JWF SDGs Conference 2022: Transforming Our World

In the Margins of the United Nations General Assembly 77th Session
21 September 2022, Wednesday | 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM (EST)

PANEL 1 – The Global State of Peace and Conflict Resolution
- The role of civil society in establishing sustainable peace and security
- Wars and conflicts as a threat to sustainable development
- The transitional justice as a key component of conflict resolution
- Food security under conflict settings

PANEL 2 – Gender-Based Crimes in Conflict Zones
- Violence against women journalists in armed conflicts
- Violations faced by women human rights defenders under authoritarian regimes
- Conflict-related sexual violence as a weapon of war under the International Criminal Court and Rome Statute
- Intergovernmental initiatives and NGO best-practices to combat gender-based crimes in conflict zones

PANEL 3 – Migration and Refugee Policies: Intergovernmental Responses to Recent Displacements
- The cross-cutting issue of migration, refugees, and the SDGs: implementation and progress
- International Organization for Migration`s Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM)
- Climate crisis inducing and waves of migration and refugees
- Conflict-related enforced migration