Sustainable Development

The global SDG16+ Community partners issued a joint call to action amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, social and political unrest, and a growing economic crisis. The call to action reinforces the commitment to implementing the 2030 Agenda’s Sustainable Development goals, with SDG 16 (Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions) as the keystone, and offers an actionable framework for building more peaceful, just, and inclusive societies for all.

WFUNA is excited to announce the 2020 16+ Annual Forum will take place in San José, Costa Rica December 7-10, 2020. The 16+ Forum was launched in April 2016 as a a platform committed to SDG 16+ and to showcasing what it means to advance peaceful, just and inclusive societies in policy and practice at all levels and for a wide community of stakeholders – governments, civil society, the UN, regional and international organizations, academia, private sector and media.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7, 2019

FRIDAY, MAY 10, 2019

Dili, Timor-Leste – From April 25 to May 3, 2019, WFUNA’s Secretary General, Mr. Bonian Golmohammadi, and 16+ Forum Coordinator and Senior Policy Officer, Ms. Margaret Williams, traveled to Dili for a preparatory visit organized by Timor-Leste's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation. Over the course of their visit, Mr. Golmohammadi and Ms. Williams met with various Ministers and Ministries, civil society and government representatives to discuss the 2019 16+ Forum Annual Showcase.

THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 2019 

New York, NY - On March 7th, the 16+ Forum convened the side-event, Advancing SDG 16+ in 2019: Policy, Practice and Political Will, featuring the Permanent Missions of Georgia, Sierra Leone and Timor-Leste. The event brought to the fore key take-aways from the 16+ Forum Annual Showcases against the backdrop of HLPF 2019, the SDG Summit and our collective efforts to advance SDG 16+.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2019

PyeongChang, Republic of Korea - The 2019 PyeongChang Global Peace Forum set forth a vision of a peaceful world. Building upon the momentum created by the inaugural forum in 2018 wherein focus centered on promoting peace and creating a sustainable future in line with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, WFUNA’s Secretary-General, Mr. Bonian Golmohammadi, highlighted the nexus between SDG 16 and Peace.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2018

Seoul, Republic of Korea - The 41st KOICA International Development Forum' titled "A Global, Inclusive Partnership towards Sustaining Peace," was held on 29 November in Seoul, Republic of Korea.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17,2018

Freetown, Sierra Leone - From October 7 to October 10, 2018, over 180 representatives from 35 countries gathered in Freetown, Sierra Leone, for the second 16+ Forum Annual Showcase ever to be held, and the first in Africa.