The Justice Action Coalition Workstream III on Communication, Narrative, and Connection to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) was established with the objective of supporting a shared vision and coherent narrative around people-centered justice, supported by strategic communication and advocacy that connects people-centered justice to the Sustainable Development Agenda. It supports the Justice Action Coalition to speak with a collective voice, common ambition, and cohesive messages.
Workstream III established a Communications Working Group in April 2024 to guide its activities. The working group serves two goals:
In Summer of 2025, the Working Group added to its mandate the goal of providing tools and resources to more effectively engage those outside of the justice sector with the justice movement.
This document is an overview of the key takeaways from the panel discussion, “Communicating Across Disciplines: How to Make Justice Matter to All,” held at the United Nations (UN) Headquarters in New York and online on September 12, 2025.
Aligning messages on people-centered justice: an advocacy resource for policymakers, practitioners, and members of the Justice Action Coalition (available in English and Spanish).
This communications and advocacy tool provides detailed messages and actions that build upon the Actions to Achieve People-Centered Justice resource and supports the achievement of justice for all in alignment with people-centered justice. (Available in Spanish and English).
This communications and advocacy tool provides clear, actionable recommendations to support the achievement of access to justice for all in alignment with people-centered justice.
by Fernando Marani
by Clare Manuel
This event was led by Pathfinders and co-sponsored by the Permanent Missions of Costa Rica and the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the United Nations. This event was held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, USA.
Led by HiiL with support by Pathfinders, UNDP, and OECD, speakers at this event included representatives of Sierra Leone and the Dominican Republic. This was a side event of the Open Government Partnership Global Summit in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain.
