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UnASDG is pleased to have signed an MOU on capacity building in Uganda, after UnASDG has established the International Authority for Flight and Airspace Security (IAFAS). photo: Samuel Balagadde March 4,2025 Under the MoU, the UNASDG-IGO is willing to support the training of UCAA personnel and to procure more modern equipment for body searches to enhance security. Senator Rajiv Goel, speaking on behalf of the President of the UnASDG at the signing of the MoU at Entebbe Airport last week, said that the construction of the aviation training institute was also planned. “Since the UCAA already has its own land, it will be easy for us to build an infrastructure for the training institute,” said Rajiv Goel, head director of the Council of Foreign Affairs. Under the terms of the signed memorandum of understanding, the parties will exchange information individually and collectively. All projects, programs or measures between the parties are to be agreed individually. A quick start is planned.

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On November 8, Comrade Cao Tuong Huy, Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People's Committee received Mr. Hans Joachim Radtke, Ambassador of the Intergovernmental Organization UnASDG to Viet Nam. The Chairman of the People's Committee of the provinces, Cao Tuong Huy, presented Mr. Hans Joachim Radtke, Ambassador of the intergovernmental organization UnASDG in Vietnam, with a symbolic gift from Ha Long Bay. The Chairman of the provincial People's Committee, Cao Tuong Huy, presented Hans Joachim Radtke, Ambassador of the Intergovernmental Organization UnASDG to Vietnam and CEO of BHG Berliner Handelsgesellschaft GmbH, a symbolic gift from the Ha Long Bay region. At the reception, Mr. Hans Joachim Radtke expressed his thanks for the warm welcome to Quang Ninh Province, impressed by the beautiful natural landscapes, especially Ha Long Bay - a World Heritage Site, a very friendly spirit and friendly people. Introducing the intergovernmental organization UnASDG, Mr. Hans Joachim Radtke confirmed that it is a non-profit organization that sustainably supports the government and partners in the areas of monitoring the implementation of sustainable development projects to increase sustainable investments in the areas of technology, planning, the environment, humanitarian aid, crises and disaster protection, and finance. In Quang Ninh, UnASDG will accompany and support the Thai An Holding Joint Stock Company, which is expected to organize a series of events such as the Art For Climate Festival HaLong, which is scheduled to take place in early 2025 with the participation of about 200 international billionaires. In addition to the 17 SDGs with 169 sub-targets, important topics include research into a range of investment areas such as education, fisheries logistics, clean energy projects, waste recycling, education and health. Mr. Hans Joachim Radtke hopes that Quang Ninh will create the conditions for UnASDG to explore investment opportunities and support both domestic and foreign companies operating in the province. Comrade Cao Tuong Huy, Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the provincial People's Committee, thanked the UNASDG and international investors for their trust and for choosing Quang Ninh to learn about and explore ideas for cooperation and development. He also confirmed that Quang Ninh is one of the most attractive investment locations for strategic investors, with nearly 200 investors from 20 countries currently doing business and developing stably in the province, with a total investment of nearly 16 billion USD. The province is also the only locality in the country that has a border with China both on land and at sea, the gateway that connects ASEAN countries with China and vice versa. Quang Ninh has synchronous infrastructure, an inter-regional connection, a highway system that links economic and cultural centers in the province. There is an international airport that receives large flights and private flights and there is an international port that welcomes luxury cruise ships from around the world. In the spirit of cooperation and absolute compliance with the law, Quang Ninh will create the most favorable conditions, provide public and utility services, and offer an open, convenient, equal, transparent environment for business investment in which investors can succeed and invest sustainably in the province. UNASDG and its affiliated currency authority USD Mint have already confirmed that they will provide initial start-up funding for the development of the region at the Art for Climate event in January and will oversee its implementation together with Thaian Holdings. The comrade suggested that the relevant departments and branches coordinate closely with UnASDG and Thai An Holding Joint Stock Company to prepare for the organization of the Art For Climate Festival HaLong. With the information that the festival will welcome about 200 international billionaires to the province, this is a very good opportunity for Quang Ninh to continue promoting and attracting investment. Therefore, it is necessary to integrate investment promotion programs, introduce and promote the image of a developed and attractive province in the festival event. Ambassador Radtke's actual task is to explore how the UNASDG can support Vietnam in achieving the SDGs. The UNASDG was happy to pledge its support for the ART OF CLIMATE FESTIVAL project in Quang Ninh province in Vietnam. The main focus here is on protecting the world heritage site of HALONG BAY and on repairing the severe storm damage caused by the cyclone that wreaked havoc in the province and unfortunately also claimed lives. We believe that the idea of THAI ANH HOLDINGS deserves every support, on the one hand to preserve the World Heritage Site and, in addition, that the projects are also geared towards achieving the SDGs. We look forward to working with Vietnam.

We welcome Mr. Mpika as the nominated Ambassador-at-large for the Republic of Congo in the UNASDG IGO family and look forward to a trusting and successful cooperation. Mr. Mpika is involved in the IGO implementation process and is answerable to the Foreign Affairs Council. He is a non-executive representative without signatory authority, but supports the UnASDG locally as a trusted liaison between the government and the Office of the UnASDG President. He reports directly to the Office of the President. Inquiries should be addressed to the Office of the President. Thank you and welcome Hon. Mr. Dieudonne Mpika.

The launch of the water supply system is developed in a partnership initiative between the Government of Uganda, K2 Infragen and UnASDG IGO and is the lighthouse project for the implementation of initial 5.000 units of suchg system across the country. The local Government Minister Hon. Rapahel Magyezi lauched together with UnASDG Head Director of the Council of Foreign Affairs, Hon. Ambassador Rahiv Goel and Head Director of Office of the EAC Region Hon. Ambassador Mukesh Kumar and UNASDG Ambassador Patrick Mutabwire the first solar powered water supply system. It s an initiative in collaboration with the Government, K2 Infragen and the Intergovernmental Organization United Alliance for Sustainable Development Goals (UnASDG IGO). The project enhances community access to affordable, safe and clean water to boost agricultural activities and improves overall livehoods. Projects were inaugurated by the Minister at Miggade Primary School, Menwu Community in Nansana municipality, Wakiso District and at Bukalango Charismatic Catholic Church. UnASDG IGO supports the Parish Development Model (PDM) which targets to lift 3,5 million households out of the subsistence economy to the money economy and this value translates into 17 Million people. It is UnASDG's mission to support countries in ecological and economic development. The goal is to install 5.000 solar powered water systems across Uganda as initial step to support the achievement of the goals and to support the country with this important project in their national development plans to maximize the long-term benefit to communities. In the initial meeting between UnASDG Delegation and President Museveni, they discussed pririty investments in Uganda, including the water infrastructure for PDM, the Standard Gauge Railway and the Kampala-Jinja Expressway. UnASDG hopes, Uganda Government will start with this initial collaboration to support establishing the basics to implement the UnASDG funding and development programs with its affiliated monetary authority and its different investment facilities.

On November 4th, 2024, the Prime Minister of the State of the African Diaspora and Honorary Ambassador of the UnASDG H E. Dr. Louis-Georges Tin, was invited to give a speech during the opening cermony of the Pan-African Parliament. First line, from left to right : Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of South Africa, President of the Parliament of Bielorussia, President of the Parliament of the African Union, Prime Minister of the State of the African Diaspora, Vice President of the Parliament of the African Union

Ambassador Goel and the East African Regional Office in Uganda have visited the Republic of South Sudan to finalize the collaboration agreement after more than a year preparation. The National Chairperson of Relief and Rehabilitation Commission (RCC) Hon. Gatwech Peter Kulang  signing the treaty on behalf of South Sudan. Amb. Rajiv Goel , Head Director Council of Foreign Affairs is representing President Pat Meyer and is signing the treaty on  behalf of UnASDG-IGO. South Sudan, a member of the East African Community (EAC), has signed a host country agreement (TREATY) with the United Alliance for Sustainable Development Goals (UnASDG-IGO) to start the cooperation that will provide the country with support in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. The UnASDG IGO, represented by the Head Director Council of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Rajiv Goel, and the Government of Southern Sudan, represented by the Chairman of the Relief and Rehabilitation Commission, Hon. Gatwech Peter Kulang, signed a Country Host Agreement (TREATY) that paves the way for cooperation. Ambassador Mukesh Kumar, Regional Representative for East Africa, Patrick K. Mutabwire, Deputy Regional Representative, and X. Dimitri, Team Leader for South Sudan, were present at the signing of the contract at the headquarters of the Relief and Rehabilitation Commission (RRC) in Juba. The two delegations had an extensive discussion on ways to work together to support South Sudan's efforts to improve the well-being of its people and achieve sustainable development. UnASDG’s Executive President Senator Patrick Meyer  stated in his message earlier this year that the Strategic Vision for Africa of the sovereign intergovernmental organization UnASDG, published on Tuesday, September 17, 2024, Promoting Sustainable Development through Security, Innovation and Global Cooperation, states the following: “ At the heart of UnASDG's strategy is the belief that sustainable development cannot be achieved without addressing the root causes of instability and poverty. Africa, as a mineral-rich continent, has the potential to lead in technological development. However, this potential can only be fully realized through coordinated efforts in security reform, technological advancement, and the creation of robust infrastructure. He also noted that “ UnASDG IGO encourages foreign investment, recognizing its importance in building resilient economies. While supporting investment and development across all strategic goals, including clean water and sanitation, good health and well-being, affordable and clean energy, infrastructure and sustainable cities and communities, UnASDG places a strong emphasis on promoting investment in advanced technology development. This includes areas such as cybersecurity, blockchain technology, and digital infrastructure. By protecting assets, ensuring transparency, and fostering a business environment that attracts global capital, African nations can secure job creation and sustainable growth .” South Sudan is leading the way in realizing this vision, which will enable the parties to embark on projects that will transform the lives of the people of South Sudan. In due course, the two parties will soon jointly develop a specific project agenda for South Sudan, as well as the necessary steps for a secured and sustainable financing process with UnASDG’s affiliated monetary authority “USD Mint”, in order to get off to a quick start. We pay our deepest appreciation to the National Chairman of the Relief and Recovery Commission (RRC), Hon. Gatwech Peter Kulang , who has been instrumental in the implementation and recognition of the UnASDG by the Government of South Sudan, and we look forward to deepening and strengthening this cooperation.

UnASDG IGO and the Government of Burkina Faso were discussing the possible collaboration, during the UN Future Summit in New York on 24th September 2024. The President, Senator Pat Meyer met with His Excellency S.E.M. Karamoko Jean Marie TRAORE, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Regional Cooperation and Burkinabe Abroad, His Excellency Oumarou Ganou, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Burkina Faso to the United Nations, and their government experts during the UN Future Summit at the Permanent Mission of Burkina Faso in New York. The topics of the meeting were the definition of the foundations, the conditions and the assessment of cooperation, as well as the steps to . The aim is to assist Burkina Faso in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and its own National Development Plans (NDPs) and programmes by providing funding, innovative technologies and international experts to support and advise local developers and project partners. The non-political role of the UnASDG IGO was expressly pointed out, as well as the fact that the cooperation is purely to support the goals and to provide crisis and disaster relief if necessary. The last meeting between Senator Hans Pflanz, Vice President of the UnASDG IGO, and the government took place in Burkina Faso. Since the election, the parties have been discussing the possible cooperation and the most important needs of Burkina Faso in order to define the necessary projects and plans. The UnASDG IGO and its affiliated money authority USD Mint are ready to support the people of Burkina Faso within the framework of the S tandard I mplementation and F unding R ules.

ALL POWERS OF ATTORNEY TO THIRD PARTIES ARE REVOKED WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT. Due to internal restructurings all POA's are revoked with immediate effect. New authorities to represent the intergovernmental orgnization UnASDG or its President, will be sent only directly from the Office of the President to the Office of the President or the responsible ministry.

UnASDG Vice President Senator Hans Pflanz and UnASDG Honorary Senator Martin Nkafu Nkemnkia discussed strategies for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) during a visit of the Government of Burkina Faso. The UnASDG delegation met different Ministries and Ministers, to define the needs, the actual situation and the planned target situation of Burkina Faso. Now that it has been clear since the weekend that the military, represented by the leader Ibrahim Traore, will continue to rule the transition phase to democracy in the country for another five years, there are virtually no more obstacles to the implementation of aid measures to achieve a normal living situation in a democracy in line with the 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Both parties will now start working on a cooperation agreement designed to achieve economic stability at micro and macro level. Furthermore, the creation of jobs, educational institutions, energy production and supply companies, the development and expansion of agricultural businesses as well as general measures for a safe life in Burkina Faso with appropriate communication and infrastructure using innovative technologies and solutions should be promoted. Vice President Senator Hans Pflanz and Honorary Senator and UnASDG Head of Faith Communities Africa, Martin Nkafu Nkemnkia, who is also Chairman of the NCDEIF Foundation, spent four days with its local delegation members in Burkina Faso to get everything on track and off to a quick start. UnASDG is honored to join this special challenge together with its SDG Achievements Alliance Advisory Board as well as its associated monetary authority, and it will be a pleasure for all of us to work together to achieve the set goals for the benefit of the inhabitants of the Republic of Burkina Faso. Special thanks and greetings go to the local administration and security team for their excellent work, preparation and support during our stay. More information soon...

H E. Meshal Mustafa AL Shemali, Ambassador of the State of Kuwait welcomed Ambassador Hon. Rajiv Goel, UnASDG Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) Head to discuss sustainable development solutions in Kuweit. They further discussed the possible key role of Kuweit in the global transition in collaboration with UnASDG and its associated Achievements Alliance.

While all 193 heads of state announced at the 2015 UN General Assembly to implement all 17 SDGs with their 169 targets by December 2030 at the latest, their budgetary realities seem to contradict this global promise to their people and the next generations. Senior leaders from UN Habitat, UNGSII and UnASDG met with high-level government and finance experts at the SDG Hub in Davos 2024 to help leaders deliver on their commitments: The 100 billion SDG Pledge Fund will be supported by an additional SDG Reserve Fund backed by the national wealth of several countries, sovereign wealth funds and private wealth, following the example of Japan and the United Arab Emirates from the 1970s, when Abu Dhabi, Al Ain, Dubai and Sharjah emerged on the back of Asian willingness to see wealth as an enabler for the future. The Kinshasa Process was first introduced at the UNECA conference in Kinshasa on November 15, reminding the world of what Japanese and UAE leadership had achieved for their people and how world leadership reflected these lessons with the Kimberly Process. At the SDG Lab 2024 in Davos, the purpose and strategy of the Kinshasa process were adapted and are now ready to make concrete offers to the first pilot countries. During the UN Habitat General Assembly in Nairobi in June 2023, its Executive Committee proposed to design and test 80 cities in 20 countries on how to certify their progress according to scientifically valid standards and have progress confirmed by accounting experts such as Deloitte to secure and increase financial investments for those that not only implement the SDGs but also based on transparent metrics required by the financial sector to accelerate. After the three years of the UN Habitats Cities Investment Facilitiy, where every city could upload their projects, only 8 out of 400 cities have managed to receive the requested funds. At the UN-Habitat General Assembly, the 34 member states of UN-Habitat, who form the Executive Board of UN-Habitat UNGSII, together with UnASDG, Deloitte and other expert teams such as Enspire, were given a mandate to show 20 countries how to accelerate robust access to finance for SDG implementation. Within this group of 20 countries, the Kinshasa Process partners have decided to support these pioneers, with 4 cities being certified with additional funding from the SDG Pledge and Reserve Fund. The SDG Pledge Fund managed by the UnASDG and the Kinshasa Process team is ready to provide access to unconditional funding to some pilot countries within the Group of 20 such as Greenland, Nigeria, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Suriname and Poland, to accelerate the implementation of the SDGs through iconic projects such as fighting poverty and hunger by enabling logistics experts from the United Arab Emirates, for example, to bring millions of unused high-quality water and land resources from Greenland to the GCC countries, Africa and Asia. Building SDG Youth Cities, alleviating the suffering of the growing number of more than 100 million migrants from around the world, accelerating access to smart solutions to energy and waste challenges, etc. The SDG Pledge Fund is initially endowed with 100 billion US dollars, which can be topped up by the SDG Reserve Fund. The unconditional funds will be secured through previously unused certified assets in the selected pilot countries as well as through associated sovereign wealth funds and a network of private supporters. Framework for operations There are investable funds such as Masterfund 100B. From this, countries such as Sri Lanka, Greenland, Nigeria and Vietnam are offered to create a common value base that always starts from the assets that already exist in each country such as state-owned enterprises, minerals, etc. These are assessed together with the Kinshasa Process expert team and aligned with the current needs of the country to a) reduce or even eliminate the threat of debt services and b) empower not only the leadership of the respective country but also its citizens to develop in line with the SDGs. UnASDG has created a multifaceted offer that goes as far as providing an unconditional basic income of 40 dollars per week for every citizen who either plants trees (and gets the carbon credits pre-funded) or smart solutions for plastic or civic engagement in sports clubs, etc. At COP28 in the United Arab Emirates, the global community pledged additional funding for countries that want to accelerate the implementation of SDG13. The second fund will secure the Pledge Fund that has been pledged to the country and is there, e.g. 10 billion - so we can co-invest with the national Souveran Wealth Fund. (Senegal has a good one with high professionals, Tsibuti too, but the lady is the President's daughter (Dr. Fahmi), Cape Verde, Angola (the current President's son has the system L-Pay Link Pay through the UAE, the purpose of the reserve fund is to support projects in the country to support the local central bank. (to improve the balance sheet: to be robust and transparent) Here is a first direct link to the Kinshasa process, as the reserve fund can be backed by national assets such as gold, lithium, etc. As the was founded during the SDG Lab in Davos 2024, the partner countries receive the know-how and commitment of all six partners.