scholarly journals Religious Leaders as Agents of Peace and Security for Sustainable Development in Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 260-273
Author(s):  
Justina Nwazuni Osajie
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Religious Values ◽  
Religious Leaders ◽  
Peace And Security ◽  
Critical Interpretation ◽  
Societal Problems ◽  
Religious Crisis

The paper explores the possibility of drawing on religious values and ethos through our religious leaders in solving societal problems militating against peace and security for sustainable development in the country. The paper looks at the security and peace which religion proffers by inculcation of moral. Religion regulates the conduct and behaviour of people in the society and preaches good virtues needed in the society. The researcher undertakes historical and critical interpretation of the phenomenon which have militated against meaningful peace and security of the nation. It discovers among other things that bribery and corruption, poor leadership, moral decadence, insecurity, religious crisis or insurgence among others contribute to the low pace of security and peace in the nation. It concludes by recommending that all religious leaders/groups should draw on the theosophical perspectives of religion in the country to ensure adequate peace and security for peaceful co-existence in order for the nation to actualize her dreams of sustainable development. Keywords: Religion, Peace, Security, Leaders, Sustainable Development

Financing Sustainable Development in Africa

2021 ◽  
pp. 140-152
Author(s):  
Oluwabunmi Opeyemi Adejumo ◽  
Uchenna R. Efobi ◽  
Simplice A. Asongu
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Human Development ◽  
Foreign Investment ◽  
Economic Resources ◽  
African Region ◽  
What Works ◽  
Development Indicator ◽  
Head Count ◽  
Development Outcomes ◽  
Societal Problems

Actualizing sustainable development in Africa will require enormous economic resources. This implies that there must be a clear balance of prioritization of financing options on what works best for development in this region without further escalating other societal problems. The authors argue in the chapter that though there has been some benefit from the traditional means of financing development in Africa, some drawbacks still exist considering the rising rate of inequality and poverty head-count in the region. On this note, this present study examines financing options that have previously been advocated for in financing development in the African region (i.e., taking stock), such as development assistance and foreign investment, by considering its implication on development outcomes like poverty, inequality, and aggregate human development indicator in the region.

The Governance of International Organisations

2020 ◽  
pp. 203-229
Author(s):  
Cecilia Cannon ◽  
Thomas Biersteker
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Humanitarian Assistance ◽  
International Organisations ◽  
Financing Decision ◽  
Peace And Security ◽  
Governance Challenges ◽  
Executive Boards ◽  
Global Economic Governance ◽  
Regional Representativeness

International organisations (IOs) are central players in the architecture of global governance—from international peace and security to global economic governance, humanitarian assistance, and sustainable development. They draw on their expertise and the legitimacy they derive from their global or regional representativeness to facilitate international cooperation to address collective challenges. In this chapter, we examine the means and mechanisms through which IOs are governed. We begin with an introduction to IOs, focusing on the three foundational bodies that constitute the governance components of most IOs: member states, secretariats, and executive boards. We examine oversight and accountability mechanisms and consider four governance design features that vary across IOs: their mandate, financing, decision-making, and engagement with non-state actors. Finally, we reflect on some of the contemporary governance challenges IOs face today and describe different ways they are adapting and reforming to address some of the challenges.

WPS and Sustainable Development Goals

2018 ◽  
pp. 703-714
Author(s):  
Radhika Balakrishnan ◽  
Krishanti Dharmaraj
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Economic Policy ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Economic System ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Sustainable Peace ◽  
Peace And Security ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Violent Conflicts ◽  
The Relationship

This chapter suggests that achieving sustainable development requires a change in the current economic system. Moreover, it advances the idea that an economic system based on the fulfillment of human rights and a peace and security agenda must consider what polices are needed to achieve sustainable peace, beyond the absence of war and violence. The chapter observes that in order to examine the issues surrounding women, peace, and security it is critical to unpack the relationship between existing economic policy and violent conflicts, and to consider how women are disproportionately affected at this intersection. If the fulfillment of human rights was at the center of economic policymaking, the chapter argues, the way in which the state gets and distributes resources would be very different.

scholarly journals Promoting Peace Through Sustainable Development Goals: What Role for FOCAC?

2015 ◽  
Vol 01 (03) ◽  
pp. 397-421
Author(s):  
Anna Moller-Loswick ◽  
Thomas Wheeler ◽  
Richard Smith ◽  
Showers Mawowa
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Action Plan ◽  
Strong Support ◽  
African Countries ◽  
Development Framework ◽  
Peace And Security ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The Common ◽  
Made In

After two years of discussion, UN member states have finally agreed on a new set of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which will replace the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and establish a global development framework for the next fifteen years. The SDGs which were formally adopted at the UN Substainable Development Summit on 25 September 2015. The Common African Position (CAP) calls for the SDGs to give adequate attention to peace and security, acknowledging the inextricable links between peace, security, stability, and development. While China has acknowledged the importance of peace for development, it initially voiced some skepticism over whether the issue should be addressed explicitly through the SDGs. Nonetheless, China has committed to coordinating its position with that of African countries and has now accepted the inclusion of Goal 16, which aims to promote peaceful and inclusive societies. Indeed, China has already expressed its strong support for African peace and security as an enabler for development in other forums. This paper demonstrates how many of the commitments made in the last Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) Action Plan (2013–2015) in fact overlap with many of the peace-related targets in the draft SDGs. This suggests that the upcoming 6th FOCAC meeting in South Africa in December 2015 could be an opportunity to discuss how the next Action Plan can serve as an implementation mechanism for the SDGs, particularly with regard to their focus on peace.

scholarly journals Hukum, Masyarakat Dan Kearifan Lokal Sebagai Modal Sosial Di Aceh: Catatan Awal

SIASAT ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 10-23
Author(s):  
T. Nazaruddin ◽  
Sulaiman ◽  
Hasan Basri
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Local Knowledge ◽  
Knowledge System ◽  
Community Leaders ◽  
Religious Leaders ◽  
Traditional Values ◽  
Environmentally Sustainable ◽  
Spatial Regulation ◽  
Everyday Problems

In the context of Aceh, its society and social-ecnonomic development, based on a number of literatures, the meaning of local wisdom can be drawn from the values, norms, laws and knowledge formed by religious teachings, beliefs, traditional values and experiences inherited from ancestors ultimately forming a local knowledge system that is used to solve everyday problems by the community. Aceh, as a region, in addition to following national law practices and provisions, also has customary institutions and traditional / cultural values with its own management that involves community leaders who know a great deal about local wisdom in the region. This is where the roles of traditional leaders, religious leaders and socio-cultural figures are considered important in harmonizing local wisdom with spatial regulation and environmentally sustainable development

scholarly journals Towards the implementation of sustainable development goals in Nigeria: Maximizing the influence of religious leaders

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Idowu A Akinloye
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Millennium Development Goals ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Religious Leaders ◽  
Potential Influence ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Global Agenda ◽  
Limited Scope

The limited scope of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the failure of the programme to achieve its developmental objectives at its expiry in 2015 led to the development and implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) programme commencing 2016. The SDGs progamme has been widely accepted as laudable for its wider approach to global development and sustainability. However, if the SDGs programme is not to end as the Millennium Development Goals did, it is necessary that its implementing actors collaborate with stakeholders of institutions that will make more members of the populace aware of, accepting of, and involved in the implementation of the goals. This is crucial because the goals require the populace’ corresponding participation. This paper focuses on one such institutional stakeholder: religious leaders. This paper, through literature review and analysis of surveys and reports, examines the influence religious leaders have on their followers in Africa with Nigeria as a case study. It argues that religious leaders have a strong influence on their followers, as Nigerians and most Africans place more trust in, and respect the opinions of their religious leaders than their political counterparts. The paper, therefore, contends that if the global agenda of the SDGs is to be realised by getting a wider Nigerians to accept and involve in the implementation of the sustainable goals, then, the potential influence of religious leaders should be harnessed.

WPS and Conflict Prevention

2018 ◽  
pp. 134-147
Author(s):  
Bela Kapur ◽  
Madeleine Rees
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Cross Section ◽  
Power Relations ◽  
Development Strategies ◽  
Conflict Prevention ◽  
Local Institutions ◽  
Political Response ◽  
Peace And Security ◽  
Broad Cross Section

This chapter assesses the scholarship and strategies associated with conflict prevention. It identifies four transformative shifts that have the potential to prevent conflict, namely the development of transformative gender relations; the elimination of militarized power relations; recognition of the importance of restorative agency and the reimagining of development strategies to ensure that they are equitable. Drawing on examples of international and local institutions and initiatives, this chapter suggests that conflict prevention requires a holistic social, cultural, and political response that engages with a broad cross section of the community. We argue that conflict prevention is not merely a fool’s errand. To that end, we provide a practical, integrated roadmap for academics, policymakers, and field-based practitioners alike to connect local, national, regional, and global efforts for peace and security, sustainable development, and human rights.

Generating Incentives to Appoint Women to the International Bench

2020 ◽  
pp. 50-61
Author(s):  
Rolf Einar Fife
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Cultural Differences ◽  
Personal Experience ◽  
International Level ◽  
Peace And Security ◽  
Settlement Of Disputes ◽  
Selection Of

Against the background of the diversity of international judicial institutions and of the criteria for the selection of judges, this chapter sketches recurrent common considerations in the practice of States as regards elections to the international bench. The observations are drawn from the perspective of a government representative who has been engaged in the international settlement of disputes. The exacting requirements of campaigning by States, in addition to the personal experience-based qualifications required of candidates, speak in favour of scrutiny of any early obstacles for the qualification of women to qualifying positions with international exposure. Gender-sensitiveness and mainstreaming are considered in relevant decision-making at domestic levels. The question is raised as to the importance of the practical choice of language in actual situations of national decision-making. In this regard, incentives for more appointments of women on the international bench may include not only arguments of fairness, but also of utility. Recalling basic premises expressed in agreed language at the international level as regards peace and security as well as sustainable development, may also promote dialogue to bridge cultural differences.

21. The United Nations

2019 ◽  
pp. 334-348
Author(s):  
Devon E. A. Curtis ◽  
Paul Taylor
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Great Power ◽  
Power Politics ◽  
Un Peacekeeping ◽  
Peace And Security ◽  
History Of ◽  
Great Power Politics ◽  
The United Nations ◽  
Successes And Challenges

This chapter examines the development of the United Nations and the changes and challenges that it has faced since it was founded in 1945. It opens with three framing questions: Does the UN succeed in reconciling traditions of great power politics and traditions of universalism? Why has the UN become more involved in matters within states and what are the limits to this involvement? What are the UN's biggest successes and challenges in its efforts to prevent and resolve conflict and to promote sustainable development? The chapter proceeds by providing a brief history of the UN and its principal organs. It also considers the UN's role in the maintenance of international peace and security, and how the UN addresses issues relating to economic and social development. Two case studies are presented: the first is about UN peacekeeping in the Congo and the second is about the 2003 intervention in Iraq.

21. The United Nations

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Devon E. A. Curtis ◽  
Paul Taylor
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Great Power ◽  
Power Politics ◽  
Un Peacekeeping ◽  
Peace And Security ◽  
History Of ◽  
Great Power Politics ◽  
The United Nations ◽  
Successes And Challenges

This chapter examines the development of the United Nations and the changes and challenges that it has faced since it was founded in 1945. It opens with three framing questions: Does the UN succeed in reconciling traditions of great power politics and traditions of universalism? Why has the UN become more involved in matters within states and what are the limits to this involvement? What are the UN's biggest successes and challenges in its efforts to prevent and resolve conflict and to promote sustainable development? The chapter proceeds by providing a brief history of the UN and its principal organs. It also considers the UN's role in the maintenance of international peace and security, and how the UN addresses issues relating to economic and social development. Two case studies are presented: the first is about UN peacekeeping in the Congo and the second is about the 2003 intervention in Iraq.

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