Translating policy into action. The Global Programme for the Implementation of the Doha Declaration’s multidimensional approach to achieve SDG16

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Format

The event will feature speakers from El Salvador, the State of Qatar and other Member States and institutions involved in the Global Programme’s multidimensional promotion of SDG16 and related goals.

Interventions from the floor are encouraged through questions and comments directly linked to the subject issue of the event.

When

Thursday, 9 July 2020, 8:00 AM New York time (EST)

Where

Online (Zoom): Participants will be required to register in order to participate.

Interpretation will be provided into Spanish and Arabic.

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Tentative programme

Welcome remarks

• H.E. Ms. Egriselda López, Permanent Representative of El Salvador to the United Nations
• H.E. Mr. Sultan bin Salmeen Al-Mansouri, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the State of Qatar to the United Nations in Vienna

Introduction by the Moderator

• Mr. Marco Teixeira, Senior Programme Officer, Global Programme for the Implementation of the Doha Declaration

Speakers

• H.E. Mr. Osiris Luna Meza, Vice Minister of Justice and Public Safety, El Salvador
• H.E. Mr. Ricardo Cardona, Vice Minister of Education and Science and Technology ad honorem, El Salvador
• H.E. Mr. Víctor Rucoba Tello, Vice Minister for Public Safety, Ministry of Interior, Peru
• Hon. José Igreja Matos, Judge, Court of Appeal of Porto, Portugal; President, European Association of Judges and Vice President, International Association of Judges
• Commissioner General Raphael Tuhafeni Hamunyela, Head, Namibian Correctional Service (NCS)

Concluding remarks

• Mr. John Brandolino, Director, Division for Treaty Affairs, UNODC

Guiding questions

• How can Sustainable Development Goal 16 and the rule of law advance the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development?
• Why is it important to base implementation of Goal 16 on other SDGs, such as 3, 4, 5, 8, 10, 11 and 17?
• How can partnerships (SDG 17) widen the implementation of SDG 16 and promote the rule of law?
• What are successful examples of partnerships between the judiciary or law enforcement and other sectors of society to advance SDG 16?

Background

The 13th United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, held in Doha, Qatar in April 2015, resulted in an unprecedented call for action: its UN General Assembly adopted a political declaration, calling for a wider integration of crime prevention and criminal justice issues in the broader UN agenda and thus into the political agendas of Member States. This Declaration was used as a basis for the development of a unique global programme to implement the policy directives as contained in the Declaration itself (A/RES/70/174) and by doing so it provides an important contribution to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Promoting the rule of law is key to advancing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The Global Programme for the Implementation of the Doha Declaration promotes the rule of law in a multidimensional approach with the generous contribution and key support of the State of Qatar. This Global Programme tangibly contributes to the implementation of SDGs 3, 4, 5, 8, 10, 11 and 17 through a cross-cutting linkage with SDG16, which is at the core of UNODC’s mandate. The Global Programme is committed to assist countries in strengthening crime prevention efforts, solidifying criminal justice institutions, fighting corruption, and upholding the rule of law through the following thematic pillars:

• Judicial Integrity
• Prisoner Rehabilitation
• Youth Crime Prevention Through Sports
• Education for Justice (E4J)

Through this multidimensional targeted approach, the Programme reached 1.9 million individuals from 192 countries, and over 55,000 people have benefitted from the support provided through over 500 direct capacity-building activities.  The international community has welcomed these successes with great enthusiasm and noted that these activities have resulted in impactful stories that have reverberated in different countries around the globe.