Launch of the 2026 Voices of SDG16+ : Stories for Global Action

The Civil Society Platform for Peacebuilding and Statebuilding (CSPPS), in partnership with Accountability Lab, Alliance for Peacebuilding, Life & Peace Institute, Namati, Pathfinders for Peaceful, Just and Inclusive Societies, Peace Direct, Transparency, Accountability and Participation for the 2030 Agenda (TAP) Network, are pleased to share that the 2026 Campaign of the Voices of SDG16+: Stories for Global Action is now opened! 

This eighth edition, centred on the theme "Evolving, Scaling, and Flourishing Amidst Crisis: Local Voices Transforming SDG16+", aims to highlight the innovative actions undertaken by local actors to build resilience in the face of systemic crises at local and national levels. 

Individuals and partners from around the world are invited to submit short videos (three minutes) sharing their stories of best practices and extraordinary efforts to advance SDG16+ at the national and local levels. Given the challenging current landscape, this campaign will spotlight how civil society actors are evolving and scaling up new innovations to promote peace, justice, and inclusion in a fit-for-purpose way – and how more support from the international community could further strengthen that work and uplift the entire 2030 Agenda. The submitted stories should reflect on how local civil society—the lifeblood of progress on SDG16+ – is changing and transforming amidst the geopolitical moment, marked by cuts to foreign assistance, rising military spending, increasing violent conflict, and attacks on civic space and human rights.

Successful stories can be told in English, French, Arabic or Spanish, and should ideally feature both challenges and successes in pursuing the advancement of SDG16+ in the context of the #2030Agenda. 

The 2026 Voices of SDG16+ : Stories for Global Action is a collaborative campaign for organisations that wish to showcase examples of innovative SDG16+ implementation work.