Comment & analysis
Goal 16 is about peace, not hard security
Goal 16 is about human security and sustainable peace. Yet some are increasingly using the goal to justify securitised approaches to development.
12 October 2017
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The countering violent extremism agenda risks undermining women who need greater support
There is a risk that the women, peace and security agenda could be co-opted by efforts to counter violent extremism. In her latest comment piece, Anna Möller-Loswick explains why it should be prioritised and implemented in its own right.
26 April 2017
Blog
Being ‘bold for change’: five ways we can put gender at the heart of the peace agenda
In this blog, Anna Moller-Loswick examines current efforts to integrate gender across the 2030 Agenda - especially Goal 16 for peaceful and just societies - and lays out five recommendations for how to make it a central component of all of the Sustainable Development Goals
8 March 2017
Reports & briefings
Making Goal 16 count – ensuring a gender perspective
The 2030 Agenda has made ‘peaceful, just and inclusive societies’ a global priority by including peace as a cross-cutting issue and as Sustainable Development Goal 16.
8 March 2017
Blog
The 2030 Agenda’s commitment to peaceful, just and inclusive societies – making it count
Peace is included as both a goal and a cross-cutting issue in the 2030 Agenda, but how can we ensure the framework actually makes a difference to people's lives? Anna Moller-Loswick explores effective implementation of the agenda in our latest blog.
7 December 2016
Blog
Crowding out accountability: The follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda
Following her visit to the UN headquarters in New York, Anna Möller-Loswick reflects on some of the challenges as well as the greater role that civil society should play in the process.
28 July 2016
Comment & analysis
Building a more peaceful, just and inclusive society in Bangladesh
Implementation of the 2030 Agenda – and its strong focus on peaceful, just and inclusive societies – provides an opportunity for Bangladesh to focus on challenges related to violence, insecurity, justice and democracy, argues Anna Möller-Loswick.
17 May 2016
Reports & briefings
Gender, peace and security and the 2030 Agenda: A way forward for South Africa
In September 2015, South Africa adopted a new global UN development framework for the next 15 years, the 2030 Agenda.
31 March 2016
Comment & analysis
International Women’s day – a great time for South Africa to “step it up for gender equality” and advance the UN 2030 Agenda
In an article first published in the Sowetan to mark International Women's Day we explore why the 2030 Agenda offers a unique opportunity for South Africa to advance the gender, peace and security agenda domestically.
8 March 2016
Comment & analysis
China-Africa FOCAC Summit: how China can help African countries advance peace in the 2030 Agenda
The sixth meeting of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation provides an opportunity to deepen partnership, address collective challenges, and enable African countries to make significant progress towards the peace-related targets in the 2030 Agenda.
1 December 2015