  {"id":118006,"date":"2026-06-12T08:00:49","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T12:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/?p=118006"},"modified":"2026-06-19T23:21:04","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T03:21:04","slug":"media-advisory-as-global-challenges-intensify-un-conference-to-call-for-urgent-action-to-strengthen-institutions-and-advance-peace-and-justice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/blog\/2026\/06\/media-advisory-as-global-challenges-intensify-un-conference-to-call-for-urgent-action-to-strengthen-institutions-and-advance-peace-and-justice\/","title":{"rendered":"Media Advisory | As global challenges intensify, UN conference to call for urgent action to strengthen institutions and advance peace and justice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-118007\" src=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screen-Shot-2026-06-10-at-1.55.33-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1366\" height=\"326\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screen-Shot-2026-06-10-at-1.55.33-PM-150x36.png 150w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screen-Shot-2026-06-10-at-1.55.33-PM-200x48.png 200w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screen-Shot-2026-06-10-at-1.55.33-PM-300x72.png 300w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screen-Shot-2026-06-10-at-1.55.33-PM-400x95.png 400w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screen-Shot-2026-06-10-at-1.55.33-PM-600x143.png 600w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screen-Shot-2026-06-10-at-1.55.33-PM-768x183.png 768w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screen-Shot-2026-06-10-at-1.55.33-PM-800x191.png 800w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screen-Shot-2026-06-10-at-1.55.33-PM-1024x244.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screen-Shot-2026-06-10-at-1.55.33-PM-1080x258.png 1080w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screen-Shot-2026-06-10-at-1.55.33-PM-1200x286.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screen-Shot-2026-06-10-at-1.55.33-PM.png 1366w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1366px) 100vw, 1366px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: right\"><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Media Advisory<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>As global challenges intensify, UN conference to call for urgent action to strengthen institutions and advance peace and justice<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">Follow LIVE on<span style=\"color: #3366ff\">\u00a0<a style=\"color: #3366ff\" title=\"https:\/\/webtv.un.org\/en\/schedule\" href=\"https:\/\/webtv.un.org\/en\/schedule\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"1\">UN Web TV<\/a><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_mcePastedContent\"><strong>WHAT:<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>SDG 16 Conference 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_mcePastedContent\">Amid heightened global instability, the\u00a0<a title=\"https:\/\/publicadministration.desa.un.org\/capacity-development\/sdg16-conference\/sdg16-conference-2025\" href=\"https:\/\/publicadministration.desa.un.org\/capacity-development\/sdg16-conference\/sdg16-conference-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"2\"><strong>SDG 16 Conference<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0on 17 June will serve as a unique platform to explore trends, challenges, and opportunities to accelerate progress on Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 16 on Peace, Justice and Strong institutions \u2014 a critical enabler of all the\u00a0<a title=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/development-goals\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/development-goals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"3\">Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_mcePastedContent\">Drawing on recent multilateral frameworks, including\u00a0<a title=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sites\/un2.un.org\/files\/sotf-pact_for_the_future_adopted.pdf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sites\/un2.un.org\/files\/sotf-pact_for_the_future_adopted.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"4\">the Pact for the Future<\/a>\u00a0adopted at the Summit of the Future in 2024, the Conference will mobilize action-oriented partnerships and highlight how progress on SDG 16 can deliver tangible results for societies and support national development priorities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_mcePastedContent\">The Conference will feature three thematic panel sessions: 1) Stocktaking progress on SDG 16; 2) Peace, justice and effective institutions: the transformative impact of SDG 16; and 3) Partnerships and collective action to build peaceful, just and inclusive societies. Civil society stakeholders will present the 2026 Civil Society Declaration on SDG 16+.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_mcePastedContent\">Held\u00a0under the theme\u00a0<em>\u201cDriving transformation and coordinated action for sustainable development,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0the Conference is co-organized by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), the International Development Law Organization (IDLO), and the Permanent Mission of Italy to the 91茄子.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_mcePastedContent\"><strong>WHEN:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_mcePastedContent\">17 June 2026, 10:00 am to 6:00 pm EDT<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_mcePastedContent\"><strong>WHERE:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_mcePastedContent\">Conference Room 4, UN Headquarters in New York<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_mcePastedContent\">Follow live on UN Web TV.\u00a0<a title=\"https:\/\/webtv.un.org\/en\/asset\/k1w\/k1w6qksqo4\" href=\"https:\/\/webtv.un.org\/en\/asset\/k1w\/k1w6qksqo4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"5\">10:00 am \u2013 1:00 pm<\/a>\u00a0EDT;\u00a0<a title=\"https:\/\/webtv.un.org\/en\/asset\/k1b\/k1bcqomjan\" href=\"https:\/\/webtv.un.org\/en\/asset\/k1b\/k1bcqomjan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"6\">3:00 \u2013 6:00 pm<\/a>\u00a0EDT<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_mcePastedContent\"><strong>WHO:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_mcePastedContent\">Ministers and other high-level government representatives, senior UN officials, experts from international<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_mcePastedContent\">organizations, academia, the private sector, youth, and civil society organizations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_mcePastedContent\">The Conference will feature statements by:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ms. Amina J. Mohammed<\/strong>, Deputy Secretary-General of the 91茄子<\/li>\n<li><strong>H.E. Mr. Edmondo Cirielli<\/strong>, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Italy<\/li>\n<li><strong>H.E. Ms. Annalena Baerbock<\/strong>, President of the 91茄子 General Assembly<\/li>\n<li><strong>H.E. Mr. Lok Bahadur Thapa<\/strong>, President of the 91茄子 Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mr. Li Junhua<\/strong>, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, 91茄子 Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mr. Alexander De Croo, <\/strong>Administrator, UNDP<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ms. Jan Beagle<\/strong>, Director-General, International Development Law Organization<\/li>\n<li>(IDLO)<\/li>\n<li><strong>H. E. Mr. Geoffrey Kiringa Ruku<\/strong>, Cabinet Secretary for Public Service and Human Capital Development, Ministry of Public Service, Human Capital Development and Special Programmes, Kenya<\/li>\n<li><strong>H. E. Mr. Inoc\u00eancio Florentino Jos\u00e9 Impissa<\/strong>, Minister of State Administration and Public Service, Ministry of State Administration and Public Service, Mozambique<\/li>\n<li><strong>H.E. Mr. Ulvi Mehdiyev, Chairman<\/strong>, State Agency for Public Service and Social Innovations, Azerbaijan<\/li>\n<li><strong>H.E. Mr. Alejandro Encinas N\u00e1jera<\/strong>, Vice Minister for Good Governance, Ministry of Anticorruption and Good Governance, Mexico<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mr. Helder Da Costa<\/strong>, General Secretary, g7+ Secretariat<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ms. Thioro Mbaye Sall<\/strong>, Secretary-General of the Ministry of Public Service, Senegal<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mr. Faisal Adan Hassan,<\/strong>\u00a0Permanent Secretary of the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Federal Government of Somalia<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mr. Semen Kryvonos<\/strong>, Director, National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mr. Jesus Crispin C. Remulla<\/strong>, Ombudsman, Republic of the Philippines<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hon. Ebenezer Cobbinah<\/strong>, Municipal Chief Executive, Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipal Assembly, Ghana<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ms. Claudia Fuentes Julio<\/strong>, Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights and Head of OHCHR<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mr. Marcos Neto<\/strong>, Assistant Secretary-General and Director of the Bureau for Policy and Programme Support, UNDP<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ms. Monica Kathina Juma<\/strong>, Executive Director, UNODC (video message)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mr. Arturo Herrera Gutierrez<\/strong>, Global Director for Governance, World Bank<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ms. Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi<\/strong>, former Chancellor of the Nelson Mandela University, South Africa<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mr. Martin Chungong<\/strong>, Secretary-General, Inter-Parliamentary Union<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ms. Margaret Williams<\/strong>, Associate Director, SDG16+ Pathfinders for Peaceful, Just and Inclusive Societies<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mr. Enzo Romero,<\/strong>\u00a0Young Leader for the SDGs, Mechatronics Engineer, Bionic Innovator &amp; Founder of LAT Bionics, Peru<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"x_mcePastedContent\">More details, including the programme and full list of speakers, are available\u00a0<a title=\"https:\/\/publicadministration.desa.un.org\/capacity-development\/sdg16-conference\/sdg16-conference-2026\" href=\"https:\/\/publicadministration.desa.un.org\/capacity-development\/sdg16-conference\/sdg16-conference-2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"7\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_mcePastedContent\">Main hashtag: #SDG16Conference<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_mcePastedContent\"><strong>Media Contacts:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"x_last-child\">\n<li>\n<p class=\"x_mcePastedContent\">Sharon Birch, UN Department of Global Communications | birchs@un.org<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"x_mcePastedContent\">Helen Daun Rosengren, UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs | rosengrenh@un.org<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"x_mcePastedContent\">Julie Powell, UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs | powellj1@un.org<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Media Advisory &nbsp; As global challenges intensify, UN conference to  [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":348,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5270],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-118006","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-material"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118006","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/348"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=118006"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118006\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":118054,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118006\/revisions\/118054"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=118006"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=118006"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=118006"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}