The threats of international homicide, violence against children, human trafficking and sexual violence are important to address to promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development. They pave the way for the provision of access to justice for all and for building effective, accountable institutions at all levels.

While homicide and trafficking cases have seen significant progress over the past decade, there are still thousands of people at greater risk of intentional murder within Latin America, Sub-Saharan Africa and around Asia. Children’s rights violations through aggression and sexual violence continue to plague many countries around the world, especially as under-reporting and lack of data aggravate the problem.

To tackle these challenges and build a more peaceful, inclusive societies, there needs to be more efficient and transparent regulations put in place and comprehensive, realistic government budgets. One of the first steps towards protecting individual rights is the implementation of worldwide birth registration and the creation of more independent national human rights institutions around the world.
UN Sustainable Development Goals

Subscribe to RSS Feed (Opens in New Window)

Schedule
2020
Wednesday, April 29th
10:15 AM

Hong Kong

Alvaro Harrison Hucker '22, Illinois Math and Science Academy
Blake Barth '22, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Philip Yi '22, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

10:15 AM - 10:30 AM

10:15 AM

How Freedom of Speech Created Peace, Justice, Strong Institutions

Leo Volker '22, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Alexander Waggoner '22, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

10:15 AM - 10:30 AM

10:45 AM

Death Penalty: The Ultimate Punishment

Elizabeth Alcala '22, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Rishik Ummareddy '22, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

10:45 AM - 11:00 AM

10:45 AM

The Many Faces of Exploitation: Human Trafficking and Child Marriage

Nadia Ludwig '22, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Thavaisya Ananth '22, IMSAIllinois Mathematics and Science Academy

10:45 AM - 11:00 AM

11:20 AM

Conflict in Kashmir

Matthew Atkison '22, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Sarah Oquendo '22, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Manaal Shamsi '22, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

11:20 AM - 11:35 AM