Description
Peace is necessary for the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and is a specific goal in itself. This session will focus on the interface between peace, justice and strong institutions (SDG 16) and Safe, Resilient, Sustainable Cities and Communities (SDG 11).
The last decade has been marked by increasing skepticism regarding the viability and effectiveness of multilateral approaches to peacebuilding.
The Peaceful Societies Thematic Session will discuss how civil society organizations are integrating objective measures to achieve an inclusive and sustainable culture of peaceful coexistence in their local activities while respecting the integrity of nation states’ sovereign rights.
Attend this thematic session if you are interested in:
Human rights, Gender-based violence, Human trafficking, Family valued, community building and inter-cultural understanding through arts and sports, Refugees and migrants, Arms flows, Access to information, Corruption.
Moderator
- Alejandra Y. Castillo, CEO, YWCA USA
Speakers
- Samira Harnish, Founder and Executive Director, Women of the World
- Lam Tungwar Kueigwong, Founder and Chairman of South Sudan Association
- Yinka Lamboginny Lawanson, Founder of Saving All Lives Toghether (SALT)
- Manav Subodh, Co-founder, 1M1B; Global Senior Fellow, UC Berkley
- Mirella Dummar Frahi, Civil Society Team Leader, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)