SDG 16 Peace, justice and strong institutions

SDG 16 peace, justice and strong institutions

Goal 16 aims to foster peaceful and inclusive societies, ensure justice for all, and establish effective, transparent, and inclusive institutions at every level. It seeks to create an environment where people, regardless of their ethnicity, faith, or sexual orientation, can live free from fear and feel safe in their daily lives, free from violence.

Griffith University is aligned with the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and committed to tackling global challenges around SDG 16 peace, justice and strong institutions. Below are some of our outputs supporting this goal.

Meeting the challenges from mis- and disinformation in the Pacific: Issues and policy responses

DAMIAN CARDONA ONSÉS AND LUIS CABRERA [20 MINUTE READ] Download PDF Introduction False and misleading information has been named the world’s… Read More

On being the grass … strategic outlook for the Pacific islands region

TESS NEWTON CAIN  |  When elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers Swahili proverb Download… Read More

China: Staying the course

CHRISTOPH NEDOPIL, JEAN DONG AND HUI FENG  | 40-MINUTE READ | Download PDF Introduction Western perceptions of China have become more negative,… Read More

Emerging political, economic and social transformations in Southeast Asia

ANDREA HAEFNER AND SOVINDA PO | 30-MINUTE READ | Introduction Download PDF Southeast Asia is undergoing significant political, economic, and social transformations… Read More

Building Australia’s Asia capability: Griffith Asia Institute contributes to a national initiative

CHRISTOPH NEDOPIL |  Australia’s future security and prosperity are inseparable from its ability to understand and respond to the rapid shifts occurring across Asia. From… Read More

When peace meets politics: Why Yunus backed Machado

IYANATUL ISLAM  |  Why did Yunus, a global icon from Bangladesh, embrace the controversial Machado, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 2025?… Read More

Soft balancing China: India’s evolving strategy

IAN HALL |  In June 2020, high in the Himalayas at Galwan in Ladakh, twenty Indian soldiers and an unknown number of Chinese troops were… Read More

Borrowing in the shadows: Unpacking Singapore’s illegal loan market

KEVIN LANG, KAIWEN LEONG, HUAILU LI AND HAIBO XU  |  Despite the scale and impact of illegal moneylending in middle- and high-income economies,… Read More

Listening, learning, leading: Pacific pathways to prevent violence against women and girls

STEPHANIE COPUS CAMPBELL, KYLLIE CRIPPS, SARA E DAVIES, JANE FISHER, ASHER FLYNN, SAUI’S LOUISE MATAIA MILO, NALINI SINGH AND JACQUI TRUE Violence against… Read More

No time to waste–transforming challenges into opportunities for sustainable leadership

CHRISTOPH NEDOPIL, GLORIA GE AND DIAN TJONDRONEGORO  |  There is no time to waste. As we finalised the Griffith Asia Pacific… Read More