Global Civil Society & the UN Sustainable Development Goals

Goal 16: Promote just, peaceful and inclusive societies

Peace, Justice & Strong Institutions


Goal 16 is about promoting peaceful and inclusive societies, providing access to justice for all and building effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels. People everywhere should be free of fear from all forms of violence and feel safe as they go about their lives whatever their ethnicity, faith or sexual orientation.

However, ongoing and new violent conflicts around the world are derailing the global path to peace and achievement of Goal 16. Alarmingly, the year 2022 witnessed a more than 50 per cent increase in conflict-related civilian deaths – the first since the adoption of Agenda 2030 – largely due to the war in Ukraine.

High levels of armed violence and insecurity have a destructive impact on a country’s development, while sexual violence, crime, exploitation and torture are prevalent where there is conflict or no rule of law, and countries must take measures to protect those who are most at risk.

Governments, civil society and communities need to work together to find lasting solutions to conflict and insecurity. Strengthening the rule of law and promoting human rights is key to this process, as is reducing the flow of illicit arms, combating corruption, and ensuring inclusive participation at all times.

Name Acronym Founded City HQ Country/Territory HQ Type I Type II

Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity

SCBD 1993 Montréal QC Canada E g

Secretariat of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora

CITES Secretariat Geneva Switzerland E g

Secretariat of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals

UNEP/CMS Bonn Germany E g

Secretariat of the Rotterdam Convention

Rome Italy E g

Secretariat of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants

Secretariat of the Stockholm Convention Geneva Switzerland E g

Secretariat of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification

Secretariat of the UNCCD 1999 Bonn Germany E g

Security Treaty

1951 T g

SEECP Parliamentary Assembly

2010 Sofia Bulgaria E g

Seeds of Peace

1993 New York NY USA G

Selden Society

1887 London UK N

Seniors of the European Public Service

SEPS 1989 Brussels Belgium E v

Senter for Studier av Holocaust og Livssynsminoriteter

HL-SENTERET 2001 Oslo Norway N

SERRV International

1949 Madison WI USA G

Servants to Asia's Urban Poor

1983 Vancouver BC Canada G

SERVAS International

1949 Zurich Switzerland F

Service Civil International

SCI 1920 Antwerp Belgium B

Servicio Ecuménico para la Dignidad Humana

SEDHU 1984 Montevideo Uruguay G

Sesiones Pedagógicas para Docentes e Investigatores del Francés Lengua Extranjera

SEDIFRALE S c

Sex Workers' Rights Advocacy Network

SWAN 2006 J

Sexual Violence Research Initiative

SVRI 2003 Pretoria South Africa E v

SGF International

Nieder-Olm Germany C y

SGI Europe

1961 Brussels Belgium E

Share the World's Resources

STWR 2003 London UK G

Share-Net International

Amsterdam Netherlands G y

Shark Advocates International

SAI Washington DC USA J

Shell Foundation

2000 London UK G f

Sherpa

2001 Paris France G

Shoah Memorial

Paris France G

Shundahai Network

1994 Las Vegas NV USA G

Side by Side

F y

SIGMA Programme

1992 Paris France E g

Sigrid Rausing Trust

1995 London UK G

Silambam Asia

1999 Petaling Jaya Malaysia D

Simon Wiesenthal Centre-Europe

CSWE Paris France G

Singapore International Arbitration Centre

SIAC 1991 Singapore Singapore G

Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks

Singapore Treaty 2006 T g

Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961

1961 T g

Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961, as amended by the Protocol amending the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961

1975 T g

Single European Act

SEA 1986 T g

Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies

1948 St Augustine Trinidad-Tobago G j

Siracusa International Institute for Criminal Justice and Human Rights

SII 1972 Siracusa Italy F j

SIRIUS - Policy Network on Migrant Education

SIRIUS 2012 Brussels Belgium F y

Sistema de Cooperación entre las Fuerzas Aéreas Americanas

SICOFAA 1961 Tucson AZ USA D g

Sisterhood Is Global Institute

SIGI 1984 New York NY USA F

Sisters of Charity of St Paul the Apostle

1847 Birmingham UK R

Sisters of Our Lady of the Missions

1861 Rome Italy R

Sisters of the Most Precious Blood of O'Fallon, Missouri

CPPS 1845 O'Fallon MO USA R

Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary of Monroe

1845 Monroe MI USA R

Sixth Protocol to the General Agreement on Privileges and Immunities of the Council of Europe

1996 Strasbourg France T g

SKA Observatory

SKAO Macclesfield UK E g

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