The Boutros Boutros-Ghali Chair for Sustainable Peace

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Description

The Boutros Boutros-Ghali Chair for Sustainable Peace (كرسي بطرس بطرس غالي للسلام المستدام in Arabic) established in February 2019 as a commemoration of the legacy of Boutros Boutros-Ghali, the sixth Secretary-General of the United Nations. The Chair shall contribute to the objective of making the invaluable and universal principles of the U.N. function more effectively to establish the building blocks of sustainable peace.

Implementation of the Project/Activity

We already wrote the child-friendly text of the U.N. and we are designing a child-friendly platform to be fully accessed all over the world.

Capacity

The Chair's initiative will offer a platform for our young people to know the living legacy of Boutros Boutros-Ghali that allows peace to find a path to pass through. It is an opportunity to help people pay attention to the genuine system of the U.N., get involved, take responsible action, and unite to help the U.N. in its mission to bring peace as well as make people recovering their human dignity.

Governed

The Child-Friendly Human Rights E-Library “My Right… My Life” As the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) approaches its 71st Anniversary, only a small percentage of the population worldwide know of its existence, others have no idea, particularly in the Arab world.

Today, the U.N. reports that more than a billion people are without clean water; most of the 25 million who have HIV/AIDS in Africa have no access to health care, and 121 million children are denied a basic education. Moreover, UNICEF reports that more female fetuses are being aborted in India; human trafficking is on the rise in China's cities, and so girls are being kidnapped in broad daylight. Furthermore, the International Center for Research on Women (ICRW) reported that, worldwide, some 60 million girls enter into marriage before their 18th birthday, which compromises their human rights, health, education, and economic futures. Viewing these statistics, who could disagree that actions must be taken now to make human rights known, understood, and most importantly, put into practice?

Who could disagree that such actions must be taken now to make the United Nations human rights core instruments known to young people all over the world?! With this recognition in mind, also as a part of our commitment to commemorate the 75 anniversary of the U.N, the Chair launching the child-friendly human rights e-library; My Right... My Life.

This way young people will know what governments have promised to do to make sure that every one of us has what we need to grow, play, participate go to school, and reach his/her full potential as others. It is an opportunity to help people pay attention, get involved, take creative action, and unite to help young people in their communities and all over the world.

Evaluation

The Team

Mazhar Kadry ELSHORBAGI

Yasmin Hamdy Mohamed HUSSIEN

Partners

Deraya University

Nature

Peace-Building in Minds

SDGS & Targets

Goal 16

Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels

16.1

Significantly reduce all forms of violence and related death rates everywhere

16.1.1

Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by sex and age

16.1.2

Conflict-related deaths per 100,000 population, by sex, age and cause

16.1.3

Proportion of population subjected to (a) physical violence, (b) psychological violence and/or (c) sexual violence in the previous 12 months

16.1.4

Proportion of population that feel safe walking alone around the area they live after dark

16.2

End abuse, exploitation, trafficking and all forms of violence against and torture of children

16.2.1

Proportion of children aged 1–17 years who experienced any physical punishment and/or psychological aggression by caregivers in the past month

16.2.2

Number of victims of human trafficking per 100,000 population, by sex, age and form of exploitation

16.2.3

Proportion of young women and men aged 18–29 years who experienced sexual violence by age 18

16.3

Promote the rule of law at the national and international levels and ensure equal access to justice for all

16.3.1

Proportion of victims of (a) physical, (b) psychological and/or (c) sexual violence in the previous 12 months who reported their victimization to competent authorities or other officially recognized conflict resolution mechanisms

16.3.2

Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population

16.3.3

Proportion of the population who have experienced a dispute in the past two years and who accessed a formal or informal dispute resolution mechanism, by type of mechanism

16.4

By 2030, significantly reduce illicit financial and arms flows, strengthen the recovery and return of stolen assets and combat all forms of organized crime

16.4.1

Total value of inward and outward illicit financial flows (in current United States dollars)

16.4.2

Proportion of seized, found or surrendered arms whose illicit origin or context has been traced or established by a competent authority in line with international instruments

16.5

Substantially reduce corruption and bribery in all their forms

16.5.1

Proportion of persons who had at least one contact with a public official and who paid a bribe to a public official, or were asked for a bribe by those public officials, during the previous 12 months

16.5.2

Proportion of businesses that had at least one contact with a public official and that paid a bribe to a public official, or were asked for a bribe by those public officials during the previous 12 months

16.6

Develop effective, accountable and transparent institutions at all levels

16.6.1

Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget, by sector (or by budget codes or similar)

16.6.2

Proportion of population satisfied with their last experience of public services

16.7

Ensure responsive, inclusive, participatory and representative decision-making at all levels

16.7.1

Proportions of positions in national and local institutions, including (a) the legislatures; (b) the public service; and (c) the judiciary, compared to national distributions, by sex, age, persons with disabilities and population groups

16.7.2

Proportion of population who believe decision-making is inclusive and responsive, by sex, age, disability and population group

16.8

Broaden and strengthen the participation of developing countries in the institutions of global governance

16.8.1

Proportion of members and voting rights of developing countries in international organizations

16.9

By 2030, provide legal identity for all, including birth registration

16.9.1

Proportion of children under 5 years of age whose births have been registered with a civil authority, by age

16.10

Ensure public access to information and protect fundamental freedoms, in accordance with national legislation and international agreements

16.10.1

Number of verified cases of killing, kidnapping, enforced disappearance, arbitrary detention and torture of journalists, associated media personnel, trade unionists and human rights advocates in the previous 12 months

16.10.2

Number of countries that adopt and implement constitutional, statutory and/or policy guarantees for public access to information

16.a

Strengthen relevant national institutions, including through international cooperation, for building capacity at all levels, in particular in developing countries, to prevent violence and combat terrorism and crime

16.a.1

Existence of independent national human rights institutions in compliance with the Paris Principles

16.b

Promote and enforce non-discriminatory laws and policies for sustainable development

16.b.1

Proportion of population reporting having personally felt discriminated against or harassed in the previous 12 months on the basis of a ground of discrimination prohibited under international human rights law

Title	Progress Status	Submitted
Partnership Progress 2021-05-02	On track	02 May, 2021

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Action Network

Higher Education Sustainability Initiative

This initiative does not yet fulfil the SMART criteria.

Timeline

04 February 2020 (start date)

02 January 2030 (date of completion)

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