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

Penal Reform International

PRI 1989 London UK F

Penny Appeal

2009 Wakefield UK G

Pentecostals and Charismatics for Peace and Justice

PCPJ West Chester PA USA N

People Against Landmines

1996 Düsseldorf Germany G

People and Planet

1969 Wantage UK G

People for Peace in Africa

PPA 1989 Nairobi Kenya J

People in Need

PIN 1992 Prague Czechia G

People to People International

PTPI 1956 Kansas City MO USA F

People to People International

PTPI 1970 Brussels Belgium E

People's Coalition on Food Sovereignty

PCFS 2004 Quezon City Philippines C y

People's Movement for Human Rights Learning

PDHRE 1988 Los Angeles CA USA F

People's SAARC

1994 Kathmandu Nepal E

Peoples' Congress

1977 Brunoy France G

Perdana Global Peace Organization

2006 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia G

Peres Center for Peace, The

1996 Tel Aviv Israel G

Performing and Fine Artists for World Peace

PFAWP 1986 Volcano HI USA F

Perhaps Kids Meeting Kids can make a Difference

KMK 1982 New York NY USA G

Permanent Assembly for Human Rights

1975 Buenos Aires Argentina G

Permanent Conference of Mediterranean Audiovisual Operators

COPEAM 1996 Rome Italy E y

Permanent Court of Arbitration

PCA 1899 The Hague Netherlands F g

Permanent Peace Movement

PPM 1986 Beirut Lebanon G

Permanent Peoples' Tribunal

PPT 1979 Rome Italy F

Permanent Secretariat of the Alpine Convention

2003 Innsbruck Austria E g

Permanent Secretariat of the World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates

2006 Piacenza Italy E c

Permanent Secretariat to the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds

1999 Bonn Germany E g

Peter C Alderman Foundation

Bedford NY USA N f

Peterson Institute for International Economics, Washington

PIIE 1981 Washington DC USA G j

Pew Charitable Trusts

Philadelphia PA USA G

PfP Consortium of Defence Academies and Security Studies Institutes

1998 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Germany E y

Pharmaceutical Contract Management Group

PCMG 1994 Macclesfield UK D

Pharmaceutical Security Institute

PSI 2002 Vienna VA USA F j

PHD Foundation

1981 Kobe Japan G f

Phi Delta Phi International Legal Fraternity

1869 Washington DC USA G

Philanthropy without Frontiers, Canada

Vancouver BC Canada G

PHILEA

1996 Geneva Switzerland C y

Phiren Amenca

2012 Budapest Hungary F

Physicians for Human Rights, Israel

PHR-Israel 1988 Tel Aviv Israel G

Physicians for Human Rights, USA

PHR-USA 1986 New York NY USA G

Physicians for Peace

1989 Norfolk VA USA G

Phyto-sanitary Convention for Africa

1967 T g

Phyto-sanitary Convention for Africa South of the Sahara

1954 T g

Picpus Sisters

1800 Rome Italy R

Piracy Reporting Centre, Kuala Lumpur

1992 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia E

Pirate Parties International

PPI 2010 Geneva Switzerland C

Plan International

1937 Woking UK F

Plan Peace International

PPI Accra Ghana N

Planet Society

PS 1993 Paris France K

PLANET'ERE

2001 Montréal QC Canada C

Planetary Activation Organization

PAO 1997 Pukalani HI USA G

Planetary Health Alliance

PHA 2016 Washington DC USA D y

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