The Solutions Forum on SDG 16+: Towards Implementation was a gathering led by civil society and convened by the CCDP in collaboration with the Center on International Cooperation (CIC) at New York University and with the generous support of the Swiss Confederation. The meeting was held at Geneva’s Maison de la paix on 29-30 May 2017 and many of its resident programmes and institutions, in particular the Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF) and the Small Arms Survey, were involved in the planning and implementation phases. The meeting used a unique mix of plenary interviews and parallel sessions in order to build a continuous dialogue across the event themes. At the core of the process were workshops on replication, scaling up and value for money. Read the full conference report here. 

The Context:

The purpose of the Forum was to generate dialogue cutting across stakeholder communities in the conflict and violence prevention and reduction space. In view of deepening and enriching the Pathfinders process on SDG 16+, participants were brought together to capture creative ways to bridge the gap between practical on-the-ground programming experience, and the perspectives and institutional parameters within which policymakers and funders reach their decisions.