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Happy New Year to you all. It is our belief and hope that you rested, relaxed and managed to enjoy the festive holiday in preparation for yet another packed but promising year. We wish you all the success in whatever different thematic fields you are based in and the work you are doing in this new season.
We welcome you to the new season with our first newsletter, Development Watch Volume 4, Issue 1. This is a continuation from our previous publications, Development Watch Volume 3, which ended on Issue 13. We hope we managed to satisfy everyone’s information hunger in the previous year with the various issues that our newsletter covered. We want to continue educating and informing you our members, colleagues and stakeholders so as to enhance your participation in national development processes. The newsletter also serves to share the different interventions being carried out in the community by both NANGO members and non-members as they continue to contribute towards sustainable development of the society.
We are cognisant of the pandemic which is still among us and hence this issue continues to touch on Covid-19 related issues within the civil society and the country at large. The pandemic has and continues to detect our operations, our objectives and way of life. We continue to adapt to the new norm and, as usual reiterate for the need for strict adherence to the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the government’s Covid-19 protocols and regulations by the general citizen. We also continue encouraging citizens to get vaccinated, and recommend for the government not to infringe the rights of the people in the COVID19 response measures and mechanisms.
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Greetings from the National Association of Non-Governmental Organisations. The journey has not been easy this year with the Covid-19 pandemic detecting our lifestyle throughout this year. However, I am proud of how far we have come as a nation as we find ways to adapt to the global pandemic. We have continued with our educational role with all our issues having at least one article looking at the Covid-19 pandemic, its impact, and other information related to the virus.
As we come near to the end of this year, I am proud to present our 13th publication, Volume 3, Issue 13 of Development Watch. We are now tying up the year 2021 looking back at what we have all achieved so far this year. This issue illustrates both the diversity and our capacity to address pressing issues in a timely way. The newsletter has a variety of topics to cover different elements of issues within Civil Society and the country at large.
We hope you take the time to read what the contents of the newsletter have to offer. There is so much to read, so much to ponder, and so much more to know because like we always say, we are truly, after all, still learning.
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Governments and businesses joined farmers and local communities last week at COP26, securing new agreements to protect nature and accelerate the shift to sustainable smart agriculture and land use practices by making them more attractive, accessible and affordable.
Twenty-six nations set out new commitments to change their agricultural policies to become more sustainable and less polluting, and to invest in the science needed for sustainable agriculture and protecting food supplies against climate change. All continents were represented, with countries including India, Colombia, Vietnam, Germany, Zimbabwe, and Australia.
Examples of national commitments aligned with this agenda include:
Brazil’s plan to scale its ABC+ low carbon farming programme to 72 million hectares, saving 1 billion tonnes of emissions by 2030
Germany’s plans to lower emissions from land use by 25 million tonnes by 2030
The UK’s aim to engage 75 percent of farmers in low carbon practices by 2030
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This issue brings forth interesting articles varying from social, economic and political dimensions. This edition predominantly features articles on natural resource governance, child development, gender mainstreaming and integration, democracy and good governance amongst other critical development issues.
It is worth noting that this issue is coinciding with preparations for the Global Week to Action (17 – 28 September). The Global Week to Action aims to drive collective action, mobilizing communities, civil society and key stakeholders from all sectors to drive change and accelerate progress on the Sustainable Development Goals. This is a week of action, awareness, and accountability for the SDGs. It is therefore my plea to Civil society around Zimbabwe to join in solidarity, demonstrating our hope beyond the COVID19 pandemic.
The Global Week of Action seek to turn around action for a healthy, just and green recovery, keeping the promise of the SDGs in this decisive decade counting down to 2030. In this regard, NANGO will take the global week of action as an opportunity to reflect on the outcomes and recommendations from the 2021 High-Level Political Forum process. This is key in implementing the principles to Leave No One Behind and putting the Furthest Behind First as part of the Global Week of Action.
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Adolescent girls and young women are disproportionately affected by HIV and other sexual and reproductive health risks. Laws, policies, and practices that perpetuate gender inequality, harmful gender norms, and gender-based violence create barriers to access to sexual and reproductive health & rights.
Sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) are essential to the well-being of each individual and to support the fulfilment of national responses to health risks, such as HIV. However, for many adolescent girls and young women (AGYW), this right remains unfulfilled.
Enabling legal environments need to prioritise laws, policies, and programmes that address the human rights and gender-related factors that cause a heightened risk of HIV and other sexual and reproductive health risks amongst AGYW.
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