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 the 2026 Conference on People-Centered Justice and Access to Justice in Latin America in Santiago, Chile. 🇨🇱

This annual conference seeks to strengthen the regional network for people-centered justice and promote shared efforts to ensure equitable, effective, and sustainable access to justice for all communities across Latin America.

🗓️ 9/4
⏰ 9:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
📍3485 Presidente Errázuriz Ave., Las Condes.

Registration form: https://t.co/B4bSEG4QjB

About the conference:
https://t.co/tcmHvHUDBw

Organized by Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, T. Denny Sanford School of Social and Family Dynamics’ Justice Futures Project, @cejaoficial, @ABFResearch, and @fgvdireitosp

#AccesstoJustice #PeopleCenteredJustice #IberoAmericanAlliance

[Pathfinders @SDG16Plus]

♎ 👭 Without a justice system that effectively works for women, the promise of justice for all people will remain incomplete.

Moving toward women-centered justice is ultimately a strategic commitment for the Ibero-American region. By doing so, this can:

🌎 Fulfill international obligations
⚖️ Strengthen the rule of law
🏢 Improve the quality of institutions
🫂 Consolidate more inclusive and resilient democracies.

Learn about our vision for #PeopleCenteredJustice for women in the Ibero-American region in our latest report. 🔽

https://t.co/MEt32t1kDu

#SDG16 #Agenda2030 #IBA #GlobalGoals

[Pathfinders @SDG16Plus]

“Inequality.”

💬 This term is invoked so frequently, and so loosely, that its opposite—equality—can start to sound less like a real goal and more like a decorative phrase in policy speeches and academic debate.

Part of what makes inequality so challenging to tackle is that we struggle to agree on what it even is.

Countries define it differently, measure it differently, and respond to it differently. Yet whatever the approach, as @amitabhbehar, Executive Director of @Oxfam International, has argued, “ending inequality is a political choice.”

Some hold that a degree of inequality is inherent to any society and lies beyond the reach of political will, but on one point there is little disagreement: reducing it, or at least trying to, is a choice

⏩ Our newest analysis authored by Jeronimo Pareja-Cardona, @SDG16Plus Program Officer, follows that “choice” through three moments. Before anyone can reduce inequality, someone has to define it, decide how to measure it, and choose how to respond; and none of those steps are neutral.

Download “ No Neutral Number: The Politics of Defining and Measuring Inequality” today 🔻 https://t.co/hLdkEMkNcf

#Inequality #PublicPolicy #MeasuringInequality

[Pathfinders @SDG16Plus]

💡 At the United Nations Global Dialogue on AI Governance in Geneva, Switzerland this past July, Hon. Judge Samuel Arias Arzeno explains why justice systems are essential to ensuring AI respects human rights.

Key takeaways:
⚖️ AI governance is truly tested when people seek justice after their rights have been affected by AI.
🌍 International human rights law already provides the foundation—we must strengthen justice systems to enforce it.
🚨 Courts can serve as an early warning system, identifying regulatory gaps and informing better AI governance.
✅ We need greater institutional capacity, transparency, human oversight, and access to justice.

🇩🇴 He also highlights the Dominican Republic's leadership in the Justice Action Coalition, where it co-leads work on emerging technologies and AI in justice with the World Bank.

His full remarks: https://t.co/uJSHCjQRG2
Watch: https://t.co/mP6DKb4jWa
About the Justice Action Coalition: https://t.co/bRZ6nejF8U

@ODET_UN #PeopleCenteredJustice #JusticeForAll

[Pathfinders @SDG16Plus]

🆕 The #JusticeActionCoalition is excited to welcome a new observer member.

With its longstanding leadership in advancing access to justice, criminal justice reform, and the rule of law, @UNODC brings invaluable expertise to the Coalition. Their experience and partnership will strengthen our collective efforts to deliver more people-centered criminal justice for all.

🖥️ Learn more about the Justice Action Coalition’s work: https://t.co/bRZ6nejF8U

#PeopleCenteredJustice #JusticeForAll #CriminalJustice #AccessToJustice

[Pathfinders @SDG16Plus]

➡ ️ Looking for a tool that can help organizations build justice systems that work effectively for women, and society as a whole?

Our report, “Women's Access to Justice in Ibero-America: Structural Gaps, Trajectories, and People-Centered Responses,” is now available in English!

🌎 This comprehensive overview from the Ibero-American Alliance for Access to Justice looks at the actual conditions under which women access or are excluded from justice in the region.

Key messages include:
✔️ Women's #AccessToJustice is an ongoing process, not a one-off event.
✔️ Guaranteeing women's access to justice requires intervention before, during, and after the judicialization of the conflict.
✔️ Civil and administrative justice are critical spaces for substantive equality.

Download (English + Spanish):
https://t.co/MEt32t1kDu

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

[Pathfinders @SDG16Plus]

➡️ ¿Buscas una herramienta que ayude a las organizaciones a construir sistemas de justicia que funcionen eficazmente para las mujeres, y para la sociedad en su conjunto?

¡Nuestro informe, "El acceso de las mujeres a la justicia en Iberoamérica: brechas estructurales, trayectorias y respuestas centradas en las personas", ahora está disponible también en inglés!

🌎 Este informe de la Alianza Iberoamericana para el Acceso a la Justicia analiza de manera integral las condiciones reales en las que las mujeres acceden, o son excluidas, de la justicia en la región.
Entre sus mensajes clave:

✔️ El #AccesoALaJusticia de las mujeres es un proceso continuo, no un hecho puntual.
✔️ Garantizar el acceso de las mujeres a la justicia requiere intervención antes, durante y después de la judicialización del conflicto.
✔️ La justicia civil y administrativa son espacios críticos para la igualdad sustantiva.

Descargalo aquí (inglés + español):
https://t.co/MEt32t1kDu

#AIBA #ODS16Plus #ODS16 #JusticiaParaTodos #JusticiaCentradaEnLasPersonas #ODS #ObjetivosGlobales

[Pathfinders @SDG16Plus]

📢 Esta semana, la Alianza Iberoamericana para el Acceso a la Justicia celebró su segunda reunión de 2026. Nos complace dar la bienvenida a la @uiba_oficial como nuevo miembro de la Alianza, fortaleciendo este espacio multiactor con la experiencia y perspectiva del sector legal.

🌎 La reunión también fue una oportunidad para compartir avances en iniciativas de las organizaciones participantes y seguir fortaleciendo la colaboración que impulsa a la Alianza desde su creación.

Juntos seguimos construyendo un acceso a la justicia más inclusivo, efectivo y centrado en las personas en Iberoamérica.

Para más información: https://t.co/Q9WWi1lYcI

[Pathfinders @SDG16Plus]

📢 This week, the Ibero-American Alliance on Access to Justice (IBA) held its second meeting of 2026. We were pleased to welcome @uiba_oficial as the IBA’s newest member, strengthening this multi-stakeholder platform with the expertise and perspective of the legal profession.

🌎 The meeting also provided an opportunity for member organizations to share updates on their ongoing initiatives and continue strengthening the collaboration that has defined the IBA since its launch.

Together, we are advancing more inclusive, effective, and people-centered access to justice across Ibero-America.

To learn more: https://t.co/VsvrIORWFv

[Pathfinders @SDG16Plus]

@ACIJargentina @AIDEFOficial @AIAMP_ @CEJAoficial
@ComjibOficial @DPLF_info @fiap_es @GrassrootsJN @InnoJustice Instituto Iberoamericano de Defensoría Pública (IIDP) @ILANUD @SDG16Plus @pnud @RedRija @RedProbono @uiba_oficial @TheWJP

[Pathfinders @SDG16Plus]

📢 This week, the Ibero-American Alliance on Access to Justice (IBA) held its second meeting of 2026. We were pleased to welcome @uiba_oficial as the IBA’s newest member, strengthening this multi-stakeholder platform with the expertise and perspective of the legal profession.

🌎 The meeting also provided an opportunity for member organizations to share updates on their ongoing initiatives and continue strengthening the collaboration that has defined the IBA since its launch.

Together, we are advancing more inclusive, effective, and people-centered access to justice across Ibero-America.

To learn more: https://t.co/VsvrIORWFv

[Pathfinders @SDG16Plus]

🚀 The Global Alliance Against Inequality keeps growing.

🙌 We are delighted to welcome three new members: @UNESCWA, @g7plus, and @UNHumanRights.

🤝 Together, they bring leading policy expertise on the drivers of #inequality, the voice and lived experience of conflict-affected countries, and a global mandate to put #HumanRights at the center of economies.

Tackle inequality with us, and learn about the Alliance:
https://t.co/vX6uknwLgs

#SDG16Plus #SDG16 #FightInequality #GlobalAllianceAgainstInequality #GlobalGoals

[Peace in Our Cities Network @PiOC_Network]

🪽Luisa Portugal represented the PiOC secretariat at the @sdg16plus’ VNR Lab to talk about how building safer cities—particularly combating organized crime—can be a catalyst to build more sustainable and inclusive cities.

[Pathfinders @SDG16Plus]

🏙️ Last Friday, Fernando Marani, Program Director at @nyucic moderated a panel on adequate & affordable housing at the #UN High-Level Meeting on the #NewUrbanAgenda.

He joined speakers from @UNDP, @UN_Women, Special Rapporteur Koldo Casla (@adequatehousing), and @MunicipioQuito Mayor Pabel Muñoz (@pabelml).

📺 Watch: https://t.co/HcaCe8myma

#SDG11 #AffordableHousing #Inequality

[Sara Hamouda @TawfikHamouda]

Glad to see the @APRMorg engagement at the #HLPF on Sustainable Development continue to grow year after year.
🚀 This year, we once again convened our annual high-level dialogue with African ministers and European partners through our collaboration with @OECDgov.
ℹ️ We also hosted a series of peer-learning Voluntary National Review (VNR) Labs, with a particular focus on African countries presenting their voluntary reports on the #SDGs, in partnership with @ECA_OFFICIAL, @UNOSAA1, @UNDPAfrica, @UNDESA, and @SDG16Plus.
💡 It was especially encouraging to witness the growing participation of APRM national structures and associated institutions from 🇸🇳 🇬🇳 🇳🇦 🇱🇷 🇪🇬 and 🇩🇿, reflecting the continent's deepening commitment to peer learning, policy coherence, and accelerating progress towards the SDGs and Agenda 2063.
📌 My appreciation goes to all partners who made this possible,to our member states for believing in our mandate, the @AfricanUnionUN for their unwavering support and last but not least, the leadership of the @_AfricanUnion represented by H.E @DCP_Haddadi
Looking forward to translating these valuable exchanges into concrete governance reforms and stronger implementation across the continent. #TheAfricaWeWant #Agenda2063

[Pathfinders @SDG16Plus]

🏘️ How can existing justice systems support a #PeopleCenteredJustice approach to housing justice?

In our new blog, colleagues from @IIED highlight examples that are already working. This includes:

Brazil 🇧🇷: Despejo Zero (“Zero Evictions”) is a coalition of grassroots groups, universities, human rights lawyers, and support organizations that emerged from the COVID-19 pandemic to prevent a catastrophic wave of evictions. Its efforts led to a ruling by the Supreme Federal Court declaring it unconstitutional to evict people during a health crisis, and were followed by further mandates at the local and regional levels.

Kenya 🇰🇪: Planning tools were adapted to establish special or exceptional zones to advance housing rights in marginalized areas.

South Africa 🇿🇦: A court ruling led to the introduction of binding requirements to upgrade existing informal settlements to secure housing.

Nigeria 🇳🇬: Paralegal community members, working with grassroots media to provide evidence, have opened new avenues to interact with the formal justice systems in highly contested eviction processes.

Read the full piece ⤵️
https://t.co/PoLoEbUioj

#HousingJustice #SDGs #SDG11 #SDG16

[Pathfinders @SDG16Plus]

🎉 Thank you to all of our attendees for joining these insightful discussions earlier this week with @APRMorg, @UNOSAA1, and colleagues across the #SDG space to leverage synergies across #Agenda2030, #Agenda2063, and #APRM review processes.

[African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) @APRMorg]

At the #HLPF2026 VNR Lab, co-hosted by the APRM, UNOSAA & Pathfinders leaders called for moving from commitments to implementation. Discussions focused on stronger governance, financing, nationally owned data and inclusive participation to accelerate #Agenda2030 #Agenda2063 #SDGs

[Amb. Marie-Antoinette Rose Quatre @APRM_MarieRose]

Today, I welcomed partners and participants to the @APRMorg –@UNOSAA1 –@SDG16Plus VNR Lab on African agency in agile and responsive governance organised as part of the official VNR Labs of the HLPF 2026. In my remarks, I emphasised that the challenge before us is not the absence of frameworks, but the need to translate existing commitments into meaningful action.

National development plans must be reflected in public budgets and investment decisions. International cooperation should strengthen country systems rather than establish parallel structures that are difficult to sustain. Ultimately, progress must be felt in people’s everyday lives and reflected in the confidence they place in public institutions.

I also welcomed the participation of young people and civil society, whose voices should be heard while priorities are still being shaped, rather than only after decisions have been taken. Their perspectives help institutions understand where policies are delivering and where adjustments may be required.

[Pathfinders @SDG16Plus]

“To achieve the #SDGs, we have to ensure equal access to justice for all as enshrined in SDG 16.3, and commit to an interlinked approach to the 2030 Agenda.”—H.E. @NicolaClase, Permanent Representative of @SwedenUN, speaking on behalf of the Justice Action Coalition at the UN High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (#HLPF2026).

Read the full statement:
https://t.co/dmECI103hK

#SDG16Plus #SDG16 #JusticeForAll #AccessToJustice #JusticeActionCoalition #PeopleCenteredJustice

[Pathfinders @SDG16Plus]

“Anchored in human rights, SDG16, at its core, is how societies manage risk, build resilience, catalyze inclusive growth, and address inequalities, within and between countries.”—H.E. Mr. Åsmund Grøver Aukrust, Minister of International Development, Government of Norway.

Read the full statement: https://t.co/VidEyAMz1u

#SDG16Plus #HLPF2026 #HumanRights #SDG16 #FightInequality @NorwayUN @PmTunisia

[Neema Lugangira @neemalugangira]

Honoured to contribute to the @APRMorg x @UNOSAA1 x @SDG16Plus #VNR Lab at the #HLPF2026.

Delighted to share perspectives on the critical role of parliaments in translating commitments into legislation, budgets, oversight and implementation.

My call to action: institutionalize parliamentary engagement throughout review processes; from preparation and participation to follow-up.