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To deliver justice for all by 2030, we must move from words to actions. Guided by a people-centered approach to justice and grounded in data and evidence, governments and justice stakeholders alike are taking action to set the justice agenda through declarations, commitments, endorsements, and joint statements in order to close the global justice gap and provide equal access to justice for all.

Hague Declaration on Equal Access to Justice for All by 2030

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The Hague Declaration on Equal Access to Justice for All by 2030 was adopted at the Ministerial Roundtable on Access to Justice, hosted by H.E. Sigrid Kaag, Minister for Foreign Trade and International Cooperation, in the Peace Palace in The Hague on 7 February 2019.

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Endorsements:

  • The flag of Afghanistan
    Afghanistan
  • The flag of Argentina
    Argentina
  • The flag of Cambodia
    Cambodia
  • The flag of Canada
    Canada
  • The flag of Ethiopia
    Ethiopia
  • The flag of Finland
    Finland
  • The flag of Gambia
    Gambia
  • The flag of Guinea
    Guinea
  • The flag of Indonesia
    Indonesia
  • The flag of Libya
    Libya
  • The flag of Luxembourg
    Luxembourg
  • The flag of The Netherlands
    The Netherlands
  • The flag of Niger
    Niger
  • The flag of Palestinian Territory
    Palestinian Territory
  • The flag of Rwanda
    Rwanda
  • The flag of Sierra Leone
    Sierra Leone
  • The flag of Switzerland
    Switzerland
  • The flag of Timor Leste
    Timor Leste
  • The flag of Tunisia
    Tunisia
  • The flag of United Kingdom
    United Kingdom
  • The flag of Uganda
    Uganda
  • The flag of Ukraine
    Ukraine

The Buenos Aires Declaration on Equal Access to Justice for All

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Led by Argentina, the Buenos Aires Declaration on Equal Access to Justice for All endorsed the principle of the Hague Declaration on May 8th, 2019.

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Endorsements

  • The flag of Argentina
    Argentina
  • The flag of Bolivia
    Bolivia
  • The flag of Brazil
    Brazil
  • The flag of Costa Rica
    Costa Rica
  • The flag of Cuba
    Cuba
  • The flag of Dominican Republic
    Dominican Republic
  • The flag of Paraguay
    Paraguay
  • The flag of Uruguay
    Uruguay

The Joint Action Plan

woman holds young girl in cold weather outside

In June 2019, the g7+ held a Ministerial-level meeting on “Access to Justice for All in Conflict-Affected Countries” in The Hague. The meeting culminated in the Access to Justice for All in Conflict-Affected Countries Declaration and Joint Action Plan, to be presented at the UN High-Level Political Forum in July 2019.

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Endorsements:

  • The flag of Afghanistan
    Afghanistan
  • The flag of Central African Republic
    Central African Republic
  • The flag of Chad
    Chad
  • The flag of Comoros
    Comoros
  • The flag of Guinea
    Guinea
  • The flag of Guinea Bissau
    Guinea Bissau
  • The flag of Liberia
    Liberia
  • The flag of São Tomé & Principe
    São Tomé & Principe
  • The flag of Sierra Leone
    Sierra Leone
  • The flag of Solomon Islands
    Solomon Islands
  • The flag of South Sudan
    South Sudan
  • The flag of Timor Leste
    Timor Leste
  • The flag of Togo
    Togo
  • The flag of Yemen
    Yemen

Joint Letter to the Secretary-General of the United Nations

UN Secretary-General speaking at a podium.

The Joint Letter to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, “Reimagining social contract: A call to put people at the centre of justice”, was endorsed at the Ministerial Meeting on Building Peaceful and Inclusive Societies through Justice for All organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the g7+ secretariat, The Elders, and the Pathfinders for Peaceful, Just & Inclusive Societies. The meeting was hosted virtually on 14 April 2021.

This letter was endorsed by the Justice Leadership Group on 29 April 2021. On 6 July 2021, the Conferencia de Ministros de Justicia de los Países Iberoamericanos (COMJIB) endorsed the letter to the Secretary-General.

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Photo: UN Photo/Yuri Kochkin

Endorsements

  • The flag of Afghanistan
    Afghanistan
  • The flag of Canada
    Canada
  • The flag of France
    France
  • The flag of Germany
    Germany
  • The flag of Indonesia
    Indonesia
  • The flag of Japan
    Japan
  • The flag of Liberia
    Liberia
  • The flag of Libya
    Libya
  • The flag of Luxembourg
    Luxembourg
  • The flag of The Netherlands
    The Netherlands
  • The flag of Portugal
    Portugal
  • The flag of São Tomé and Principe
    São Tomé and Principe
  • The flag of Sierra Leone
    Sierra Leone
  • The flag of Sweden
    Sweden
  • The flag of Switzerland
    Switzerland

Observers

  • IDLO
  • OECD
  • Open Government Partnership
  • United Nations Development Programme
  • World Bank IBRD IDA
  • US aid

Joint Statement and Call to Action on the Rule of Law and People-Centered Justice

a womans hands at a podium

In March 2023, the United States, Costa Rica, the Netherlands, Republic of Korea, and Zambia hosted the second "Summit for Democracy." The Rule of Law and People-Centered Justice Multistakeholder Cohort released a Joint Statement and Call to Action at the summit. The Cohort was co-led by the Republic of Kosovo and the Dominican Republic, together with civil society co-leads: Pathfinders for Peaceful, Just and Inclusive Societies, ABA Rule of Law Initiative, World Justice Project, and Transparency International.

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Country endorsements at the 2023 Summit for Democracy

  • The flag of Armenia
    Armenia
  • The flag of Canada
    Canada
  • The flag of Colombia
    Colombia
  • The flag of Dominican Republic
    Dominican Republic
  • The flag of Finland
    Finland
  • The flag of Germany
    Germany
  • The flag of Kosovo
    Kosovo
  • The flag of The Netherlands
    The Netherlands
  • The flag of Senegal
    Senegal
  • The flag of United States
    United States
  • The flag of United Kingdom
    United Kingdom

Civil society organizations endorsement at the 2023 Summit for Democracy

  • The Carter Center
  • HiiL (The Hague Institute for Innovation of Law)
  • International Development Law Organization (IDLO)
  • International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
  • The International Legal Foundation (ILF)
  • Kosovo Law Institute
  • Legal Empowerment Fund
  • Libyan American Alliance
  • Pathfinders for Peaceful, Just and Inclusive Societies
  • Responsible Business Initiative for Justice (RBIJ)
  • Sisma Mujer
  • The Rule of Law Centre at the University of Helsinki
  • Transparency International
  • Tunisian United Network
  • The World Justice Project

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