Organized crime, arms trafficking, and illicit financial flows are a chronic and ubiquitous problem among many developing countries. In 2015, the adoption of United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Target 16.4 decisively placed organized crime and illicit financial flows on the development agenda. While the focus of SDG 16 is on peace, justice, and strong […]
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Through our work on peace and sustainable development, IPI works to reframe sustaining peace and prevention as a proactive, nationally owned and driven strategy for averting the outbreak of conflict.
- Climate Action through Diplomacy‚ Leadership‚ and PartnershipTime is running out to reach the Paris Agreement’s commitment to reducing global emissions by 45 percent by 2030. The remaining years between now and 2030 require radical and transformative action—not only on mitigation but also on adaptation and the issue of loss and damage. IPI’s project on climate action focuses on addressing the climate emergency through three main avenues: (1) representing the Republic of Maldives in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); (2) advising additional small island developing states (SIDS) in climate negotiations and other global fora; (3) and convening events and conducting research on cutting-edge issues related to climate action, including legal avenues to fight climate change. Read more
- Youth‚ Peace‚ and Climate ActionYouth movements have played an increasingly prominent role in calling for action to address climate change. Many youth-led organizations from around the world are also engaged in initiatives to build peace and prevent violence in their communities. Overall, however, young people remain at the fringe of policymaking. They are usually sidelined rather than systematically included in decision-making fora, dialogues, and negotiations. Since 2020, IPI has been working to understand and address the intersection between youth, peace, and climate action through research, outreach, and convening. This project aims to build synergies and connections between the youth, peace, and security and the climate action agendas and to foster more meaningful engagement with youth leaders on peace and climate governance. It also aims to conduct evidence-based research on the impact of climate change on youth and the agency of youth in responding to climate-related risks and challenges. Read more
- Universal Connectivity and Digital InclusionSince 2021, IPI has worked in partnership with Microsoft’s Office of UN Affairs on a project entitled “Bridging the Digital Divide.” As part of that partnership, IPI and Microsoft organized a series of events that brought together representatives from governments, the United Nations, the private sector, international financial institutions, and civil society to discuss how the multi-stakeholder model can be used to bridge the digital divide, which many development actors now see as a prerequisite to meeting the Sustainable Development Goals. Read more
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In late 2015, momentum toward implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development was steadily building in Guatemala. This momentum was driven by the International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG) and protesters in the streets demanding action against corruption. Since 2017, however, a political standoff in Guatemala has started reversing these gains. A sustained […]
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IPI-MENA received 12-year old Adam Jade Kadia, who presented the first edition of his second book entitled 17 SDGs to IPI-MENA Director Nejib Friji.Mr. Kadia stated that the reason behind authoring his new book on the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is to urge youth and the global community to cooperate, as “everybody is in […]
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On December 4th, IPI, One Earth Future, UN Office for Partnerships, UN Peacebuilding Support Office, UN Global Compact, and the Permanent Mission of Republic of Korea launched a workshop series designed to catalyze engagement across public and private sectors and build new kinds of partnerships. While the private sector knows how to engage with topics […]
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This year marks the twentieth anniversary of the Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement, an international framework that authoritatively restates the rights of internally displaced persons (IDPs). This presents an opportunity to put the plight of IDPs back on the radar of the international community. At the same time, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development presents […]
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Meeting the needs of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs)—people who have been forced from their homes but are still within their national borders—is essential to the successful fulfillment of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), participants at an IPI July 17th high-level event said.“For many, many IDPs, once they enter displacement, and it’s multiple displacement; […]
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“The lack of affordable housing makes other human rights increasingly unaffordable,” said Olga Algayerova, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, pointing up the centrality of suitable housing to the overall rights agenda. “It makes discussion on achieving adequate, safe, and affordable housing through the implementation of the global and regional international […]
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“The UN has strongly endorsed entrepreneurship as an important means of accelerating the SDGs,” IPI Senior Adviser Youssef Mahmoud declared, moderating a July 16th discussion at IPI on the role of entrepreneurship and innovation in the realization of the social and economic gains envisioned by the Sustainable Development Goals. “Entrepreneurship plays an important role in […]
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The United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development offers a framework to strengthen and transform preventative action to build peaceful, just, and inclusive societies. A July 12th expert-level event, co-organized with Saferworld, was held at IPI on the margins of the UN High Level Political Forum (HLPF) to surface observations from those working to put […]
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Over the last five years Myanmar has gone through fundamental changes as it transitions toward peace and democracy. This transformation provides Myanmar with a unique opportunity to build a peaceful and inclusive society and advance on the path to sustainable development and sustaining peace. Yet at the same time, Myanmar remains submerged in conflict and […]
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