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Notes and References
Promoting peaceful, just and inclusive societies:
An essential goal for progress towards a better world for all
1 A/RES/70/1
2 Statement by the Secretary General on World Refugee day, 20 June 2016 (http://
3 Martinez-Soliman, M., (2016) Building Peaceful, Just and Inclusive Societies: a
condition sine qua non for achieving the 2030 sustainable development Agenda
),
4 Helen Clark, Speech on Transforming Societies at the Global Transformation
Forum, Malaysia, October 21, 2015
5 4.7 on a culture of peace, nonviolence and global citizenship; 5.2 on violence
against women and girls; 5.3 on child marriage and female genital mutilation;
5.5 on women’s participation and leadership; 8.7 on child labour and soldiers,
on forced and modern slavery and human trafficking; 10.7 on safe migration;
10.2 on political, social and economic inclusion; 11.1, 11.2, 11.7, 8.8 and 4a
on safe public spaces, housing, transport, workplaces and education facilities;
11.3 on inclusive urbanisation; 8.5 on equal pay for equal work; 8.8 on labour
rights; 10.3 on equal opportunities, laws, policies and practices; 10.4 on policies
for greater equality; 5c on policies and legislation for gender equality; 5.1 on
discrimination against women and girls; 4.5 on all forms of discrimination
in education; 1b on institutions and policies for poverty reduction; 17.3 on
tax collection; 10.5 and 10.6 on global financial and economic institutions;
17.10 on an equitable trade system. (For more detail, see the discussion paper
on the roadmap for delivering the Agenda 2030 targets for peaceful, just and
inclusive societies (SDG16+) prepared by the New York University, Centre
for International Cooperation, March 2017):
peaceful-just-and-inclusive-societies-call-action-change-our-world
6 The worldwide survey “MY World” provided an opportunity for millions
of people to vote on their priorities for the post-2015 agenda. http://vote.
and for more info on data:
7 To 15% in the new national five-year plan.
8 To 1% of the national budget.
9 Those entitlements promote peace and development. For example, when
vulnerable people can successfully assert their rights to livelihoods - enhancing
entitlements like pensions and social welfare payments, inheritance, business
development services, or school enrollment - their own lives, and that of their
families and communities, are often transformed.
10
support-for-the-2030-agenda/
11 The Provincial Governance and Public Administrative Index (PAPI) captures/
reflects citizens’ experiences of public service provision. The PAPI reveals
how nearly 75,000 citizens use and experience public services, providing the
information needed to strengthen institutional performance, and a practical
mechanism for citizens to get the services they need.
12 To help to achieve this, UNDP facilitates the exchange of knowledge between
local governments and their associations throughout Latin America and the
Caribbean with the Global Taskforce of the Global Network of Cities, Local and
Regional Government
Canada’s international assistance contributes to increasing access to justice –
efforts in Mali and Ukraine
1
Development assistance for peaceful and just societies – the need for
orientation
1 This article is written in the capacity of senior policy advisor at the Federal
Department of Foreign Affairs, Switzerland (FDFA). The opinions expressed
in this article focus on SDCs bilateral development cooperation and are the
author’s own and do not reflect the view of the FDFA, Swiss Federal Services or
the Swiss government.
2 Swiss Constitution, Article 42, Para. 2
3 Dispatch on Switzerland’s International Cooperation 2017–20, Chapter 1.6.2,
p. 2373
4 SDC: SDC Contribution: Report on the results of the Swiss International
Cooperation 2013–2016, Bern, Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, p. 17
5 SDC: Evaluation of the performance of SDC instruments in fragile and conflict-
affected contexts, Evaluation 2012/1, p. 26
6 SDC: Peace and Statebuilding Strategy, 2014, p. 2
7 OECD: Ministeral Declaration 2007, available at:
countries/democraticrepublicofthecongo/aboutthefragilestatesprinciples.htm
8 OECD: States of Fragility Report 2016, p. 137
9 World Bank, World Development Report, Risks and Opportunities – Managing
Risk for Development, 2014, p. 264
10 OECD: Managing Risks in Fragile and Transitional Contexts – The Price of
Success, 2012, p. 16
11 OECD: Stockholm Declaration, available at .
org/media/filer_public/1e/23/1e237c73-5518-4a03-9a87-b1aa6d914d20/
stockholm_declaration.pdf
12 Centre on Internal Cooperation (CIC) New York / Graduate Institute of
International and Development Studies (Geneva):
en/start/documentation/media-releases.msg-id-63845.html
13 Kaplan, Seth: Identifying Truly Fragile States, Washington Quarterly 37:1 (Spring
2014), p. 51
14 World Bank Group: World Development Report 2017 – Governance and the Law.
The Baku Process – sharing cultures for shared security
1 The title Advancing Intercultural Dialogue: New avenues for human security,
peace and sustainable development has been adopted following helpful
suggestions by UNESCO (UNESCO, Paris, 05 December 2016).
2 See The Economist 19 November 2016
Building global harmony through intercultural action
1 K–12 comprises the sum of primary and secondary education in many countries
including the US, Canada, Australia, South Korea, Turkey, Philippines, India.
Protecting and defending the vulnerable – direct action and legislation on
domestic violence and child maltreatment
1 Al Mugeiren, M, & Ganelin, R S (1990). A suspected case of Munchusen
syndrome by proxy in a Saudi child. Annals of Saudi Medicine, 10, 662–665.
2 Almuneef, M & Al Eissa, M (2011). Preventing Child Abuse and Neglect, Are we
Ready?. Annals of Saudi Medicine, 2011, 635-640.
3 Almuneef MA, et al (2014) Multidimensional model to assess the readiness
of Saudi Arabia to implement evidence based child maltreatment prevention
programs at a large scale. Child Abuse Negl. 2014 Mar;38(3):527-32.
4 World Health Organization (WHO), International Society for the Prevention of
Child Abuse and Neglect (ISPCAN). (2006). Preventing child maltreatment: A
guide to taking action and generating evidence. Geneva, Switzerland.
One planet, one family – the Sikh path to a just, peaceful and inclusive world
1 Guru Granth Sahib: The word guru means, literally, the one who dispels the
darkness of ignorance. In Sikh parlance, Guru is the ultimate spiritual guide, the
one who enlightens. The last of the ten Sikh Gurus, Guru Gobind Singh (1666–
1708CE), ended the line of succession, and ordained the Adi Granth (primal
pothi, book), compiled by earlier Gurus, to be the Guru Eternal – Guru Granth
Sahib. This is the Sikh Gurus’ gift to humanity. The message, being in the written
word, and recorded and authenticated by the Gurus themselves, shall exist for
eternity in its untouched, pristine form. Some attributes of the Divine Being herein
are: God is Beyond Time, Beyond Form, Self-Created, Eternal, Omnipresent,
Transcendental, Impartial, Benevolent, is realized through His Grace.
2 Guru Granth Sahib, p 118
3 Ibid., p 385
4 Ibid., p 898; p 47
5 Ibid., p 350
6 Ibid., p 1349
7 Ibid., p 62
8 Ibid., p 853
9 Ibid., p 345
10 Ibid., p 1412
11 Khande di pahul (initiation ceremony): administering amrit (elixir of immortality) to
seekers from the same bata (bowl). The Guru prepared amrit by stirring water with
a khanda (double-edged sword) with simultaneous recitation of specific hymns.
Mata Sahib Kaur added patashas (sugar cakes) therein. The Khalsa are ordained to
keep five kakkars (5 Ks) on their person: katchh (specific undergarment), kara (iron
bangle), kirpan (lit. sword), kangha (wooden comb), kes (unshorn hair).
12 Guru Granth Sahib, p 1299; p 1147
13 Ibid., p 97
14 Ibid., p 26
15 Ibid., p.8