Pathfinders

Working to accelerate delivery of SDG targets for peace, justice, equality & inclusion (#SDG16Plus). Hosted by @nyuCIC | Initiatives: @PiOC_network @Sdg16Gensac

[Pathfinders @SDG16Plus]

📢 Join us at #CCPCJ35 in Vienna for the launch of the Global Prison Trends 2026 report.

Pathfinders is pleased to support this important side event led by our Justice Action Coalition partner, @PenalReformInt, together with @ILANUD and the @TIJthailand.

📆 Launch event: Thursday, June 4, 2026
⏰ 11:30–12:30 (CEST)
💻 Join online or in person at the Vienna International Centre, Room M5

Event + Zoom details: https://t.co/YFknYoztJi

This year's report examines pressing challenges, including rising prison populations, overcrowding, organized crime in detention settings, rehabilitation and reintegration gaps, and the broader impacts of weakened rule of law on places of detention. The discussion will also explore people-centered and rights-based approaches to criminal justice reform. This includes alternatives to detention and greater attention to the voices and experiences of those directly affected by justice systems.

Pathfinders' Senior Program Officer, Laura Ospina, will contribute insights from recent research on women's access to justice in Ibero-America, developed by the Ibero-American Alliance on Access to Justice, highlighting structural drivers of women's imprisonment and the importance of gender-responsive, people-centered justice approaches.

📖 Download the report: https://t.co/0tewQbfBiR

This event is supported by the governments of Finland, Norway, and the United Kingdom, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the International Legal Foundation, and Youth Rise.

#GlobalPrisonTrends #PeopleCenteredJustice #CriminalJustice #AccessToJustice #PrisonReform #SDG16 #JAC

[Pathfinders @SDG16Plus]

Call for videos 🎥

Share your entries for the 2026 Voices of SDG16+: Stories for Global Action campaign!

💡 Theme: Evolving, Scaling, and Flourishing Amidst Crisis: Local Voices
Transforming SDG16+
🚨 Due in 1 week—June 11, 2026 (4 p.m. EDT)

🔗 https://t.co/hWuvXpk6GX

#VoicesofSDG16+ #Stories4GlobalAction #ActOnSDG16+ #VSDG16+ #2030Agenda
#HLPF2026 #SDGSummit

@AccountLab @AfPeacebuilding @idps_cspps @LPI_voices @GlobalNamati @peacedirect @anticorruption @network_tap

[Pathfinders @SDG16Plus]

▶️ Why is Bogotá’s Care Blocks public policy so important to the community?

This model has become especially important because it makes the care system accessible to the public, who can use it every day!

What does the policy include?

🎒 Education and skills-building
⚽ Respite and well-being services
💲 Income-generation support
🆘 Care and support services
🎨 Cultural transformation services

We unpack how this policy is bringing meaningful change to unpaid caregivers, especially women in this community 🔗 https://t.co/gTO6FdiG8m

#SDG16Plus #SDG16 #NYUCIC #SDG5 #CareEconomy

[Pathfinders @SDG16Plus]

🌍 Justice systems worldwide are under-resourced and not always aligned to people’s legal needs.

💡 The Justice Financing Framework Fact Sheet provides an overview of the #JusticeActionCoalition’s Justice Financing Framework (JFF), which offers a practical roadmap for directing public and private funds to build people-centered justice systems.

Download it now! 🔻
https://t.co/EciSJ0yfBQ

#SDG16Plus #SDG16 #JusticeForAll #PeopleCenteredJustice #SDGs #GlobalGoals #JusticeFinancing

[NYU Center on International Cooperation (CIC) @nyuCIC]

🧐 Why would governments compete for a UN position often described as largely ceremonial?

In a new analysis from #NYUCIC, Thibault Camelli + @marani_fernando examine the rarely contested election for the @UN_PGA, and what it reveals about power, influence, and control within the #UN system. 🇺🇳

The paper argues that while the President of the General Assembly lacks formal authority, the office plays a critical role in shaping agendas, steering negotiations, and influencing outcomes across the UN. Yet it remains deliberately constrained in resources, continuity, and independence.

🌍 As debates about the future of multilateralism continue, this analysis offers fresh insights into one of the UN’s most overlooked leadership roles, and practical recommendations for strengthening it.

📄 Read the full analysis: https://t.co/e40xP26PFV

#UnitedNations #UNGA #Multilateralism #GlobalGovernance #Diplomacy #UNReform

[Pathfinders @SDG16Plus]

📊 While data about unmet legal needs and unresolved justice problems exists, there is little systematic evidence about their impacts and costs. So, how can we address this challenge?

🌍 The Economic Case for People-Centered Justice Fact Sheet provides a high-level overview of #JusticeActionCoalition research on the economic value of #PeopleCenteredJustice.

Download the full fact sheet 📥
https://t.co/hOr3WkqS6X

#JusticeActionCoalition #SDG16Plus #SDG16 #JusticeForAll #SDGs #GlobalGoals

[Pathfinders @SDG16Plus]

⚡ The Songpa Solar Model is more than just an energy project; it’s also empowering communities.

Achievements:
💰 Generated about KRW 3.5 billion (USD 3.13 million) in revenue.
📉 Reduced over 8,000 metric tons of CO₂.
💪 Gained strong political support.
💡 Enabled support for over 15,000 energy-poor households through bill subsidies, LED lighting, and appliance upgrades.

Learn more: https://t.co/1fSRMpsBgE

#SDG16Plus #InequalitySolutions #ClimateAction #SDG13

[Pathfinders @SDG16Plus]

💡 To make sure justice systems deliver for people, communities, and societies, we need to know what matters in people’s lives.

🌍 The People-Centered Justice Measurement Framework Fact Sheet provides a high-level overview of how #JusticeActionCoalition is developing a new global framework—led by @OECD—to understand justice from the ground up.

Download the full fact sheet 📥
https://t.co/7KBXnBa9em

#SDG16Plus #SDG16 #JusticeForAll #PeopleCenteredJustice #SDGs #GlobalGoals

[Pathfinders @SDG16Plus]

How do we name, define, and strengthen the many ways people access justice across Africa—beyond the formal courtroom?

Held ahead of the @AJSKenya’s 4th National Conference on Alternative Justice Systems in Kenya, the webinar, “Beyond the Courtroom: Defining and Strengthening Africa's Diverse Justice Pathways,” will explore terminology, shared continental norms, and real practices integrating diverse pathways to #AccessToJustice and state justice systems across the continent.

🙌 Co-hosted by the Alternative Justice System Coordination Committee and the African Alliance for People-Centered Justice.

Speakers:
▪️Dr. Steve Ouma Akot, Vice Chairperson of the National Steering Committee on Implementation of Alternative Justice Systems, Kenya
▪️Noah Takele Woldehawariyat, Director of Strategic Issues, @MOJEthiopia, Ethiopia
▪️Victoria de Mello, Policy Specialist, Rule of Law, Security, Justice and Human Rights, United Nations Development Programme
▪️Akingbolahan Adeniran, Regional Coordinator, African Alliance for People-Centered Justice
▪️Titilola Vivour-Adeniyi, Executive Secretary, Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency, Lagos State, Nigeria
▪️Kelly Uwineza, Acting Head, Legal Empowerment Unit, Legal Aid Forum Rwanda (ACE-AJ)
▪️Somaliland/Somalia, on the Alternative Dispute Resolution Centres in Somaliland (TBC)
▪️Dr. Wambua Kituku, Executive Director, Kituo Cha Sheria Legal Advice Centre, Kenya

📲 Register here: https://t.co/iOCTc3Vve2

#JusticeForAll #PCJ #AAPCJ #DiversePathways #AJS

[Pathfinders @SDG16Plus]

@MaaikedeLangen @OECD Learn more about the Justice Action Coalition:
https://t.co/voWbs8fJGA

[Pathfinders @SDG16Plus]

"Better data and evidence are critical for our justice systems to better understand people's legal needs and how they are resolving their justice problems and to provide an empirical basis for justice reforms."

—@MaaikedeLangen, Senior Policy Advisor, @OECD.

#JusticeActionCoalition #SDG16Plus #SDG16 #JusticeForAll #PeopleCenteredJustice #SDGs #GlobalGoals

[Pathfinders @SDG16Plus]

Earlier this month, @OHCHR organized a side event in the margins of the #STIForum 2026 on #AI + Justice Systems. 🌐

This event was co-hosted with the Permanent Missions of the Netherlands and Costa Rica to the United Nations, Pathfinders for Peaceful, Just and Inclusive Societies, and the Justice Action Coalition, and brought together member states, UN agencies, academia, civil society, and justice practitioners to examine the growing intersection of artificial intelligence (AI), AI governance, and the justice system.

⁉️ The discussion explored:

🧰 How courts are navigating AI-related disputes involving bias, privacy, judicial independence, and access to justice, while also grappling with the use of AI tools within justice institutions themselves.

⏺️ Key governance challenges around transparency, accountability, and the irreplaceability of the human judge, and the need for capacity building across the justice ecosystem on AI.

🔑 Ahead of the inaugural Global Dialogue on #AIGovernance happening in July 2026 in Geneva, Switzerland, this was a timely discussion where speakers emphasized that justice must be central to global AI governance.

📄 Read the report: https://t.co/REn5UlCvn0
📺 Watch the event recording: https://t.co/hG3oB43N32

#AIPolicy #SDG16 #HumanRights #JusticeSystems #JusticeForAll

[Pathfinders @SDG16Plus]

❓ How can we achieve #JusticeForAll?

🚀 ​Join us for the global launch of Justice Within Reach, a new campaign dedicated to advancing people-centered justice by strengthening diverse pathways to justice worldwide.

🌍 Bringing together senior policymakers, practitioners, and thought leaders, the event will introduce the campaign’s vision, strategy, and key priorities.

Speakers:
🔹 Hon. @HugoAguilarOrti, President of the Supreme Court of Justice, Mexico (Keynote address)
🔹 Heleen van den Berg, CEO, @Cordaid
🔹 Hon. Nancy A. Catamco, Secretary and Chairperson, National Commission on Indigenous Peoples, the Philippines
🔹 Pascale Bambara, Director of Access to Justice and Aid to Victims, Ministry of Justice, Burkina Faso
🔹 Dr. @EWKituku, Executive Director, @KituoSheria
🔹 @UdoIlo, CEO, @InnoJustice
🔹 @ZainabQ, Senior Policy and Advocacy Advisor, @InnoJustice
🔹 Davide Soto-Naranjo, Security & Justice Expert, @Cordaid
🔹 Leonie Mutoni, Coordinator, @ACE_Africa
🔹 Laura Ospina, Senior Program Officer, @SDG16Plus (Moderator)

Secure your spot now! 🔽
https://t.co/cArm1wgwcO

#AccessToJustice #CustomaryInformalJustice #Justice #CIJ #JusticeWithi

[Pathfinders @SDG16Plus]

@ODI_Global Learn more about the Justice Action Coalition’s Justice Financing Framework: https://t.co/qNTI4UgeNf

#JusticeActionCoalition #SDG16Plus #SDG16 #JusticeForAll #SDGs #GlobalGoals

https://t.co/qNTI4UgeNf

[Pathfinders @SDG16Plus]

“Countries should think about rebalancing their budget so that they're spending at least 2.5% of their justice budgets on those frontline services that really make a difference to people's lives.”

—Clare Manuel, Senior Research Associate, @ODI_Global, on the importance of #JusticeFinancing to create more peaceful, just, and inclusive societies.

[NYU Center on International Cooperation (CIC) @nyuCIC]

🌍 What does the future hold for the #UN development system in an era of shrinking aid budgets, rising geopolitical tensions, and growing global fragmentation?

In this short conversation, #NYUCIC Senior Fellow Robert Piper (@UNPiper) speaks with the Director of our Multilateral Reform program, Betty Wainaina (@BettyNyamburaW1), about the mounting pressures facing multilateral cooperation, the unfinished business of UN reform, and what must change for the international system to remain effective in today’s world. 🤝

The discussion draws on Robert’s latest CIC paper, “Unfinished Business: Coming to Terms with the New Financial and Political Realities Facing the UN’s Development Ecosystem.” 📘

🎥 Watch the interview: https://t.co/UBP0LUNFzp.
📄 Read the paper: https://t.co/guj1n2ITgi.

#Multilateralism #UnitedNations #UN80 #GlobalGovernance

[Pathfinders @SDG16Plus]

At a time when 5️⃣ billion+ people lack meaningful #AccessToJustice, the #JusticeWithinReach campaign aims to:

⚡️ Mobilize political will
💰 Increase investment
↗️ Support locally rooted justice solutions

Join us at the campaign's global launch event 🔗 https://t.co/cArm1wgwcO

Organized by @ACE_Africa, @Cordaid, @InnoJustice, @SDG16Plus, & the Working Group on Customary and Informal Justice & SDG16+ (led by @IDLO)

[Pathfinders @SDG16Plus]

📸 Snapshots from the #JusticeMatters Conference 2026 in the Hague last week!

🔵 We’re grateful to have supported the first ever High-Level Judicial Dialogue on Building People-Centered Justice Across Africa and Iberoamerica (May 6), organized by the African Alliance for People-Centered Justice and the Ibero-American Alliance for Access to Justice, in collaboration with @InnoJustice, @RedRija, @UNDP, and @UN_Women!

The discussion highlighted the critical role of judiciaries in advancing people-centered justice as foundation for stability, public trust, judicial independence and inclusive development.

💬 We heard insights by judges from Latin-America and Africa on the use of data, strengthening transparency and accountability, and integrating formal and informal justice pathways, which will help inform ongoing efforts within both regional alliances and the broader justice community.

🤔 What does it look like when justice delivers real stability on the ground?

🚀 @marani_fernando, Program Director of Justice, Inclusion, and Equality, also moderated a plenary session on practical examples—aimed at making a convincing case for the role that access to justice can play in ensuring stability in diverse situations.

Finally, Pathfinders co-sponsored the “From Legal Equality to Justice for Women and Girls” event, organized by UN Women and @IDLO.

💡 The event brought together perspectives from governments, international organizations, civil society, and justice sector practitioners to highlight practical pathways for reform. There was a unique focus on coordinated approaches to removing discriminatory laws, strengthening gender-responsive justice services, advancing women’s leadership and participation in justice institutions, and mobilizing sustainable financing to support long-term change.

➕For more on our people-centered justice: https://t.co/o50W4a82JO

#JusticeForAll #AccessToJustice #PeopleCenteredJustice #Africa #Iberoamerica

📷: HiiL

[Pathfinders @SDG16Plus]

🧰 Turning Care into Public Infrastructure: Recognizing Unpaid Care Work in Bogotá 🇨🇴

⏺️ The newest policy featured on the #InequalitySolutions Portal aims to reduce the unequal burden of unpaid care by freeing time, improving access to education, well-being, and income opportunities, and supporting the community through coordinated local services.

Learn about Bogotá’s Care Blocks today🔻 https://t.co/gTO6FdiG8m

#SDG16Plus #SDG16 #NYUCIC #SDG5 #CareEconomy

[Pathfinders @SDG16Plus]

🚀 Join us for the global launch of #JusticeWithinReach, a new campaign dedicated to advancing #PeopleCenteredJustice by strengthening diverse pathways to justice worldwide.

📝 Register: https://t.co/cArm1wgwcO

🗓️ More details: https://t.co/oWIPrRpExO
⏩ About the campaign: https://t.co/ya90LtmmyN

Organized by: @ACE_Africa, @Cordaid, @InnoJustice, @SDG16Plus, and the Working Group on Customary and Informal Justice & SDG16+ (led by @IDLO).