This high-level side-event during the high-level week of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) aims to invigorate global efforts towards SDG16+, encouraging innovative solutions and reinforcing commitments to peace, justice, equality, inclusion and democratic principles as crucial drivers for a sustainable future for all, as reflected in the 2030 Agenda, the 2023 SDG Summit Political Declaration and the Pact for the Future.
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This event is co-hosted by the government of Costa Rica, the government of Czechia, the Center on International Cooperation (CIC) at New York University, the World Health Organization (WHO), and International IDEA.
Organizer: United States of America
Cosponsors: International IDEA, UNDP, Pathfinders for Peaceful, Just and Inclusive Societies, CIC-NYU, Justice Action Coalition, the Netherlands, IDLO, NYU School of Law’s Robert and Helen Bernstein Institute for Human Rights, American Bar Foundation, UNODC, ILF, Namati, UN Foundation, and World Justice Center.
Hosted by Accountability Lab, Alliance for Peacebuilding (AfP), the Civil Society Platform for Peacebuilding and Statebuilding (CSPPS), the International Development Law Organization (IDLO), International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA), the Transparency, Accountability & Participation (TAP) Network, the Pathfinders for Peaceful, Just and Inclusive Societies, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) & the UN Foundation and WFUNA
Most SDG 16 targets are regressing or stagnating globally.
In September 2015, leaders of the world called for a
Global digital governance is at a pivotal moment in history with an abundance of multilateral processes currently defining the way digital technologies, especially the internet and artificial intelligence, will function in the coming decades.
This side event will explore women’s political participation and empowerment in post-coup Myanmar.
The launch of the Women and Youth in Democracy (WYDE) | Women’s Leadership Initiative, funded by the European Union and learn more about its implementation through the project "Advancing Women’s Political Participation and Decision-Making through Social Norms Change, Networking and Global Advocacy.”
Join International IDEA and the SDG16 Data Initiative in the virtual launch of their 2023 report: ‘A “Bold New Agenda” is falling short: the perils and promises of SDG16’.
From the climate emergency to conflict and widespread human rights violations, continued food and energy insecurity, increasing division and political polarization, and a growing disillusionment with institutions to deliver on promises made in 2015, we are in the midst of intersecting and often overwhelming crises. However, solutions do exist and champions for them persist.
Halfway to the 2030 Agenda and with an eye to the SDG Summit, this side-event brings together stakeholders from across the SDG16+ community to take stock of progress towards SDG16+ and share in lessons learned and strategic approaches for strengthened implementation going forward. As such, it will also look to key opportunities for mobilization leading into the SDG Summit in September 2023 and beyond, drawing upon recent and upcoming research by the SDG16+ community (including the TAP Networ
SDG16 Data Initiative 2023 at the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF)
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On April 15th, 2023, tensions between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF)and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) turned into fighting, escalating into a severe armed conflict that has engulfed the country in what risks turning into a large-scale civil war. The warring factions took power together through a military coup on October 25th, 2021, which upended a fragile democratic transition that started after the removal of long-time ruler Omar Al-Bashir.
International IDEA is an intergovernmental organization with 34 member states, dedicated to strengthening and advancing democracy around the world. Since 2003, International IDEA has had Permanent Observer Representation at the UN General Assembly.
International IDEA invites you to the prelaunch of the Inclusion Portal on 13 March 2023, 13:15-14:30 EST, at the United Nations Headquarters, Conference Room A, Conference Building, New York.
The Gender Cohort Co-leads Sweden, Romania, Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security (GIWPS) and International IDEA invites you to the side event Gender Equality as a Prerequisite for Democracy, on 9 March 2023, 15:00-16:15 EST, at the United Nations Headquarters, Conference Room B, Conference Building, New York.