The first four years after the adoption of the 2030 Agenda and SDGs' promise of equal access to justice for all culminated in the Year of Justice in 2019 – which saw the publication of the landmark Justice for All report and the presentation of data on the global justice gap.
The report for the first time provided an estimate of the global justice gap, developed a broad typology of problems faced by the people and recommended that countries interested in change must put people at the centre of justice systems and policies. The report was the culmination of collaborative efforts between different organizations and researchers across the globe.
The second four years will conclude at the SDG Summit in 2023. We need to make 2023 a turning point for people-centered justice. This requires pan-global collaboration between governments, civil society organisations, researchers, academicians and implementers to capture data and evidence on what works to close the justice gap. Watch out for the Justice Action Coalition, which seeks to achieve measurable progress on justice outcomes for people and communities by the second SDG Summit in 2023!
