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

International Baptist Convention

IBC 1957 Frankfurt-Main Germany D

International Bar Association

IBA 1947 London UK B

International Bar Association - Public and Professional Interest Division

PPID 2004 London UK E

International Bar Association's Human Rights Institute

IBAHRI 1995 London UK E j

International Bariatric Endoscopic Surgical Trends Congress

International B.E.S.T. Congress S c

International Bioethics Committee of UNESCO

IBC 1993 Paris France E v

International Black Sea Club

IBSC 1992 Varna Bulgaria F

International Blue Crescent

IBC 1999 Istanbul Türkiye G

International Blue Cross

IBC 1886 Bern Switzerland C

International Bridges to Justice

2000 Geneva Switzerland G

International Bureau for Children's Rights

IBCR 1994 Montréal QC Canada D

International Bureau of Fiscal Documentation

IBFD 1938 Amsterdam Netherlands C

International Bureau of the Societies Administering the Rights of Mechanical Recording and Reproduction

1929 Neuilly-sur-Seine France E

International Business Law Consortium

IBLC 1996 Salzburg Austria F

International Campaign for Tibet

ICT 1988 Washington DC USA F v

International Campaign for Women's Right to Safe Abortion

2012 London UK F

International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons

ICAN 2007 Geneva Switzerland F y

International Cartographic Association

ICA 1959 Neuchâtel Switzerland B

International Cast Polymer Association

ICPA 1974 Woodstock GA USA N

International Catholic Child Bureau

1948 Paris France C

International Catholic Jurists Forum

ICJF Naples FL USA G

International Catholic Migration Commission

ICMC 1951 Geneva Switzerland B y

International Catholic Migration Commission - Europe

ICMC - Europe 1994 Brussels Belgium E

International Cell Line Authentication Committee

ICLAC 2012 J v

International Center for Advocates Against Discrimination

ICAAD 2012 Chappaqua NY USA G

International Center for Banking and Corporate Governance

ICBCG 2010 Sumy Ukraine E v

International Center for Climate Governance

ICCG 2009 Venice Italy G

International Center for Conciliation

ICfC Boston MA USA G

International Center for Cooperation and Conflict Resolution

ICCCR 1986 New York NY USA G

International Center for Education and Human Development

1976 Medellin Colombia G

International Center for Ethno-Religious Mediation

ICERM 2011 Mount Vernon NY USA G

International Center for Ethnobotanical Education Research and Service

ICEERS Barcelona Spain D

International Center for Health, Law and Ethics, University of Haifa

ICHLE 1995 Haifa Israel G

International Center for Law and Religion Studies, Provo UT

ICLRS Provo UT USA G

International Center for Law in Development

ICLD 1966 New York NY USA G

International Center for Letter of Credit Arbitration

ICLOCA 1996 Montgomery Village MD USA G

International Center for Not-for-Profit Law

ICNL 1992 Washington DC USA E

International Center for Peace and Development

ICPD 1989 Napa CA USA E v

International Center for Peace and Justice

El Cerrito CA USA G

International Center for Promotion of Enterprises

ICPE 1974 Ljubljana Slovenia E gy

International Center for Religion and Diplomacy

ICRD 1999 Washington DC USA G

International Center for Research and Decision Support of the International Federation of Catholic Universities

CIRAD 1975 Paris France E

International Center for Research on Women

ICRW 1976 Washington DC USA C

International Center for the Study of Violent Extremism

ICSVE 2015 G

International Center for Transitional Justice

ICTJ 2001 New York NY USA G

International Center for University Teaching of Jewish Civilization

1980 Jerusalem Israel N

International Center in New York

1961 New York NY USA N

International Center of Mental Health Policy and Economics

ICMPE Milan Italy D

International Center on Nonviolent Conflict

ICNC 2002 Washington DC USA G

International Centre for a Water Civilization

1998 Mogliano Veneto Italy G

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