The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs works toward solutions for Sustainable Development around the world. Today, I would like to focus on one specific goal; Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions.

The stated goal is 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.” This is increasingly important as we continue to move towards an economic and political system that has become globalized. We must no longer distinguish between oppression within our borders and oppression internationally.

Systemic inequality has caused concerning statistics about peace and justice, globally. Lower income countries can be up to five times as likely to have policy and legislation impacted by bribery. Since the beginning of the pandemic, other issues have increased at an alarming rate. Child Labor rates increased for the first time in two decades and the killing of human rights defenders increased close to 20% from 2019 to 2020.

We are now at a critical point in modern society. The recent turmoil created by the Global Pandemic has caused the most significant setback to international peace and justice in more than a generation. The progress we have seen this century took a major blow, and we must re-commit ourselves in order to regain the ground lost in recent years.

To learn more about how YOU can get involved, check out the U.N. Website for more information.

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