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The last two decades have seen a well-documented decline in democracy worldwide. This shift has corresponded with many governments increasing legal and policy restrictions on civil society.

Women are often marginalised from decision-making in conflict and transitional contexts. Despite evidence that women’s presence and participation lead to better and longer lasting outcomes for peace, they remain underrepresented in transitional governments and peacebuilding bodies.

The UN has identified Gender-based violence (GBV) against women as one of the most severe human rights violations across the world. Despite the scale and scope of GBV incidents, survivors who seek help through formal or informal justice sector channels, continue to navigate numerous challenges in doing so. According to the Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey 2018 (NDHS), 31 percent of girls and women aged 15-49 years have experienced physical or sexual violence at least once in their lives

International IDEA’s commitment to promote women’s empowerment and gender equality is at the core of the Institute’s mandate to advance, promote and protect sustainable democracy worldwide by responding to the key challenges and opportunities for strengthening democracy in the current and emerging democracy landscape. Such challenges include that women and men are still treated differently and given different tasks, responsibilities, opportunities, and privileges in most societies.

This SDG16+ Informal Roundtable will facilitate an open dialogue among civil society, member states, UN staff, and other stakeholders to identify advocacy priorities and actionable strategies for advancing SDG16+ and SDG5 in tandem.

Thirty years after the Beijing Conference, the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (BPFA) remain a blueprint for equality. Amid global challenges, women leaders face increasing attacks, impacting progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. Structural, socioeconomic, and cultural barriers, rooted in unequal power relations and discriminatory norms, hinder women's participation. Today just 25 countries are headed by a woman.

In 2015, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development led with a bold aspiration to eradicate poverty in all of its forms by 2030 (Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 1). There were grounds for optimism at the time, as the number of people living in extreme poverty (736 million) was lower than it had been 15 years before (UNDP n.d.).

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.

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.
 

On behalf of the 

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.