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

Associazione Internazionale della Pace e Diritti Umani

AIDP Rome Italy N

Associazione Internazionale Disarmo e Sviluppo

DISVI 1982 Asti Italy G

Associazione Mondo Giusto

AMG 1972 Lecco Italy G

Associazione New Humanity

Milan Italy N

ASTRA - Central and Eastern European Women's Network for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights

ASTRA Network 1999 Warsaw Poland F

ATD Fourth World International

1958 Pierrelaye France F

Ateista Tutmonda Esperanto-Organizo

ATEO 1987 London UK E

ATHENA Network

ATHENA 2006 F y

Athens Convention Relating to the Carriage of Passengers and Their Luggage by Sea

PAL 1974 London UK T g

Athletes United for Peace

1982 Berkeley CA USA G

Atlantic Initiative

2004 Berlin Germany G

Atlantic States Legal Foundation

ASLF 1982 Syracuse NY USA G f

Atlantic Treaty Association

ATA 1954 Brussels Belgium F

Atlas Service Corps

2006 Washington DC USA G

Atrium Society

1984 Middlebury VT USA G

Auschwitz Institute for the Prevention of Genocide and Mass Atrocities

2004 New York NY USA G

Auslandsgesellschaft Nordrhein-Westfalen

1947 Dortmund Germany G

Australasian Association for Institutional Research

AAIR 1988 Melbourne VIC Australia G

Australasian Association of Bioethics and Health Law

AABHL 2009 Sydney NSW Australia N

Australasian Association of Professional Organisers

AAPO 2005 N t

Australasian Bone Marrow Transplant Recipient Registry

ABMTRR 1992 Darlinghurst NSW Australia G

Australasian Environmental Law Enforcement and Regulators Network

AELERT 2004 Canberra ACT Australia G

Australasian Fire Authorities Council

AFAC 1993 Melbourne VIC Australia G

Australasian Forum for International Arbitration

AFIA 2004 Sydney NSW Australia D

Australasian Gastro-Intestinal Trials Group

AGITG Camperdown NSW Australia N

Australasian Human Development Association

AHDA 1994 Brisbane QLD Australia G

Australasian Injury Prevention Network

AIPN Randwick NSW Australia G

Australasian Institute of Chartered Loss Adjusters

AICLA 1997 Brisbane QLD Australia G j

Australasian Institute of Judicial Administration

AIJA 1976 Sydney NSW Australia G j

Australasian Law Academics Association

ALAA 1946 Acton ACT Australia D v

Australasian Law Students' Association

ALSA 1978 Artarmon NSW Australia G

Australasian Legal Information Institute

AustLII Broadway Nedlands NSW Australia G j

Australasian Performing Right Association

1926 St Leonards NSW Australia G

Australasian Political Studies Association

APSA 1952 Hobart TAS Australia G v

Australasian Public Choice Society

Dunedin New Zealand N

Australian and New Zealand Society of International Law

ANZSIL 1992 Canberra ACT Australia G

Australian Catholic Migrant and Refugee Office

ACMRO 1995 Canberra ACT Australia G

Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration

ACICA 1985 Sydney NSW Australia G

Australian Council for International Development

ACFID 1965 Deakin ACT Australia G y

Austrian Centre for Peace

ACP 1983 Stadtschlaining Austria G

Austrian Human Rights Institute, Salzburg

1987 Salzburg Austria N j

Austrian Institute for European and Security Policy

1996 Vienna Austria G j

Austrian Institute for European Law and Policy

1989 Vienna Austria G j

Austrian Peace Council

Vienna Austria G

Austrian Political Science Association

AuPSA 1970 Vienna Austria G

Automobile License Plate Collectors Association

ALPCA 1954 Hampton VA USA G

Autonome Lokomotivführer-Gewerkschaften Europas

ALE 1989 Madrid Spain F

Avaaz Foundation

2007 New York NY USA F fv

AVI

1961 Fitzroy VIC Australia G

Aviation Security Services Association - International

ASSA-I 2002 Wemmel Belgium D

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