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

Inter-American Court of International Justice

J gp

Inter-American Dialogue

IAD 1982 Washington DC USA G

Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission

1986 Washington DC USA E g

Inter-American Foundation

IAF 1970 Washington DC USA F f

Inter-American Institute for Philosophy, Government, and Social Thought

IAI 2009 N j

Inter-American Juridical Committee

IAJC 1939 Rio de Janeiro Brazil K g

Inter-American Organization for Higher Education

IOHE 1979 Montréal QC Canada D y

Inter-American Press Association Press Institute

1957 Miami FL USA K j

Inter-American Radio Agreement, 1940

1940 T g

Inter-American Radio Agreement, 1949

1949 T g

Inter-American Radiocommunications Convention, 1937

1937 T g

Inter-American Specialized Conference on Private International Law

Washington DC USA S cg

Inter-American Telecommunications Convention, 1945

1945 T g

Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance

Rio Treaty 1947 T g

Inter-American Treaty on Good Offices and Mediation

1936 T g

Inter-Cultural Association

ICA 1937 Brussels Belgium F

Inter-Governmental Consultations on Migration, Asylum and Refugees

IGC 1985 Geneva Switzerland E gy

Inter-Governmental Standing Committee on Shipping

ISCOS 1967 Mombasa Kenya D g

Inter-Island Tourism Policy Forum

ITOP Forum 1997 Jeju Korea Rep F

Inter-Parliamentary Assembly on Orthodoxy

IAO 1993 Athens Greece F

Inter-parliamentary Coalition for Combating Antisemitism

ICCA 2008 London UK C

Inter-Parliamentary Union

IPU 1889 Geneva Switzerland B y

Inter-State Commission for Water Coordination of Central Asia

ICWC 1992 Tashkent Uzbekistan E g

Inter-State School of Hydraulic and Rural Engineering for Senior Technicians

1972 F g

Inter-State School of Veterinary Sciences and Medicine

1968 Dakar Senegal F g

Inter-Territorial Catholic Bishops' Conference

ITCABIC 1971 Freetown Sierra Leone D v

Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research

ICPSR 1962 Ann Arbor MI USA G

InterAction Council

IAC 1983 Toronto ON Canada F v

Interagency Panel on Juvenile Justice

IPJJ Geneva Switzerland E gy

INTERARTS Foundation

1991 Barcelona Spain G f

InterBand

1992 Tokyo Japan G

Intercontinental Grouping of Accountants and Lawyers

IGAL 2004 Buchelay France F e

Intercontinental Network for the Promotion of the Social Solidarity Economy

INPSSE 2002 F y

Intercultural Institute Timisoara

Timisoara Romania G j

Interfaith Center for Peace and Justice, Gettysburg PA

1985 Gettysburg PA USA G

Intergovernmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa

1999 Dakar Senegal F g

Intergovernmental Agreement on the Establishment of an Inter-African Motor Vehicle Third Party Liability Insurance Card

1978 T g

Intergovernmental Authority on Development

IGAD 1996 Djibouti Djibouti F g

Intergovernmental Committee for Physical Education and Sport

1978 Paris France E g

Intergovernmental Committee for Promoting the Return of Cultural Property to its Countries of Origin or its Restitution in case of Illicit Appropriation

1978 Paris France E g

Intergovernmental Committee for the Global Ocean Observing System

I-GOOS 1992 E g

Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage

2003 Paris France E g

Intergovernmental Committee of the International Convention of Rome for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organizations

1961 Geneva Switzerland E g

Intergovernmental Committee of the Universal Copyright Convention

IGC 1974 Paris France E g

Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System

ICG IOTWS 2005 Paris France E g

Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Pacific Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System

ICG/PTWS 1965 Paris France E g

Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Tsunami Early Warning and Mitigation System in the North-eastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean and Connected Seas

ICG/NEAMTWS 2005 Paris France E g

Intergovernmental Coordination Group for Tsunami and Other Coastal Hazards Warning System for the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions

ICG/CARIBE EWS 2005 Quatre-Bornes Mauritius E g

Intergovernmental Follow-up and Coordination Committee of the Group of 77 on Economic Cooperation among Developing Countries

IFCC New York NY USA K g

Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development

IGF 2005 Ottawa ON Canada F g

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