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Accelerating action on SDG16+

The Pathfinders is a group of UN member countries, international organizations, and members of civil and the private sector dedicated to the delivery of sustainable development goal targets for peace, justice, and inclusion (SDG16+).

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  • Peace

    In partnership with international governments, organizations, and city authorities, The Pathfinders' Grand Challenge on Halving Global Violence seeks to accelerate delivery of peace-related SDG targets.

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  • Justice

    The Pathfinders’ Grand Challenge on Justice acts as an impact hub, bringing together countries, civil society leaders, and multilateral organizations to close the justice gap by investing in people-centered justice.

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  • Inequality & Exclusion

    The Pathfinders' Grand Challenge on Inequality & Exclusion is a cross-regional alliance of countries, civil society leaders, and multilateral partners seeking to identify practical, politically-viable solutions to combat inequality and exclusion.

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Roadmap for Peaceful, Just and Inclusive Societies

In 2015, the UN adopted a 2030 Agenda that included specific Sustainable Development Goal targets for peace, justice, and inclusion (SDG16+). Two years later, the Pathfinders published the Roadmap for Peaceful, Just and Inclusive Societies, a shared vision for how to deliver on SDG16+. (Updated in 2019.)

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From left to right: Ms. Sarah Cliffe, Executive Director, NYU Center on International Cooperation; H.E. Dr. David Moinina Sengeh, Chief Minister, Sierra Leone; H.E. Mr. Hage Geingob, President, Namibia; Ms. Winnie Byanyima, Executive Director, UNAIDS; Mr. Amitabh Behar, Interim Executive Director, Oxfam International. September 20, 2023 at the Rescuing SDG10 event, New York, NY.
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Featured Article: President of Namibia, Chief Minister of Sierra Leone, and other world leaders call for bolder action on inequality and SDG10 at UNGA

Inequality & Exclusion 21 Sep 2023

This week, world leaders came together on the sidelines of the 2023 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Summit to urge for more global attention to addressing inequality. In a joint statement, they highlighted the urgency to save the inequality global goal (SDG10) and dramatically accelerate efforts to reduce inequality by adopting bolder targets and having more accurate tracking mechanisms.

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Report Launch: Diverse Pathways to People-Centered Justice

On behalf of the Working Group on Customary and Informal Justice (CIJ) and SDG16+: Cordaid; Folke Bernadotte Academy; IDLO; Namati; ODI; Pathfinders for Peaceful, Just and Inclusive Societies; UNDP, we are pleased to invite you to attend the upcoming high-level launch event of the report, Diverse pathways to people-centered justice.

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