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

Protocol Concerning Countries or Territories at Present Occupied

1949 T g

Protocol Concerning Mutual Assistance in the Conduct of Legal Proceedings

1957 T g

Protocol Concerning National Treatment in the Award of Public Works Contracts and the Purchase of Goods

1956 T g

Protocol Concerning Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife to the Convention for the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment of the Wider Caribbean Region

1990 Kingston Jamaica T g

Protocol Concerning the Abolition of Passports for Travel

1952 T g

Protocol Concerning the Adhesion of States Not Represented at the Fourth Conference on Private International Law to the Convention of July 17 1905, Relating to Deprivation of Civil Rights and Similar Measures of Protection

1923 T g

Protocol Concerning the Adhesion of States Not Represented at the Fourth Conference on Private International Law, to the Convention of July 17 1905, Relating to the Conflicts of Laws with Regard to the Effects of Marriage

1923 T g

Protocol Concerning the Adhesion of States Not Represented at the Third Conference on Private International Law to the Convention of June 12 1902, Regulating the Guardianship of Minors

1923 T g

Protocol Concerning the Adhesion of States Not Represented at the Third Conference on Private International Law to the Convention of June 12 1902, Relating to the Settlement of the Conflict of Laws Concerning Marriage

1923 T g

Protocol Concerning the Adhesion of States Not Represented at the Third Conference on Private International Law to the Convention of June 12 1902, Relating to the Settlement of the Conflicts of Laws and Jurisdictions as Regards Divorce and Separation

1923 T g

Protocol Concerning the Co-ordination of Economic and Social Policies

1953 T g

Protocol Concerning the Exemption of Nationals of the Nordic Countries from the Obligation to Have a Passport or Residence Permit While Resident in a Nordic Country other than their Own

1954 T g

Protocol Embodying a Declaration Concerning the Juridical Personality of Foreign Companies

1936 T g

Protocol for Extending the Period of Validity of the Convention on the Declaration of Death of Missing Persons

1957 T g

Protocol for the Amendment of the 1956 Agreement on the Joint Financing of Certain Air Navigation Services in Greenland and the Faeroe Islands

1982 T g

Protocol for the Amendment of the 1956 Agreement on the Joint Financing of Certain Air Navigation Services in Iceland

1982 T g

Protocol for the Implementation of the Alpine Convention in the Field of Mountain Agriculture

1994 T g

Protocol for the Implementation of the Alpine Convention in the Field of Mountain Forests

1996 T g

Protocol for the Implementation of the Alpine Convention in the Field of Nature Protection and Landscape Conservation

1994 T g

Protocol for the Implementation of the Alpine Convention in the Field of Town and Country Planning and Sustainable Development

1994 T g

Protocol for the Implementation of the Alpine Convention in the Field of Transport

2000 T g

Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Fixed Platforms Located on the Continental Shelf

SUA PROT 1988 London UK T g

Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts of Violence at Airports Serving International Civil Aviation

1988 T g

Protocol for the Termination of the Brussels Agreements for the Unification of Pharmacopoeial Formulas for Potent Drugs

1952 T g

Protocol I to the Convention for the Prohibition of Fishing with Long Driftnets in the South Pacific

1990 T g

Protocol II Additional to the Four 1949 Geneva Conventions Relating to the Protection of Victims of Non-international Armed Conflicts

1977 T g

Protocol II to the Convention for the Prohibition of Fishing with Long Driftnets in the South Pacific

1990 T g

Protocol Instituting a Conciliation and Good Offices Commission to be Responsible for Seeking the Settlement of Any Disputes Which May Arise between States Parties to the Convention Against Discrimination in Education

1962 Paris France T g

Protocol no 1 to the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment

1993 Strasbourg France T g

Protocol no 10 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms

1992 Strasbourg France T g

Protocol no 11 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms

1994 Strasbourg France T g

Protocol no 12 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms

2000 Strasbourg France T g

Protocol no 13 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, Concerning the Abolition of the Death Penalty in all Circumstances

2002 Strasbourg France T g

Protocol no 14 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, Amending the Control System of the Convention

2004 Strasbourg France T g

Protocol No 15 amending the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms

2013 T g

Protocol No 16 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms

2013 T g

Protocol no 2 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, conferring upon the European Court of Human Rights competence to give advisory opinions

1963 Strasbourg France T g

Protocol no 2 to the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment

1993 Strasbourg France T g

Protocol no 2 to the European Outline Convention on Transfrontier Cooperation between Territorial Communities or Authorities Concerning Interterritorial Cooperation

1998 Strasbourg France T g

Protocol no 3 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, amending Articles 29, 30 and 34 of the Convention

1963 Strasbourg France T g

Protocol No 3 to the European Outline Convention on Transfrontier Co-operation between Territorial Communities or Authorities concerning Euroregional Co-operation Groupings - ECGs

2009 T g

Protocol no 4 to the Convention for Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, securing certain rights and freedoms other than those already included in the Convention and in the first Protocol thereto

1963 Strasbourg France T g

Protocol no 6 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms Concerning the Abolition of the Death Penalty

1983 Strasbourg France T g

Protocol no 7 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms

1984 Strasbourg France T g

Protocol no 8 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms

1985 Strasbourg France T g

Protocol no 9 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms

1990 Strasbourg France T g

Protocol No. 5 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, amending Articles 22 and 40 of the Convention

1966 Strasbourg France T g

Protocol of 1996 to the Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims

1996 London UK T g

Protocol of 2005 to the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Maritime Navigation

SUA 2005 2005 London UK T g

Protocol of 2005 to the Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Fixed Platforms Located on the Continental Shelf

SUA PROT 2005 2005 London UK T g

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