Global Working Group on SDG16+ Justice for Children
Milestones to 2030
2026 | 15th UN Crime Congress | Abu Dhabi, UAE.
The interconnectedness of crime prevention, criminal justice, the rule of law and digital transformation will be under the spotlight at the 15th United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, hosted by the Government of the United Arab Emirates in Abu Dhabi.
The Global Working Group on Justice for Children co-hosts two key events:
Advancing Child-Centred Justice: Accelerating SDG 16 through Justice Reform in times of Global Transformation.
Children’s Views at the Heart of SDG 16: Grassroots Dialogues on Children’s Justice Journeys to Accelerate Justice Transformation.
More info coming soon…
2026 | 70th Commission on the Status of Women (CSW70) | New York, USA
The seventieth session of the Commission on the Status of Women will take place at United Nations Headquarters in New York, USA.
The Global Working Group on Justice for Children co-hosts: ‘Reimagining Access to Justice for Girls: A Call to Action at the 70th Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women.’
2024 | OECD Roundtable on Equal Access to Justice | Ottawa, Canada | Workshop - Equal Access to Justice for Children in Child Welfare & Justice Systems.
This OECD Roundtable Workshop was hosted in collaboration with the OECD, the Department of Justice, Canada and the Institute for Inspiring Children’s Futures, as lead of the Global Working Group on Justice for Children.
The Workshop focused on supporting governments to ensure children have equal access to justice, free from structural inequalities, discrimination and exclusion.
2024 | UN High-Level Political Forum | New York, USA | Official Side Event - 'SDG16: Accelerating Progress to Achieve Justice for Children.'
This HLPF 2024 Official Side Event was graciously Sponsored by the Permanent Mission of Sierra Leone to the United Nations in New York, with Co-Sponsors the Permanent Missions of Canada, Luxembourg and Spain. It was hosted at Baker & McKenzie New York Offices, and organised by the Global Working Group on Justice for Children, led by the Institute for Inspiring Children’s Futures at the University of Strathclyde, with the Global Initiative on Justice with Children, Terre des hommes, and the NGO Panel on Children Deprived of Liberty.
2023 | OECD Roundtable on Equal Access to Justice | Ljubljana, Slovenia | Workshop on Equal Access to Justice for Children and Child-Centred Justice
The Collaborative Workshop on Equal Access to Justice for Children and Child-Centred Justice was co-hosted by the Ministry of Justice, Slovenia, the Institute for Inspiring Children’s Futures and the Global Initiative on Justice With Children, on behalf of the Global Working Group on Justice for Children.
See the full Workshop recap here.
2023 | UN High-Level Political Forum | New York, USA | Official Side Event - 'SDG16: Accelerating Progress to Achieve Justice for Children.'
This Side Event to the UN HLPF 2023 was Sponsored by the Permanent Mission of Belgium to the United Nations, the Permanent Mission of Canada to the United Nations, and the Permanent Mission of Mexico to the United Nations. It was organised by the Institute for Inspiring Children’s Futures and the Global Initiative on Justice With Children, supported by UNODC, UNICEF, Baker McKenzie Law Firm, the NGO Panel on Children Deprived of Liberty, the Thailand Institute of Justice, and supported by the Global Working Group on Justice for Children’s Intergenerational Task Force, with child and youth advisors in attendance.