Global Civil Society & the UN Sustainable Development Goals
Goal 16: Promote just, peaceful and inclusive societies
The threats of international homicide, violence against children, human trafficking and sexual violence are important to address to promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development. They pave the way for the provision of access to justice for all and for building effective, accountable institutions at all levels.
While homicide and trafficking cases have seen significant progress over the past decade, there are still thousands of people at greater risk of intentional murder within Latin America, Sub-Saharan Africa and around Asia. Children’s rights violations through aggression and sexual violence continue to plague many countries around the world, especially as under-reporting and lack of data aggravate the problem.
To tackle these challenges and build a more peaceful, inclusive societies, there needs to be more efficient and transparent regulations put in place and comprehensive, realistic government budgets. One of the first steps towards protecting individual rights is the implementation of worldwide birth registration and the creation of more independent national human rights institutions around the world.
Name | Acronym | Founded | City HQ | Country/Territory HQ | Type I | Type II | Type III |
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World Summit on Accessible Tourism |
S | c | Conference Series | ||||
World Syntegrity Project |
WSP | 1993 | Washington DC | USA | F | ||
World Telecommunication Policy Forum |
WTPF | Geneva | Switzerland | S | gc | Conference Series, IGOs | |
World Tort Law Society |
WTLS | 2012 | Vienna | Austria | C | ||
World Tourism Forum |
Salvador | Brazil | F | ||||
World Trade Organization |
WTO | 1995 | Geneva | Switzerland | B | g | United Nations Bodies, IGOs |
World Union |
WU | 1958 | Pondicherry | India | F | ||
World Union for Peace Human Rights and the Rights of Peoples |
Padua | Italy | G | y | International Federations, Human Rights Organizations | ||
World Union of Catholic Women's Organizations |
WUCWO | 1910 | Rome | Italy | B | ||
World Union of National Socialists |
WUNS | 1962 | Milwaukee WI | USA | F | ||
World University Federation |
1996 | Bridgeport CT | USA | K | |||
World Veterans Federation |
WVF | 1950 | Paris | France | B | Humanitarian Organizations, Alumni and Veterans, Human Rights Organizations | |
World Water Polo Referees Association |
WWR | 2010 | El Cajon CA | USA | B | ||
World Wide Fund for Nature |
WWF | 1961 | Gland | Switzerland | F | f | Funds, Funds |
World Winter Cities Association for Mayors |
WWCAM | 1982 | Sapporo | Japan | D | ||
World Young Women's Christian Association |
World YWCA | 1855 | Le Grand-Saconnex | Switzerland | B | Human Rights Organizations | |
World Youth Movement for Democracy |
WYMD | 2004 | Sao Paulo | Brazil | F | ||
World Youth Parliament for Water |
WYPW | 1998 | Montréal QC | Canada | E | Parliaments | |
Worldview International Foundation |
WIF | 1979 | Yangon | Myanmar | F | f | Human Rights Organizations, Foundations |
Worldview Resource Group |
WRG | Colorado Springs CO | USA | N | |||
Worldwatch Institute |
1974 | Washington DC | USA | F | j | Institutes | |
Worldwide Coalition for Peace |
J | ||||||
Worldwide Life Quality Enhancement Association |
Martigny | Switzerland | G | ||||
Worldwide Missionary Convention |
Newtownards | UK | G | ||||
Worldwide Responsible Accredited Production |
WRAP | 2000 | Arlington VA | USA | G | ||
WORLDWISE |
1991 | Bainbridge Island WA | USA | N | |||
WTO Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures |
SPS agreement | 1993 | T | g | Treaties, IGOs | ||
WTO Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights |
TRIPS | 1994 | Geneva | Switzerland | T | g | Treaties, Human Rights Organizations, IGOs |
Xaverian Missionary Sisters |
1945 | Parma | Italy | R | Religious Orders | ||
Xavier Network of European Jesuit Development NGOs |
2003 | Madrid | Spain | G | y | International Federations | |
YAAKAARE REDHRCC |
1997 | Geneva | Switzerland | G | Human Rights Organizations | ||
Yad Vashem, the Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Authority |
1953 | Jerusalem | Israel | G | |||
Yale Center for the Study of Globalization |
YCSG | 2001 | New Haven CT | USA | G | ||
York Centre for International and Security Studies |
YCISS | 1981 | North York ON | Canada | G | ||
Young Democrats for Europe |
YDE | 2007 | E | ||||
Young Europe - Youth Network Against Racism and Intolerance |
YNRI | Moscow | Russia | G | |||
Young Liberals and Democrats of Asia |
YLDA | 2002 | D | ||||
Young Presidents' Organization |
YPO | 1950 | Irving TX | USA | G | ||
Young Professionals in Foreign Policy |
YPFP | 2004 | F | Professional Bodies | |||
Young Property Lawyers' Forum |
YPLF | F | |||||
Youth against Racism in Europe |
YRE | 1992 | London | UK | D | ||
Youth Atlantic Treaty Association |
YATA | 1997 | Brussels | Belgium | E | ||
Youth Coalition |
YCSRR | 1999 | Ottawa ON | Canada | F | Human Rights Organizations | |
Youth for Exchange and Understanding |
YEU | 1986 | Brussels | Belgium | F | Human Rights Organizations | |
Youth Initiative for Sustainable Human Development in Africa |
YiSHDA | 2010 | Abuja | Nigeria | G | ||
Youth of European Nationalities |
YEN | 1963 | Berlin | Germany | F | Human Rights Organizations | |
Youth of the Third World |
1988 | Madrid | Spain | G | |||
Youth Society for Peace and Development of the Balkans |
YSPDB | 1998 | Plovdiv | Bulgaria | G | ||
Youthvoice Worldwide |
YVW | London | UK | N | |||
ZaMir Transnational Net |
1992 | F | Humanitarian Organizations, Human Rights Organizations |