Goal 16: Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels
We are currently witnessing the highest number of violent conflicts since 1945, with approximately 2 billion people living in conflict-affected countries by the end of 2020. Amid these crises and despite movement restrictions arising from the COVID-19 pandemic, forced displacement has continued to occur and even grow. The costs of war are always high, and often fall hardest on the poorest and most vulnerable.
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In response, SDG 16 aims to promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels.
RESEARCH AND EXPERTISE
2020-2021
- Building community collaborations: Stimulating interdisciplinary research around the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Duluth - Julie Etterson, Head of Biology at University of Minnesota Duluth
- Human Rights and the SDGs in Response to COVID-19 - Amanda Lyons, Executive Director, Human Rights Center at the University of Minnesota Law School
- Navigating between Spaces through Food: Documenting the Food Practices among Migrant Communities in the Twin Cities - Pawan Sharma, Asian and Middle Eastern Studies in the College of Liberal Arts
- Supporting Adolescent Resilience: Creating an Online Platform to Promote Emotional and Physical Health in the time of COVID - Kathleen Miller, Assistant Professor, Pediatrics at the Medical School
2021-2022
- Outbound/In: Racialized Bodies and the (Un)seen Borders of Belonging - Nida Sajid, Assistant Professor of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies in the College of Liberal Arts
- Storying and Story Care: Building a Model to Transform Self and System to Eliminate Racism and Achieve SDGs Addressing Health, Equity, Peace, and Justice - Lauren E Martin, Associate Professor of Academics at the School of Nursing
2023-2024
- Achieving Gender Equality for Women Experiencing the Deepest Vulnerability: A Focus on Gender-based Violence in the Lives of Childbearing Refugee Women in Dzaleka Refugee Camp, Malawi - Lucy Mkandawire-Valhmu, Professor, Academia in the School of Nursing
- Understanding impacts of cross-cultural interviews for eliciting needs and requirements for projects related to the sustainable development goals (SDGs) - Natasha C Wright, Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering in the College of Science & Engineering and Carlye Lauff, Assistant Professor, Product Design in the College of Design
OUTREACH AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT