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

OAS Peace Fund

2000 Washington DC USA F fg

OAU Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa

1969 T g

OAU Convention on the Prevention and Combating of Terrorism

1999 T g

Obcanska Futurologicka Spolecnost

OFS 1990 Prague Czechia N

Observatoire des armements / CDRPC

1984 Lyon France G

Observatoire Européen de la Non-Discrimination et des Droits Fondamentaux

OENDDF 2014 Nantes France J

Observatoire international pour la non violence

1995 Marseille France G

Observatoire méditerranéen pour l'information et la réflexion - géopolitique, géoculture, géoéconomie, géoenvironnement

OMIR 1996 Nice France K y

Observatori del Deute en la Globalització

ODG Barcelona Spain G

Observatori Internacional de la Democràcia Participativa

OIDP 2001 Barcelona Spain F

Observatorio Latinoamericano de Conflictos Ambientales, Chile

OLCA Santiago Chile G

Observatory of Cultural Policies in Africa

OCPA 2002 Maputo Mozambique F

Observatory of Globalization

UB Barcelona Spain G

Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination Against Christians in Europe

OIDAC Europe 2007 Vienna Austria G

Observatory on Values and Education in Humanity

OveHum InterNational G

Ocean Policy Institute Network in East Asian Region

OPINEAR Tokyo Japan F jy

Ocean Policy Research Institute

OPRI 1975 Tokyo Japan G f

Ockenden International

1951 Woking UK G

OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions

OECD anti-bribery convention 1997 T g

OECD Development Centre

1962 Boulogne-Billancourt France E g

Office notarial permanent d'échange international

ONPI 1948 Buenos Aires Argentina K

Office of the Americas

OOA 1983 Santa Monica CA USA G

Office of the High Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina

OHR 1995 Sarajevo Bosnia-Herzegovina E g

Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

OHCHR 1945 Geneva Switzerland E g

Office of the World Peace Envoy

OWPE 1973 Bangkok Thailand G

Ohdake Foundation

1972 Tokyo Japan G f

Oikocredit International

Oikocredit 1975 Amersfoort Netherlands F ey

Oikos - Cooperação e Desenvolvimento

Oikos 1988 Linda-a-Pastora Portugal G

Oikosnet Europe - Ecumenical Association of Academies and Laity Centres in Europe

EAALCE 1956 Sigtuna Sweden D

OLAF Anti-Fraud Communicators Network

OAFCN 2001 Brussels Belgium E g

Olof Palme International Foundation

Barcelona Spain G f

Olof Palme Memorial Fund for International Understanding and Common Security

1986 Stockholm Sweden G f

Olof Palme Peace Foundation International

OPPFI 1986 Brooklyn NY USA G f

Oñati International Institute for the Sociology of Law

IISL 1989 Oñati Spain F j

One Day's Wages

ODW 2009 Seattle WA USA N

One World Foundation

1990 Cuttack India G f

One World Foundation of New York

New York NY USA G f

One World Trust

OWT 1951 London UK G f

OneWorld International Foundation

OWIF 1999 London UK F f

OneWorld South Asia

OWSA 1999 Delhi India K

ONG HOPE International

2005 Geneva Switzerland G

Only Representative Organisation

ORO 2008 Rodenbach Germany D

Oomoto

Kyoto Japan G

Open Arms

2015 Barcelona Spain G

Open Government Partnership

OGP 2011 Washington DC USA F g

Open Partial Agreement on the Prevention of, Protection against and Organization of Relief in Major Natural and Technological Disasters

EUR-OPA Major Hazards Agreement 1987 Strasbourg France F g

Open Think Tank Network

OpenTTN 2017 F

OpenStreetMap Foundation

2006 Cambridge UK F f

Optional Additional Protocol to the International Telecommunication Convention

1973 T g

Optional Protocol Concerning the Compulsory Settlement of Disputes

1963 Vienna Austria T g

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