By Neha Varadharajan
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SDG 16 is focused on promoting peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, providing equal access to justice, and building inclusive institutions. It is immensely important to the well-being of people all over the world. Yet, if education and action isn’t created soon, this goal has little chance of being achieved in the coming years. As a result, several speakers and activists will be speaking topics like these in the upcoming MUN Impact Global Summit. We are pleased to host Gilberto Duarte and Menting Li who will be speaking specifically about Goal 16 and its potentially tangible targets.
Gilberto Duarte is a Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Officer at the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) headquarters in Vienna, Austria. He joined UNODC in 2010 and currently leads the secondary level of the Education for Justice (E4J) initiative, which seeks to produce and disseminate education material on justice and rule of law issues. Previously, Gilberto Duarte worked at the UNODC Liaison and Partnership Office in Brazil, covering Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay in the areas of crime prevention, criminal justice, human rights and international cooperation. At UNODC, he has had extensive experience in organizing training for law enforcement and other criminal justice actors, such as police, prosecutors, public defenders and judges, as well as public policy and legislative reform and guest lectures in universities. Gilberto has a Master’s degree in International Relations, with a focus on International Law. He will be discussing Goal 16 and how it supports progress in other parts of the Global Agenda in his workshop. An informative discussion is due! Join Mr. Duarte as he imparts information about this goal.
Specialized in international affairs and United Nations programs, skilled in communications and media, and fluent in English, French and Chinese, Mengting Li is currently serving as Associate Public Information Officer at UNODC. In prior years, she has worked with several other UN entities on communications, external relations, media partnership, resource mobilization, and involved in various UN-mandated thematic areas, including international human rights, labor rights, child protection, cyber-security, gender equality, education, migration, etc. Li’s workshop–#Act4RuleofLaw with social media and other communication tools–focuses on the exchange between students and the organization, to not only inform but also listen to the opinions of young people; to provide them with guidance and encourage their participation in contributing to the work of the United Nations on the rule of law and justice through online media and other tools. We are looking forward to a great discussion as an experienced personality like her imparts action for the newest generation.
Justice and equality can only persevere in the hands of educated generations with new initiatives and opportunities. This can lead to real change. Register for the MUN Impact Global Summit by July 14 and sign up for these insightful SDG-16 workshops. They are absolutely free of cost as an initiative to provide meaningful opportunities to as many students as possible.
For more details please refer to the Conference Handbook provided on the website for schedule info.