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Pathfinders for Peaceful, Just and Inclusive Societies
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Working to accelerate delivery of SDG targets for peace, justice, equality & inclusion (#SDG16Plus). Hosted by @nyucic.bsky.social | Initiatives: @peaceinourcities.org, @gensac.network
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🚀 The Working Group on Customary and Informal Justice (CIJ) & SDG16+ is accelerating #JusticeForAll, & 2026 will be a crucial year.

🌍 From the launch of a new global advocacy campaign to key events, 2026 offers opportunities to strengthen CIJ actors to achieve peace.

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December 11, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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🤔 How can we rebalance budgets towards #PeopleCenteredJustice?

💡 The Justice Financing Framework establishes 4 financing ambitions to achieve this goal & highlights 7 key recommendations for financing justice in a way that puts people first.

Learn more ⤵️
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December 10, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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“I didn't choose justice work; it chose me.”

🚀 A new podcast episode is out now! Our #YoungJusticeLeader Anoushka Sinha sits down with Michael "Rondo" Bonilla, a Gen Z leader who shares his moving journey from Rikers Island to working in the justice sector.

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December 9, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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🤔 Why do data & trust matter for 2030 & beyond?

💡 In a conversation with Solly Molayi of South Africa’s National Statistical Office, he highlights why people-centered, inclusive data is essential for achieving the #SDGs.

Read the full piece 🔽
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Pathfinders logo on top left. Text: Why Data and Trust Matter for 2030 and Beyond. Spotlight: South Africa. Read now. A conversation with Solly Molayi of South Africa’s National Statistical Office. Photo of Solly in middle.
December 8, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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🌍 “To create a safer world, we need a holistic approach that considers safety and security as a whole-of-society and whole-of-government issue”—Luisa Portugal, #NYUCIC="/hashtag/NYUCIC%E2%80%99s" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#NYUCIC’s Program Officer.

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#NYUCIC #SDG16 #SaferCities #ViolencePrevention
Purple background. Text next to graphic of half globe: Why the World Feels Safer. By Luisa Portugal. Pathfinders logo on top left.
December 7, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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❓ #DYK: Preston’s Community Wealth Building strategy lifted the city out of the bottom 20% of the UK’s most deprived local communities.

Learn how this was achieved ⤵️
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Text over blue background: Revitalizing Preston and Community Wealth Building in the UK. By Maya Koehn-Wu. #InequalitySolutions. Houses on the bottom. Pathfinders logo on top middle.
December 6, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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🚀 Launched in 2013, the New York Green Bank has committed $2.5 billion to projects that support building decarbonization, clean transportation, energy storage, solar, & other sustainable infrastructure, expecting to avoid 48.9 million metric tons of CO₂.

Learn more ⤵️
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December 5, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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🚀 The Justice Financing Framework was just launched!

⚒️ It provides practical and technical guidance, assisting justice sector decision-makers and executives to align funding priorities with justice needs.

Download it now ⤵️
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December 4, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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‼️ “[A restorative approach] must take into account the inequality gaps that create exclusion and violation for reasons that intersect in young people who enter the criminal justice system.” —Silvana Greco, (AIDEF), Member of the Ibero-American Technical Working Group on Restorative Juvenile Justice.
December 3, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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“Standards are not everything, it is essential that they are aligned w/ standards for the protection of children's rights, as these rules are.” —Adriana Lander, (ILANUD), Member of the Ibero-American Technical Working Group on Restorative Juvenile Justice, on the Ibero-American Common Rules.
December 3, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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💬 “Another learning experience [...] is to incorporate clear language & accessible language [for children] as a state obligation.” —Florencia Abed Dickson, Co-Director of the ACIJ Asociación Civil por la Igualdad y la Justicia.
December 3, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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📊 “Children should participate actively in the whole cycle of the construction of children's policies and the justice systems in general as well.” —Nicolás Espejo Yaksic, Guest Lecturer in Law, @leidenlaw.bsky.social, and co-author of the report.
December 3, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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💪 Cedric Foussard, Expert Advisor on Justice for Children, @iicfstrath.bsky.social at the @unistrathclyde.bsky.social, shares 3️⃣ ways to empower children, including:
👥 Focusing on participation.
💡 Creating solution-oriented justice.
⚖️ Putting children at the center of the justice systems.
December 3, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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💡 “For access to justice to be truly child-centered, [...] it also requires the voice of the children & adolescents themselves”—María Fernanda Rodríguez, Lead Technical Secretariat of the IBA, Former Vice-Minister of Justice of 🇦🇷, co-author of the report.
December 3, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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🌍 “If we want to be sure that justice is equally accessible to all, then children must form part of our collective endeavor.” —Jennifer Davidson, Executive Director, @iicfstrath.bsky.social at the @unistrathclyde.bsky.social and Lead, Global Working Group on SDG 16+ Justice for Children (Moderator).
December 3, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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❓ ¿Cómo podemos hacer realidad el acceso a la #JusticiaParalaNiñez?

🔍 Únase a nosotros mañana en un seminario web para explorar formas de promover la justicia centrada en la niñez como parte del compromiso de #NoDejarANadieAtrás.

¡No te pierdas este debate crucial! ⤵️
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December 1, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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❓ How can we make access to #JusticeForChildren a reality?

🔍 Join us in two days for a webinar to explore ways to advance child-centered justice as part of the commitment to #LeaveNoOneBehind.

Don’t miss out on this crucial discussion! ⤵️
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#SDG16Plus #JusticeForAll
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November 30, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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🏘️ How can we foster community building and drive local economic development?

🇬🇧 Preston City Council adopted a strategy focused on cooperative development, local procurement, and the realignment of local supply chains.

Learn more:
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Text over blue background: Revitalizing Preston and Community Wealth Building in the UK. By Maya Koehn-Wu. #InequalitySolutions. Houses on the bottom. Pathfinders logo on top middle.
November 29, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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🙌 Last week, Prof. W. Pal Sidhu & his students at the @nyu.edu School of Global Affairs visited #NYUCIC! They shared their interests & explored the CIC ecosystem. As the multilateral system reshapes itself for the future, we are inspired by these students who are ready to address these challenges.
November 28, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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📥 You’re invited! Our upcoming webinar will propose a concrete agenda to close the justice gap for children through a people-centered, evidence-based, and intersectional approach.

🎟️ Register now: www.sdg16.plus/events/a-chi...

📊 Learn more in a new report:
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Background photo of children on a sidewalk with white tint. IBA logo on top left. Text: Webinar. A Child-Centered Approach to Justice: Ibero-American Perspectives for a Regional Agenda. December 2, 2025. 8:00–10:00 a.m. (EST). The event will have English and Spanish interpretation. Report cover page on the right.
November 27, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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❓ #DYK: Despite increased security concerns, people feel safer than they have felt at any point since 2006.

According to @gallup.com’s 2025 Global Safety Report, feelings of safety have a stronger correlation w/ interpersonal violence than broader geopolitical conflict.
Purple background. Text next to graphic of half globe: Why the World Feels Safer. By Luisa Portugal. Pathfinders logo on top left.
November 26, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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🎟️ Regístrate para el próximo evento de la Alianza el 2 de diciembre y conoce más sobre el informe 👇
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👂 Escucha a Maria Fernanda Rodriguez, Coordinadora de la Secretaría Técnica de la Alianza, para una breve presentación del informe 👇
November 25, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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🤔 Do people feel safe?

💡 @gallup.com’s 2025 Global Safety Report seeks to answer this question by offering insights into the state of public safety and how confident individuals and communities feel about safety and security institutions.
Purple background. Text next to graphic of half globe: Why the World Feels Safer. By Luisa Portugal. Pathfinders logo on top left.
November 23, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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📥 ¡Estás invitado! Nuestro próximo seminario web presentará una agenda concreta para cerrar la brecha de justicia para los niños, niñas y adolescentes, mediante un enfoque basado en evidencia y centrado en las personas,

🎟️ Regístrate ahora:
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📊 Conoce más sobre el nuev
Background photo of children on a sidewalk with white tint. IBA Spanish logo on top left. Text: Seminario web. Un enfoque de justicia centrada en la niñez: Perspectivas iberoamericanas para una agenda regional. 2 de diciembre de 2025. 8:00–10:00 a.m. (EST). El evento contará con traducción en inglés y español. Report cover page in Spanish on the right.
November 22, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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🤔 How can countries reduce #inequality?

🌟 Enhance access to knowledge, food, medicine, and digital technology.
📊 Implement new trade cooperation and industrial strategies.
📈 Improve macro policies.
💰 Invest in public goods and services.
November 21, 2025 at 6:09 PM