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

Geneva Convention Relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War

1949 T g

Geneva Convention Relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War

1949 T g

Geneva for Human Rights - Global Training

GHR 2003 Geneva Switzerland E

Geneva Forum

Geneva Switzerland G

Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining

GICHD 1998 Geneva Switzerland G

Geneva International Centre for Justice

GICJ Geneva Switzerland E

Geneva International Peace Research Institute

GIPRI 1980 Geneva Switzerland G jv

Geneva Peacebuilding Platform

GPP 2008 Geneva Switzerland G y

Geneva School of Diplomacy and International Relations

GSD 2003 Geneva Switzerland G

Geneva Treaty on the International Recording of Scientific Discoveries

Geneva Treaty 1978 T g

George C Marshall European Centre for Security Studies, Garmisch Partenkirchen

GCMC 1993 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Germany G

George Washington Center for the Study of Globalization

CWCSG 2000 Washington DC USA G

German Catholic Bishops' Organisation for Development Cooperation

1958 Aachen Germany G f

German Foundation for International Legal Cooperation

IRZ Foundation 1992 Bonn Germany G f

German Foundation for Peace Research

2000 Osnabrück Germany G f

German NGO Forum on Environment and Development

1992 Berlin Germany G

German Platform for Peaceful Conflict Management

1998 Berlin Germany G y

Gernika Gogoratuz - Peace Research Center

1987 Gernika-Lumo Spain G

GESICA - Réseau International d'Avocats

GESICA 1978 Paris France N

Giro Agreement, 1979

1979 T g

Giro Agreement, 1984

1984 T g

Givat Haviva Jewish-Arab Center for Peace

1949 Menashe Israel G

Give Peace a Chance Trust

GPAC Trust 1986 Hertford UK G

Globaïa

2009 G

GLOBAL 2000

1982 Vienna Austria G

Global Accrediting Group

GAG Charleston SC USA K

Global Action Against Mass Atrocity Crimes

GAAMAC 2013 Geneva Switzerland C

Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance

GALA 1989 New York NY USA D v

Global Advocacy for HIV Prevention

AVAC 1995 New York NY USA F

Global Alcohol Policy Alliance

GAPA 2000 Oslo Norway F

Global Alliance Against Traffic in Women

GAATW 1994 Bangkok Thailand F

Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives

GAIA 2000 Berkeley CA USA C

Global Alliance for Justice Education

GAJE 1996 Nashville TN USA B

Global Alliance for Ministries and Departments of Peace

2005 N

Global Alliance for Ministries and Infrastructures for Peace

GAMIP Delta BC Canada C v

Global Alliance for Tax Justice

GATJ 2013 Brussels Belgium C y

Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature

GARN 2010 C y

Global Alliance for the Rights of Older People

2011 C y

Global Alliance for Tobacco Control

GATC 1999 Ottawa ON Canada C y

Global Alliance of Mental Illness Advocacy Networks

GAMIAN 1998 Staten Island NY USA G

Global Alliance of Mental Illness Advocacy Networks - Europe

GAMIAN Europe 1997 Brussels Belgium F

Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions

GANHRI 1993 Geneva Switzerland E

Global Alliance of NGOs for Road Safety

2011 F

Global Alliance of Social Enterprises in Travel & Tourism

GASET 2021 Bangkok Thailand J

Global Art Project for Peace

1993 Tucson AZ USA N

Global Association Hubs Partnership

GAHP 2015 F

Global AYA Accord

2016 London UK J c

Global Battery Alliance

GBA 2017 Cologny Switzerland C y

Global Camp Coordination and Camp Management Cluster

CCCM Cluster E

Global Campaign for Education

GCE 1999 Johannesburg South Africa F y

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