.com>, Fred Fox <foxfi...@aol.com>, George Kassis <gka...@gmail.com>, George Mills <gsmi...@comcast.net>, Hamaspyur Karapetyan <hamas...@gmail.com>, James Himes <jrhh...@gmail.com>, James Mohan <jjm...@hotmail.com>, Jerry Lewis <jgcl...@yahoo.com>, Jim Mayrides <jimma...@gmail.com>, John Williams <jlwng...@yahoo.com>, Linda Holt <li...@lindaholt.com>, Linda Tawfik <lta...@comcast.net>, Lisa Chase <lisa.m...@gmail.com>, Marian Clare <mcla...@gmail.com>, Marina Kmentt <marina...@skynet.be>, Mary Racelis <maryr...@gmail.com>, Merle Moore <m3...@estesvalley.net>, Penelope Rogers <falling...@outlook.com>, Per Engebak <peng...@hotmail.com>, Tom McDermott <mcderm...@gmail.com>, Zeina Hakim <zeina...@hotmail.com>, blanca_s...@yahoo.com <blanca_s...@yahoo.com>, hamasi.k...@gmail.com <hamasi.k...@gmail.com>, jim swanson <swanson...@hotmail.com>, margaret harrell <marha...@hotmail.com>, moira hart-poliquin <moira...@gmail.com>, xUNICEFers <allme...@xunicef.com>
From: tewabech bishaw <bishawt...@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, Nov 10, 2020 at 8:31 AM
Subject: Re: AW: President Biden,
To: Stephen Umemoto <sume...@yahoo.co.uk>, kimberly gamble-payne <kgambl...@gmail.com>, Marta Mauras <marta...@gmail.com>, Kul Gautam <kulg...@hotmail.com>, Detlef Palm <detlef...@gmail.com>
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Tom McDermott
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From: James Himes <jrhh...@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, Nov 9, 2020 at 3:37 PM
Subject: Re: President Biden,
To: Stephen Umemoto <sume...@yahoo.co.uk>
From: James Himes <jrhh...@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, Nov 9, 2020 at 3:37 PM
Subject: Re: President Biden,
To: Stephen Umemoto <sume...@yahoo.co.uk>
Cc: Kul Gautam <kulg...@hotmail.com>, Bilge Bassani <bilge....@gmail.com>, kimberly gamble-payne <kgambl...@gmail.com>, Marta Mauras <marta...@gmail.com>, carlos Santos-Tejada <csantos...@gmail.com>, Richard Jolly <r.j...@ids.ac.uk>, Debra Fox <hike...@comcast.net>, Eileen <etr...@optonline.net>, Eimi Watanabe <eimi.w...@fasttvnet.dk>, Emma Garcia <eigarc...@hotmail.com>, Fred Fox <foxfi...@aol.com>, George Kassis <gka...@gmail.com>, George Mills <gsmi...@comcast.net>, Hamaspyur Karapetyan <hamas...@gmail.com>, James Mohan <jjm...@hotmail.com>, Jerry Lewis <jgcl...@yahoo.com>, Jim Mayrides <jimma...@gmail.com>, John Williams <jlwng...@yahoo.com>, Linda Holt <li...@lindaholt.com>, Linda Tawfik <lta...@comcast.net>, Lisa Chase <lisa.m...@gmail.com>, Marian Clare <mcla...@gmail.com>, Marina Kmentt <marina...@skynet.be>, Mary Racelis <maryr...@gmail.com>, Merle Moore <m3...@estesvalley.net>, Penelope Rogers <falling...@outlook.com>, Per Engebak <peng...@hotmail.com>, Tom McDermott <mcderm...@gmail.com>, Zeina Hakim <zeina...@hotmail.com>, blanca_s...@yahoo.com <blanca_s...@yahoo.com>, hamasi.k...@gmail.com <hamasi.k...@gmail.com>, jim swanson <swanson...@hotmail.com>, margaret harrell <marha...@hotmail.com>, moira hart-poliquin <moira...@gmail.com>, xUNICEFers <allme...@xunicef.com>, Susan Bissell <drsbi...@outlook.com>
I agree this is a good 'conversation' and one that needs to become much broader and with a much higher profile. That said, I find myself in the camp of those who don't see the likelihood of an early CRC ratification by the USA. I suspect, with Kimberly, that CEDAW and CRPD are likely to have more traction in the Biden/Harris Administration. Thanks to those famous Founding Fathers, we're stuck with a highly unrepresentative Senate, with arcane rules of seniority and procedures, not to mention the Electoral College. which will continue to make the CRC an uphill battle, to say the least, for years to come. But that's of course no reason to back away from the specific steps Kul, Steve and others have proposed.
The good news is that a Biden Administration -- and who knows, perhaps a Harris Administration starting in 2025 !-- should be able to nail down a number of legislative achievements in areas central to child rights and well-being, including more affordable health care, maternal and child nutrition, juvenile and racial justice reform, equity in education, etc which are of course among the ultimate impacts we are all striving for. As Philip Alston has pointed out for years, the principles of economic, social and cultural rights are hard sells in the USA. Those advances in these areas in this country, going back to the Progressive Era and FDR's New Deal, have been achieved partly under the "rights" banner but sustained achievements, such as Child Labour Laws, School Desegregation, Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid have resulted from grass roots and other political and social pressures and not so much as advocacy for economic and social rights. But they have gained widespread popular support.
'Thanks' to Covid-19, we're starting to see that change in the area of affordable and accessible health care in the USA, and not just from Bernie and his followers. But in the often dysfunctional US political system, we'll need a multi-pronged strategy on critical issues of child survival, development and protection to attain our goals. Eventual CRC ratification may finally come more as a result than a cause of important achievements in child rights and well being.
May the conversation continue and the outreach flourish!
Best to all,
Jim
On Mon, Nov 9, 2020 at 4:53 PM Stephen Umemoto <sume...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
Tom McDermott
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From: Tom Olsen <tol...@unicef.org>
Date: Tue, Nov 10, 2020 at 9:06 AM
Subject: RE: AW: President Biden,
To: tewabech bishaw <bishawt...@yahoo.com>, Stephen Umemoto <sume...@yahoo.co.uk>, kimberly gamble-payne <kgambl...@gmail.com>, marta...@gmail.com <marta...@gmail.com>, Kul Gautam <kulg...@hotmail.com>, Detlef Palm <detlef...@gmail.com>
Cc: carlos Santos-Tejada <csantos...@gmail.com>, r.j...@ids.ac.uk <r.j...@ids.ac.uk>, Debra Fox <hike...@comcast.net>, Eileen <etr...@optonline.net>, Eimi Watanabe <eimi.w...@fasttvnet.dk>, Emma Garcia <eigarc...@hotmail.com>, Fred Fox <foxfi...@aol.com>, George Kassis <gka...@gmail.com>, George Mills <gsmi...@comcast.net>, Hamaspyur Karapetyan <hamas...@gmail.com>, James Himes <jrhh...@gmail.com>, James Mohan <jjm...@hotmail.com>, Jerry Lewis <jgcl...@yahoo.com>, Jim Mayrides <jimma...@gmail.com>, John Williams <jlwng...@yahoo.com>, Linda Holt <li...@lindaholt.com>, Linda Tawfik <lta...@comcast.net>, Lisa Chase <lisa.m...@gmail.com>, Marian Clare <mcla...@gmail.com>, Marina Kmentt <marina...@skynet.be>, maryr...@gmail.com <maryr...@gmail.com>, Merle Moore <m3...@estesvalley.net>, Penelope Rogers <falling...@outlook.com>, Per Engebak <peng...@hotmail.com>, Tom McDermott <mcderm...@gmail.com>, Zeina Hakim <zeina...@hotmail.com>, blanca_s...@yahoo.com <blanca_s...@yahoo.com>, hamasi.k...@gmail.com <hamasi.k...@gmail.com>, jim swanson <swanson...@hotmail.com>, margaret harrell <marha...@hotmail.com>, moira hart-poliquin <moira...@gmail.com>
From: Tom Olsen <tol...@unicef.org>
Date: Tue, Nov 10, 2020 at 9:06 AM
Subject: RE: AW: President Biden,
To: tewabech bishaw <bishawt...@yahoo.com>, Stephen Umemoto <sume...@yahoo.co.uk>, kimberly gamble-payne <kgambl...@gmail.com>, marta...@gmail.com <marta...@gmail.com>, Kul Gautam <kulg...@hotmail.com>, Detlef Palm <detlef...@gmail.com>
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Dear Colleagues
Although I join you all in wishing/hoping for a US Ratification of the CRC, I do not believe the timing to pursue and use political capital is optimal for the following reasons.
The country is so political divided and the main task and priorities for the new administration will be to first and foremost to unite the country and address the COVID 19 Pandemic, social and economic disparities/reforms and to reverse current President executive decisions related to international treaties and cooperation’s/collaboration.
The political divide continue and more gasoline is being added as Trump continue to rally his base and is even planning to organize rallies/meetings in several states were he will address his followers by continue his claim the the election was rigged. Even the US Senate Majority Leader will not recognize Biden as the winner and President elect and in this way provides/gives legitimacy/acceptability/support to Trumps claims about widespread voting frauds.
It is for this reason that President Biden has already announced his priorities for the coming years and first order of business is to have an Administration that includes Republicans (from his speech – there are no red or blue states, only United States of America) and the first step has already started by including Cindy McCain (wife of John McCain) and other republicans as a key members of the transition team that has been established.
Therefore, in my view there are other priorities we should pursue with the new administration which is linked to health emergencies & vaccines, increase allocation of flexible funding (RR) to mention a few.
With warm regards,
Tom
From: 'tewabech bishaw' via xUNICEFers <allme...@xunicef.com>
Sent: Tuesday, 10 November 2020 4:31 PM
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'John Williams' <jlwng...@yahoo.com>; 'Linda Holt' <li...@lindaholt.com>; 'Linda Tawfik' <lta...@comcast.net>; 'Lisa Chase' <lisa.m...@gmail.com>; 'Marian Clare' <mcla...@gmail.com>; 'Marina Kmentt' <marina...@skynet.be>; maryr...@gmail.com;
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Subject: Re: AW: President Biden,
I fully agree and add my voice to Detlef and others!
'Silvia Pasti' via xUNICEFers
Nov 11, 2020, 7:06:22 AM11/11/20
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Thank you.
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On Wednesday, November 11, 2020, 11:00, Karsten Sohns <Karste...@gmx.net> wrote:
Dear Karin, dear Bilge, dear Stephen, dear ex-colleagues,I read with interest most of the comments re the overdue ratification of CRC by the US government and remembered at once an activity by UNICEF Brazil while I worked there. At the time a reward/ceremony/price e.g. USD 3500,00 was offered to the journalist who wrote most articles about street children and related projects in Brazil during a year´s period. I found this a very elegant/smart way to reach the public and through it the government. Could it not be repeated by e.g. the US National Commitee for UNICEF re CRC information / re ratification? Sorry, as an old engineer I am looking more at the practical side. While working in Brazil, I often had the impression that UNICEF did a lot of good things re children and mothers but officials from the government took the praise and often while Unicef did the job, it was not even mentioned in the public or in publications.I would like to use the occasion of this mail to wish you all healthy days ahead and many positive developments in the year to come.Karsten Sohns, GermanyGesendet: Dienstag, 10. November 2020 um 01:17 Uhr
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An: "Kul Gautam" <kulg...@hotmail.com>
Cc: "James Himes" <jrhh...@gmail.com>, "Stephen Umemoto" <sume...@yahoo.co.uk>, "Bilge Bassani" <bilge....@gmail.com>, "kimberly gamble-payne" <kgambl...@gmail.com>, "Marta Mauras" <marta...@gmail.com>, "carlos Santos-Tejada" <csantos...@gmail.com>, "Richard Jolly" <r.j...@ids.ac.uk>, "Debra Fox" <hike...@comcast.net>, "Eileen" <etr...@optonline.net>, "Eimi Watanabe" <eimi.w...@fasttvnet.dk>, "Emma Garcia" <eigarc...@hotmail.com>, "Fred Fox" <foxfi...@aol.com>, "George Kassis" <gka...@gmail.com>, "George Mills" <gsmi...@comcast.net>, "Hamaspyur Karapetyan" <hamas...@gmail.com>, "James Mohan" <jjm...@hotmail.com>, "Jerry Lewis" <jgcl...@yahoo.com>, "Jim Mayrides" <jimma...@gmail.com>, "John Williams" <jlwng...@yahoo.com>, "Linda Holt" <li...@lindaholt.com>, "Linda Tawfik" <lta...@comcast.net>, "Lisa Chase" <lisa.m...@gmail.com>, "Marian Clare" <mcla...@gmail.com>, "Marina Kmentt" <Marina...@skynet.be>, "Mary Racelis" <maryr...@gmail.com>, "Merle Moore" <m3...@estesvalley.net>, "Penelope Rogers" <falling...@outlook.com>, "Per Engebak" <peng...@hotmail.com>, "Tom McDermott" <mcderm...@gmail.com>, "Zeina Hakim" <zeina...@hotmail.com>, blanca_s...@yahoo.com, hamasi.k...@gmail.com, "jim swanson" <swanson...@hotmail.com>, "margaret harrell" <marha...@hotmail.com>, "moira hart-poliquin" <moira...@gmail.com>, "xUNICEFers" <allme...@xunicef.com>, "Susan Bissell" <drsbi...@outlook.com>
Betreff: Re: President Biden,We should never give up, I remember when Hillary Clinton spoke at the memorial for JPG saying that the president had decided after the letter he received from JPG just before he passed away, to sign the US intention to ratify the CRC. I was present when ambassador Madeleine Albright did so on behalf of the USA, it is now more than 25 years ago, and I still hope it will happen sooner than later.
Sent from my iPadOn Nov 9, 2020, at 6:43 PM, Kul Gautam <kulg...@hotmail.com> wrote:
Colleagues,I agree with Jim Himes and Steve Umemoto, that there is a greater chance of success for expediting ratification of CRC by creating a groundswell of public discourse and activism involving a network of NGOs, celebrities, faith groups, youth groups, mayors and governors - as has been the case with the climate movement - rather than focusing on the Senate and the State Department, initially.UNICEF need not always be at the forefront, just like the UN was not the most visible or the front row player (in the US) in getting the Paris Accord or the Iran Nuclear Deal or any number of worthy causes pushed to the successful finale (in the US). But the UN was always reliably there to be an authoritative voice whenever needed in the background.Re JPG and the Child Survival Revolution, remember when Jim had difficulty even convincing WHO (when Halfdan Mahler initially took a swipe at it as being a "vertical", "mono-focal", "selective PHC" that was contrary to the "holistic PHC"), Jim helped establish an independent non-UN-based, Child Survival Task Force led by Bill Foege at Emory University in Atlanta, comprising senior officials from USAID, CDC, Rockefeller Foundation, UNDP and UNICEF (not visibly led by UNICEF, nor funded or serviced by UNICEF). That was extremely helpful to make the case for CSDR at the US Congress. As was the advocacy of the RESULTS.org's grassroots network (that organized the amazing Candlelight Vigil in support of the Summit for Children).I know the current UNICEF USA CEO's strategy (with the tacit blessings of UNICEF ExDir) is precisely along this line. So, I encourage UNICEF retirees - especially the Americans - to press along this line with the rest of us supporting them when and where useful. But I would NOT press UNICEF as such to make ratification of CRC in the US its big, visible priority at this stage.As they say, many roads lead to Rome. There is not just one single highway.
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Subject: Re: President Biden,
I agree this is a good 'conversation' and one that needs to become much broader and with a much higher profile. That said, I find myself in the camp of those who don't see the likelihood of an early CRC ratification by the USA. I suspect, with Kimberly, that CEDAW and CRPD are likely to have more traction in the Biden/Harris Administration. Thanks to those famous Founding Fathers, we're stuck with a highly unrepresentative Senate, with arcane rules of seniority and procedures, not to mention the Electoral College. which will continue to make the CRC an uphill battle, to say the least, for years to come. But that's of course no reason to back away from the specific steps Kul, Steve and others have proposed.The good news is that a Biden Administration -- and who knows, perhaps a Harris Administration starting in 2025 !-- should be able to nail down a number of legislative achievements in areas central to child rights and well-being, including more affordable health care, maternal and child nutrition, juvenile and racial justice reform, equity in education, etc which are of course among the ultimate impacts we are all striving for. As Philip Alston has pointed out for years, the principles of economic, social and cultural rights are hard sells in the USA. Those advances in these areas in this country, going back to the Progressive Era and FDR's New Deal, have been achieved partly under the "rights" banner but sustained achievements, such as Child Labour Laws, School Desegregation, Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid have resulted from grass roots and other political and social pressures and not so much as advocacy for economic and social rights. But they have gained widespread popular support.'Thanks' to Covid-19, we're starting to see that change in the area of affordable and accessible health care in the USA, and not just from Bernie and his followers. But in the often dysfunctional US political system, we'll need a multi-pronged strategy on critical issues of child survival, development and protection to attain our goals. Eventual CRC ratification may finally come more as a result than a cause of important achievements in child rights and well being.May the conversation continue and the outreach flourish!Best to all,Jim
On Mon, Nov 9, 2020 at 4:53 PM Stephen Umemoto <sume...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
Bilge,I fear that those "long term opportunities" may not arrive for another thirty years. The issues of climate change and structural poverty will not be resolved for a long, long time. We have to hope that US youth activities is broad enough, and deep enough, that it can push on a number of fronts at the same time. Steve
I agree with Kul, Kimberly and Carlos. My organization carefully studied this issue from a civil society engagement angle. Also US youth is seized with climate change and structural poverty for the near future. We can keep our radars open for the long term opportunities.Bilgé Ögün BassaniChair, FXB USAVice Chair, Advisory Committee , FXB Health and Human Rights Center at Harvard
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