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On the margins of the Global Conference on SDG 16, IDLO and UNAIDs convened a side event on the intersection of health and the law, and why reform to criminal law is crucial to improving health, equality and peace.

Civil society representatives convened on 26 May, 2019, the eve of the Global Conference on SDG 16, to discuss their contribution to Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 16, and its aspirations of promoting peaceful and inclusive societies,

The Republic of Liberia became an IDLO Member Party on 7 May 2019, joining a growing list of now 36 total members.

MEDIA ADVISORY | ROME, May 23, 2019 – High-level government officials, heads of international organizations, leading academics, civil society representatives and development experts from around the world will convene in Rome, Italy from May 27-29, 2019 to discuss global progress towards achieving Sustainable Development Goal 16 of the 2030 Agen

IDLO welcomed the State of Qatar as its 36^th Member Party emphasizing their joint commitment to the rule of law and sustainable development.

On a rainy Sunday morning in Geneva, IDLO’s Director-General Irene Khan and Dr.

IDLO is seeking a new inspirational leader with vision, strategic thinking and global experience to direct the Organization beginning in 2020 as the final term of the current Director-General draws to a close.

A report outlining major milestones achieved by the judiciary as a result of initiatives and reforms was released in Kenya.

Prosecutors, judges and investigators in Somalia are undergoing specialized training to handle cases on complex crimes with the support of IDLO.

Somalia is striving to strengthen its institutions and to improve the rule of law, however high levels of crime persist. These include forms of complex crimes, namely extremist violence and sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV). 

“There is no silver bullet in our work, but there is a silver thread: this thread must be the voices of women and girls,”