SDG 16: Peace Justice and Strong Institutions

Community Tourism: Is it Really Sustainable?

Few communities have witnessed such a dramatic change in recent years like Medellin’s Comuna 13. Once declared one of the most dangerous neighborhoods on earth, this area is now a tourism hot spot with visitors attracted to its world-class street art, live hip hop, Afro-Caribbean dance shows, and innovative outside escalators. But is visiting Comuna 13 really sustainable?
Organizer: Kagumu Adventures
Presented in English; Spanish available
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Advancing the SDGs through Graduate Research

A group of PhD students affiliated with the Reconciling Societal Divisions and Memories Lab at George Mason University will discuss how they are contributing to the SDGs through their dissertation research. 6 students will give brief presentations, followed by Q&A. Although the students may address multiple SDGs, the primary focus will be on SDG 16 on Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions. Free registration required; click the event title to access registration link.

Organizer: George Mason University

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Monitoring and Countering Racist and Xenophobic Attitudes in Universities: A Study of the Spanish Committee of UNHCR (en Español)

Universities play a strategic role in countering discrimination, racism and hate speech in our societies. But do we actually know to what extent xenophobic attitudes may emerge or proliferate in university campuses? To address this issue, the Spanish Committee of UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) is launching an online survey targeting students of ten Spanish public universities. The survey is part of a wider research on the presence of racist and xenophobic attitudes in higher education institutions. In this webinar UNHCR’s researchers meet UC3M experts to discuss how universities can effectively monitor and counteract racism and xenophobia in their campuses.

Organizer: University Carlos III Madrid in collaboration with the Spanish Committee of UNHCR
Language of the event: Spanish

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Beyond Bean Counting: Measuring Peace for SDG 16

SDG 16 Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions seeks to promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all, and build effective, accountable, and inclusive institutions at all levels. Although metrics like the cost of corruption, number of registered births, number of homicides, and number of refugees provide a baseline to measure progress toward this goal, do these indicators truly measure peace? The Carter School Peace Engineering Lab will host a conversation about innovative approaches to measuring peace that move beyond simple quantitative measurements and achieve a richer understanding of the context of peace. Click the event title for meeting join information.
Organizers:
George Mason University Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution

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