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At Global Society News (GSN), the Editorial Team SDG16 – Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions examines how peace, justice, and transparent governance support sustainable development. The team brings together journalists, legal experts, and human rights analysts who explore the systems that protect freedoms, promote accountability, and help societies function fairly.


Sustainable Development Goal 16 (SDG16) – Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, established under the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, aims to promote peaceful and inclusive societies, ensure access to justice for all, and build effective, accountable, and transparent institutions. It recognises that development depends on the rule of law, human rights, and good governance.


Conflict, corruption, and weak institutions continue to threaten peace and stability worldwide. Many communities face displacement, insecurity, and limited trust in public systems. At the same time, judicial reform, civic participation, anti-corruption initiatives, community mediation, and legal empowerment are helping to strengthen institutions and rebuild confidence.


The Editorial Team SDG16 at GSN examines these issues through investigative journalism, policy analysis, and collaboration with human rights organisations, peacebuilding institutions, and legal experts. Its reporting highlights judicial independence, civic engagement, accountability, democratic reform, and the links between peace, education, gender equality, poverty reduction, and climate resilience.

Publications (75)

Jul 12, 2026 ∙ 6 min
Digital Defenders Partnership strengthens digital security for civil society under threat
The programme funds emergency responses and long-term protection for activists, journalists and human rights organisations
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Jul 9, 2026 ∙ 6 min
ARTICLE 19 defends freedom of expression in an increasingly restrictive information environment
The organisation combines legal expertise, advocacy and training to protect the rights to speak, know and participate
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Jul 2, 2026 ∙ 5 min
EarthRights International puts corporate abuse in extractive industries under scrutiny
Communities facing mining, oil and gas harms are pushing for stronger human rights and environmental accountability
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Jul 1, 2026 ∙ 6 min
Civic technology only matters when it gives people usable power
Digital tools can support participation and accountability, but only when they solve real civic problems
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Jun 25, 2026 ∙ 6 min
Civic technology only matters when it gives people usable power
Digital tools can support participation and accountability, but only when they solve real civic problems
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Jun 22, 2026 ∙ 6 min
Grassroots peacebuilding shows why peace is community work
Local organisations are reducing violence, rebuilding trust and making SDG 16 visible in daily life
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May 28, 2026 ∙ 5 min
CIVICUS, the global struggle to defend civic space
The alliance tracks threats to public participation and shows why grassroots organising matters for democracy
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May 20, 2026 ∙ 3 min
Power of Women strengthens engagement through CSW70 and recent meetings in Germany
The organisation’s recent activity reflects a growing focus on leadership, cooperation and wider international engagement
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Apr 25, 2026 ∙ 6 min
Women-led cultural peacebuilding is reshaping civic resistance in conflict zones
In conflict zones, women-led cultural initiatives are helping communities preserve trust, memory and public life.
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Apr 24, 2026 ∙ 5 min
Interpeace and the politics of locally led peacebuilding
How Interpeace tries to move community knowledge into national and international peace policy
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Apr 18, 2026 ∙ 6 min
Why today’s worst crises can no longer be treated as separate emergencies
Published alongside our earlier report on the International Rescue Committee, this opinion column reflects on why conflict, poverty, climate stress and aid cuts must now be understood as one connected global failure
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Apr 16, 2026 ∙ 6 min
International Rescue Committee and the difficult politics of saving lives in war
In conflict settings, the IRC’s joined-up model of health, protection, education and emergency aid matters as needs rise
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Apr 14, 2026 ∙ 6 min
The long-term impact of war on children is written in broken schools, dry taps and vanishing safety nets
Conflict harms children long after the shelling stops, through education loss, trauma, displacement and collapsed public services
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Mar 31, 2026 ∙ 5 min
Citizen networks as a silent force when official diplomacy stalls
Informal networks, civic groups and local ties often keep dialogue alive when governments cannot, or will not, talk
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Mar 20, 2026 ∙ 6 min
Bond and the struggle to rebuild trust in international development
As aid budgets tighten and scrutiny grows, Bond sits at the centre of debates on safeguarding, partnerships and sector credibility
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Mar 10, 2026 ∙ 8 min
Southeast Asia’s landmine survivors cannot wait for perfect politics
Prosthetics, rehabilitation and long-term support remain the clearest measure of real progress for survivors
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Mar 1, 2026 ∙ 7 min
The hidden cost of scaling social projects too quickly
Rapid growth can dilute impact, weaken accountability and burn out communities before systems are ready.
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Feb 21, 2026 ∙ 3 min
Humanitarian agencies scale up emergency shelter response as global displacement rises
UN-led plan seeks $33bn to support 135 million people as shelter teams race to reach displaced families
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Editorial Team SDG16

Editorial Team SDG16

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